The latest issue of Rifle & Handgun Magazine can now be read for FREE online. CLICK HERE to read 13 interesting articles from the September/October 2026 issue. For a limited time, the current issue of Rifle & Handgun Magazine is offered online at no cost. There are thirteen major features inside the Sept-Oct issue, which you can read online. Below are samples from four (4) of those stories.

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1. Primary Weapons Systems MK114 MOD 2-M
A Softer, Gentler AR-15 in 6mm ARC
Feature by: Patrick Meitin

Primary Weapons Systems, Inc. (PWS) entered the firearms arena by producing … compensators[.] PWS then ventured into designing the company’s long-stroke AR piston system. PWS remained true to AR-15 form and function, but introduced an operating system that requires less maintenance following high-volume shooting or adverse conditions, particularly with a suppressor installed. PWS has evolved as a highly respected manufacturer of tactical and sporting rifles and accessories. READ MORE…

2. .41 Magnum — A Big-Bore Sixgun Cartridge with Merit
Feature by: Brian Pearce

In 1998, I received a new Smith & Wesson Model 657 Mountain Gun chambered in .41 Magnum. Within 24 hours, the gun had been sighted in at 50 yards using my handloads and was accompanying me on a 10-day hunting trip to Texas. The first guide was a bit skeptical when I told him I planned to take a few head of deer with it, as this was a trophy hunt and a culling hunt intended to reduce whitetail numbers on the well-managed ranch. Unlike the two previous deer, each taken with a single shot at 15 and around 35 yards, the guide was present when the 3rd deer was taken at around 90 yards. The angle was difficult, but I had a good forearm rest, and the deer was standing perfectly still. The sixgun recoiled, and the buck dropped in its tracks as the bullet broke bone and perforated the vitals. READ MORE…

3. Winchester 1876 Centennial by Turnbull Restoration Co.
Column by: Jeremiah Polacek
The Winchester 1876, also known as the Centennial Model, is essentially a scaled-up version of the much-loved Winchester 1873. The dual toggle-link mechanism of the repeating rifle was designed by Benjamin Tyler Henry, of the New Haven Arms Co. famous for the Henry repeating rifle. READ MORE…

4. A Blast from the Past — Weatherby Mark XXII
Feature by: Stan Trzoniec
Amazing how life can treat you sometimes. Perusing a local gun show recently, I stopped at one dealer who, on a shelf above most of his wares, was a mint-looking Weatherby Mark XXII 4x50mm scope. It looked as though it had not been associated with a rifle during its lifetime. READ MORE…

Other Notable Articles In This Issue:
The Lee-Enfield Lives On
Horse Pistols of the Indian Wars
A Better Bolt Lock for the Ruger 10/22
Burris Optics FastFire 4 Multi-Reticle Reflex Sight

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