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The Worst Hunting Rifles of All Time
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The Worst Hunting Rifles of All Time

Adam Moore
I funded my extended stay in college by working at a local gunshop on weekends and semester breaks. For five or so years I saw thousands of guns come through those doors. I had the privilege of shouldering a handful of rifles I knew I’d never own. Some of them lived behind bars or velvet-lined cases...

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