Are bolt guns really obsolete?

Plus, stuck cases and sticky wickets Exclusive items from GUNS Magazine! Spare Yourself! By Dave Workman [Insider-423-Mags-1 image]( Years Of Hunting And Shooting Taught Dave A Lesson Decades ago, when I was hunting black bears with a bunch of houndsmen and carrying a “loaner” gun from my uncle — an old bolt-action Savage Model 340 in .30-30 Winchester — I lost the 3-round magazine way up in the nowhere of Western Washington. Sometime later, I acquired a second magazine for a spare and learned a valuable lesson that sticks with me today. [READ NOW]( [LEARN MORE NOW]( Handloading: Stuck Cases By Jeff “Tank” Hoover [G1024-Handloading-2 image]( Sticky Wickets A “sticky wicket” is a metaphor defining a difficult circumstance. It is an English phrase referring to the sport of cricket where problems are caused by a damp and soft wicket. Applied to handloading, there’s no worse sticky wicket than a stuck case in your sizing die. A stuck case laughs in the face at the inconvenience of a sticky wicket. [READ NOW]( Was Charlie Askins Right? By Dave Anderson [G1024-RIFLES-2 image]( Is The Bolt Gun Really Finished? A feature of the GUNS Magazine website that I really appreciate is the archive of past issues. In the November 1956 issue, an article by Charles Askins argued that the bolt action was obsolete as a hunting rifle. The bolt action only began catching on with American hunters after WWI, and just a third of a century later, according to Askins, its day was done. [READ NOW]( IWI US CARMEL Giveaway [G0924_giv_pkg image]( Total Prize Package Value: $1,799 Discover unparalleled firearm innovation with the IWI US CARMEL, the gun of the month for September. Crafted for precision and versatility, it sets new standards in performance. Adaptive, adjustable and ambidextrous, the IWI US CARMEL in 5.56 NATO has a 16" barrel with a side folding adjustable buttstock. It is a modern semi-automatic, short-stroke, gas-piston service rifle ready for any job. [ENTER NOW]( Have you heard? Catch the latest GUNS Magazine Podcast episode linked here or from your favorite streaming service. [LISTEN NOW]( Thank you for reading GUNS Magazine. Comments or questions? We'd love to hear from you! Sincerely, Ashley McGee GUNS Magazine || gunsinsider@gunsmagazine.com Copyright © 2024 FMG Publications. All Rights Reserved. [Facebook](  [Instagram](  [Pinterest](   FMG Publications | 255 W Valley Parkway, Suite 100 | Escondido, CA 92025 US [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice]( [Constant Contact](