Keith Wood

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Christensen Evoke Hunter Rifle Review: A Solid Choice

2 weeks ago | rifleshootermag.com | Keith Wood

Christensen Arms has been at the leading edge of rifle design since it developed the industry’s first carbon-fiber-wrapped barrel three decades ago. The innovation ultimately led the company into the business of building complete rifles—rifles that have seen significant use the world over. That said, the firm’s products have always leaned toward the premium end of the price spectrum and were financially out of reach of many shooters and hunters.
Springfield Echelon 4.0C 9mm: Full Review

2 months ago | gunsandammo.com | Keith Wood

Affiliate Disclosure: This page contains affiliate links. We earn from qualifying purchases. Four decades ago, a pistol from Austria took the U.S. market by storm and forever changed the defensive handgun landscape. Since then, the market has evolved to optimize the striker-fired, polymer-frame handgun category of firearm. We now have textured grips, aftermarket triggers, night sights, replaceable backstraps, bilateral controls, and optic-ready slides.
Top Shelf: The Best Rifle Products From SHOT Show 2025

Jan 21, 2025 | rifleshootermag.com | Keith Wood

2025’s Shooting Hunting Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show is officially underway in Las Vegas, Nevada. We have seen several new products launched at the show and during the preceding weeks, here are a few highlights. Howa’s mini actions are some of the slickest on the market and they have expanded their cartridge offerings by adding the 22 ARC. This chambering will be available with a standard 22” barrel, a heavy 20” steel barrel or a 20” carbon fiber barrel.
Hammerli Force B1 Review: a Sweet Shooting Straight-Pull Rimfire - RifleShooter

Jan 14, 2025 | rifleshootermag.com | Keith Wood

The new Force B1 from Hammerli Arms is a high-quality, legal-in-50-states takedown .22 Long Rifle built to be the ultimate in versatility. Whether you call it a prepper rifle, a truck gun or just a good, solid .22, it’s definitely a useful and practical rifle. If you are familiar with the Hammerli Arms name, it is likely due to the company’s history as a maker of target pistols for Olympics-style competitions.
Smith & Wesson J-Frames: Reviewed

Nov 6, 2024 | gunsandammo.com | Keith Wood

The revolver is not dead, but it has lost ground to micro-compact semiautomatics. The ubiquitous 4-inch-barreled sixgun — once the mainstay of American law enforcement — has all but disappeared from duty holsters, as well. For nearly 100 years, Smith & Wesson dominated the duty-revolver market, but it successfully transitioned to become a significant brand in the making of semiautomatic pistols.
Straight-Wall Rifle Cartridges: Where Are They Legal?

Oct 28, 2024 | rifleshootermag.com | Keith Wood

For decades, hunters in several states (or areas within those states) have been restricted to shotguns and muzzleloaders when it comes to taking deer-sized game with a long gun. At some point in history, these states/regions decided that prohibiting the use of high-velocity rifle cartridges would make the woods safer. Putting aside the lack of science behind these laws and rules, they existed for decades. Today, though, things are changing.
Marlin Dark Series Model 1895 Review: Old and New Simultaneously - RifleShooter

Oct 23, 2024 | rifleshootermag.com | Keith Wood

Affiliate Disclosure: This page contains affiliate links. We earn from qualifying purchases. It’s no secret that lever-action rifles have enjoyed a well-deserved resurgence of late. It’s also not a news flash that Marlin Firearms is back in business under Ruger ownership. One of Marlin’s last ventures before its previous parent company’s bankruptcy was the Dark Series, a lineup of lever guns that blurred the lines between traditional and modern.
Brazilian Cowboy: Rossi R95 Trapper Review

Sep 2, 2024 | rifleshootermag.com | Keith Wood

Affiliate Disclosure: This page contains affiliate links. We earn from qualifying purchases. The lever action is the gun that refuses to die. With all the high-tech, whiz-bang products on the market, the endurance of the lever gun is proof of both the practical utility and enjoyable nostalgia of the classic American carbine. As lever actions once again expand their footprint in our collections, companies such as Rossi have responded with numerous options to choose from.
10 Guns I'd Love to Own

Aug 19, 2024 | gunsandammo.com | Keith Wood

Elmer Keith’s #5 Revolver This Colt SAA was extensively customized by R.F. Sedgley, Harold Croft and Neal Houchins around 1928. Keith wrote about this sixgun in .44 Special extensively. A photo of the #5 appeared in the December 1967 issue of Guns & Ammo. It sold in 2021 through Rock Island Auction for $253,000. Ernest Hemingway’s Westley Richards Double Rifle in .577 Nitro Papa’s single-trigger Westley Richards was built in 1913.
Petersen's Hunting

Jul 7, 2024 | petersenshunting.com | Keith Wood

Affiliate Disclosure: This page contains affiliate links. We earn from qualifying purchases. Nosler is best known for being the company that introduced premium controlled-expansion bullets to the hunting world. Over the years, though, Nosler has evolved into far more than just a bullet company. Today, Nosler manufactures bullets, loaded ammunition, and even rifles.