Today, models such as the Versa Max and V3 join the ranks of the 1100 and 11-87 as proof of Big Green’s commitment to the technologically advanced self-loader.

Top image: The author with a Packer Scout rifle by Brockman's Rifles. "I am sometimes asked why we have not given more thought to the concept of a self-loading Scout rifle.The fact is that up `til ...

The Winchester Model 1911 SL is a shotgun you may have never heard of, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. A “self-loading” semi-auto, it came into production in 1912. Like so many stories about ...