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Remington Model 700 CDL stainless fluted

As well as an elegantly-styled classic stock and 600mm fluted stainless barrel, Remington’s new Model 700 CDL Stainless has the crisp adjustable X-Mark Pro trigger and R3 Super Cell recoil pad.

Sako's A-7 Walkabout Varminter

Sako’s A-7 fitted with Zeiss Conquest 4.5-14x44 scope is a smooth-working varmint outfit which delivers impressive accuracy.

Marlin's new 1895 SBL Guide Gun

Marlin has extended its line of popular centrefire leverguns with the new state-of-the-art rust-resistant Model 1895 SBL in hard- hitting .45-70 Govt. which boasts several valuable new features.

Henry Model 009.30-30

Henry has become well known for its line of lever-action rimfire rifles,the Big Boy .357 and .44 Magnums with a brass receiver and octagonal barrels. Now the company has rounded out their line-up by adding a rifle chambered for the popular .30-30 Winchester.

High-Tech Mannlicher Luxus Takedown

The new Mannlicher Luxus embodies an entirely different takedown system while maintaining the flavour of its old-world origins.

Hatsan AT44-10 PCP Repeating Air Rifle

The future of the pneumatic air rifle has never looked brighter. New life has been pumped into the genre by the latest developments in the technology which has taken place in Turkey.

Blaser's revolutionary R93

Some European countries limit the number of guns a shooter can own, but not the number of barrels he can have for any one rifle.

Schultz & Larsen Classic

The Schultz & Larsen company of Otterup, Denmark has always made their rifles to suit those who expect exacting workmanship. Their new “Classic” is an unassuming design that is entirely different to their original rear-locking M-54J sporter and more orthodox.

The enduring Marlin Golden Model 39A

The handsome lever-action Marlin Golden Model 39A, the world’s longest-lived rifle is still going strong today, despite being the oldest firearm design still being made anywhere in the world.

Savage Model 16 Fhsak weather warrior

The Savage Model 110 and its progeny have been overwhelmingly successful in the marketplace and while their inherent accuracy has never been underrated, the Savage combination of AccuTrigger and AccuStock have made it more consistent and even better.

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Measure headspace for accurate Shooting

Letters to this department reveal that one of the more serious problems that handloaders have to contend with is case separations. I’ve often detailed how to set the full-length sizing die and devoted a chapter to describing headspace in the 9th edition of my Practical Reloading Manual. But how is headspace actually determined?