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This rifle needs little introduction, but a gas-operated semi-automatic military rifle is always a bit more challenging to work with than most sporting rifles. The Garand uses an en bloc clip rather than a box magazine, and is very reliable with proper loads. But like many rifles, the Garand was produced quickly on a wartime footing, and variations are to be expected in the original WW II production. The tolerances are designed to allow mass production more than precise accuracy. Just the same, the Garand is a wonderful rifle and a good shooter, and deserves the respect it’s earned as part of our American heritage.

The congregating arsenal was all perfectly legal as well as perfectly acceptable to the leaders of New Bethel, an Assemblies of God church in Louisville, Kentucky, that invited people to bring their unloaded guns to this first-ever event.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: SWHC), parent company of Smith & Wesson Corp., today announced financial results for the fiscal year and the fourth fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2009.

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Beretta Promotion Gives $300 Worth of Gear With Shotgun Purchase

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Remington Arms Company Inc. COO Receives Business Recognition

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Ruger Announces Limited Edition SASS Vaquero

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Congressional Sportsmen Foundation Urges Withdrawal Of Proposed Ban On Assisted Opening Knives

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New batch of Tenex wins gold

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SIG Sauer's Colonel Peter M. Kujawski Receives the Legion of Merit Medal

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Condor Report "Inconclusive" on Traditional Ammo

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