The author's Winchester Model 70 with a maple wood stock hanging from, fittingly, a maple tree. Let’s get this part out of the way first: I am not a Fudd. I own lots of rifles and shotguns with ...

How We Picked the Best Lightweight Hunting Rifles Previously, anyone wanting a true ultralight rifle generally had to turn to custom or semi-custom gun makers such as Melvin Forbes of New Ultra Light ...

New regulations allowing straight-wall rifle cartridges in previously shotgun-only deer-hunting states have not only spawned new cartridges like the 350 and 400 Legend; they have also inspired a lot ...

The .30-30 Winchester has been putting venison in freezers for more than a century, and it’s still one of the most practical deer cartridges ever created. You won’t win any long-range matches with it, ...

Over the years, my idea of the perfect deer rifle has evolved. When I was young, I had two whitetail rifles that, to me, were perfect. One was my Marlin 336 in .35 Remington, and the other was my ...

SHOT Show 2025 brought out the best in the firearms industry, and we got our hands on some of the hottest rifles hitting the market this year. From precision bolt guns built for long-range dominance ...