Two of the most famous sporting rifles in history are no longer going to be made. The U.S. Repeating Arms Company announced Tuesday that it would close its New Haven, Conn., facility where the ...
In 1894, a groundbreaking piece of history emerged – the 30-30 Winchester cartridge. It debuted alongside Winchester’s Model ...
Few arms makers are as well known as the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. The guns turned out by the venerable New Haven, Connecticut, firm have enjoyed a great deal of popularity with collectors and ...
Lever-action rifles are turning up by the scores in used-gun racks, their wooden stocks battered and once-blued steel worn silver. The grandfathers who used them are afield in happier hunting grounds, ...
** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** Maj. Gen. Charles M. Wesson, Chief ...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Duke looks worried. He should be. The fretful expression on the 8-foot-high statue of John Wayne matches the somber mood these days at the U.S. Repeating Arms Co., where Wayne’s ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A 130-year-old ...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – U.S. Repeating Arms Co. Inc. said Tuesday it will close its Winchester firearm factory, threatening the future of a rifle that was once called “The Gun that Won the West.””It’s part ...
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) — An 1886 Winchester rifle that once belonged to a man who helped capture Apache leader Geronimo has sold for $1.2 million at an auction. The Rock Island Auction Co., of ...
The story of how it got there may never be known, but a rusting 132-year-old Winchester rifle -- known in U.S. lore as "the gun that won the West" -- was recently found resting against a juniper tree ...