If your rifle spends any real time on a bench, prone mat, or prairie dog town, a bipod isn’t optional—it’s a core stability system. Over the last few years I’ve run everything from classic spring-leg steel to boutique, multi-articulated aluminum rigs with quick-detach mounts and exotic feet. The CVLIFE carbon-fiber series sits in an interesting...
Rare and historically important weapons united in a powerful show of force at Morphy’s $7.5M Firearms & Militaria Auction
Top lots: factory-engraved Colt 1911A1, $102K; original Thompson Ramo Woodridge (TRW) M1-14 machine gun, $88,560; WWII German MG42 machine gun, $84K; 1628 cannon, $61,660 DENVER, Pa. – At Morphy’s September 9-11, 2025 Firearms & Militaria Auction, some of the finest and most important firearms ever to appear for public sale flew past their high estimates...
The Austrian Lindner Carbine: A Transitional Firearm in a Transforming World
In the 1860s, as nations reeled from the shock of industrial warfare and scrambled to modernize their armies, a curious firearm quietly entered service with two very different militaries: the Union Army of the United States and the Austrian Empire. Known today as the Austrian Lindner Carbine, this weapon embodied the improvisational spirit of its...
Sharps Bros. Heatseeker Chassis: A Modern, Lightweight Bolt-Gun Backbone
The Sharps Bros. Heatseeker family is a line of 6061-T6 billet aluminum bolt-action chassis with long free-float handguards, AR-15 or 1913 stock interfaces, and broad M-LOK coverage. The lineup spans Remington 700 SA, Savage 110 SA, Ruger American (SA/LA/Ranch), Ruger Precision Rimfire, and Ruger 10/22—plus left-handed Ruger options. In May 2025, Springfield Armory validated the...