Answering your gun questions
Classic Gear columnist Ken Doherty answers readers' gun questions while offering appraisals and historical backgrounds on select firearms.
Savage Model 1899/99
My 1951 Model 99EG in .300 Savage is the most common and iconic Savage lever-action. It's my favourite lever action.
Looking at the Browning Superposed/B25
You can still custom order a new Browning Superposed/B25 through The John M Browning Collection. But I will keep looking for used ones…
Ask an expert: Rebarreled Mauser
A reader asks Classic Gear contributor Ken Doherty: Do you have any suggestions on how I might learn more about my rebarreled Mauser?
Horton Vision 175
I seldom buy on impulse. But, when I spied this cool, weird-looking crossbow in 2013 for only $599, I had to have it.
Beretta ES 100 Pintail
This Beretta 12-gauge was the last firearm my father- in-law bought. While he “liked a good chunk of wood,” this was his only gun with a synthetic stock.
Appraising a Winchester Model 1894
The following is an appraisal from Classic Gear columnist, appraiser, and consultant Ken Doherty. It has been edited for length.
Winchester Model 94
Despite the temptation of unique Winchesters, I’m going to focus on using this sweet handling little brush gun to hunt deer!
Appreciating the Browning Auto-5
The first time I hunted cottontails with my father-in-law, he let me try out his son’s 20-gauge Auto-5.