Category: Rimfire

The Ruger 10/22 has no shortage of aftermarket options, but usually, those upgrades come with a weight penalty. If you are building a Steel Challenge rig or a lightweight “rabbit gun” for the bush, every ounce counts. Spectre Ballistics International (SBI) out of Canada has released the Superlite Chassis to address that specific need. It

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The Chiappa LA322 Bandit Bootleg is a Turkish made, tube-fed 22LR and it’s what happens when you take a traditional rimfire lever action and shrink it down until it fits in a daypack. It is a 12 inch barrel “Mare’s Leg” style firearm that occupies a weird but fun space in the market. This lever

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The lever action rimfire market has long been dominated by classic tube-fed designs. However, the Federation Firearms 1867 is part of a new wave of 22LR Turkish lever action rifles that trade the traditional tube for a modern (cheap) detachable box magazine. If this rifle looks familiar, that’s because it shares its DNA with the

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If you’ve spent any time scouring the used racks at Canadian gun shows, you’ve likely seen the Gevarm. At first glance, it looks like a standard vintage rimfire, but it holds a unique title: it’s one of the few open-bolt rifles legally available to Canadian shooters. Manufactured in France by Gévelot from the late 1950s

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The Norinco JW-25 “Mini Mauser,” is a bit of an odd duck. It is essentially a Chinese-made bolt action fashioned after the CZ 452, dressed up in a stock that mimics the German Mauser K98k service rifle. For military history buffs or those who want a .22LR that doesn’t look like a modern polymer toy,

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