On Midway USA’s Gun Stories: English Double Rifles

December 16, 2014 | Category: Featured,Gun Stories | By: Marshal Halloway

In the mid-1800s, as the height of the British Empire, explorer Sir. Richard Francis Burton returned from Darkest Africa with amazing stories and a new word, safari, the Swahili word for “long journey.” Then the rush was on as young gentlemen explorers and hunters headed to Africa and India in search of game and adventure. And with them they brought perhaps the finest firearms ever made, the magnificent English double rifles.

Midway USA’s Gun Stories, Season 4 – Episode 12

First aired on 9-17-14.

Air times on Outdoor Channel: 12-17-14 at 7:30PM ET | 12-17-14 at 11:00PM ET | 12-18-14 at 1:00AM ET | 12-18-14 at 4:00AM ET.

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MidwayUSA * Daniel Defense * DoubleStar Corp.
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Hosted by actor and gun enthusiast Joe Mantegna, Gun Stories takes viewers through a firearm’s history, from the heart of the design through its use on the range. Throughout the series, historians, shooters, trainers and industry experts place these weapons in their historical and social context, making Gun Stories a unique and definitive collection on the history of firearms.

Air times on Outdoor Channel from January 1, 2018: Tuesdays @ 11:00AM, Wednesdays @ 7:30PM and 10:30PM, Thursdays @ 2:30AM and 3:00PM. All times Eastern.

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