Hunting Rifles

We put the best new hunting rifles to the test and review the classics.

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A 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge doesn't always produce the best blood trails on deer.

Podcast: Are You Getting Bad Blood Trails with the 6.5 Creedmoor? This Is Why

By Natalie Krebs

Sean Murphy with Springfield DS Prodigy

Cyber Monday Gun Deals

By Scott Einsmann

An illustration of a man with a hawken rifle near a crowd.

My Father’s Hawken Rifle Was Legendary for Taking Our Thanksgiving Turkeys

By Orie C. Ramsay

Jim Carmichel with an elk

3 Rifles to Hunt the World, According to Jim Carmichel

By Jim Carmichel

Nemo Electus: A New Premium Bolt-Action For Big Game

By John B. Snow

wood stock deer hunting rifle

The Best Wood-Stocked Deer Rifles

By Alex Robinson

The .280 Remington Should Have Been a Success. Here’s Why It Wasn’t

By Jim Carmichel

Jim Carmichel’s 9 Greatest American Guns

By Jim Carmichel

A scratched up Winchester 94 and some loose rounds lay against some old wooden boards.

Jack O’Connor on America’s Number One Sporting Rifle — the Winchester 94 in .30-30

By Jack O'Connor

ruger m77 guide gun

The Best Ruger Guide Gun Is the .30/06

Jack O'Connor on safari, kneeling behind a waterbuck with three guides/trackers beside him.

The .270 Isn’t Powerful Enough? Jack O’Connor Took His on a 30-Day African Safari

By Jack O'Connor

30-30 cartridges

Jack O’Connor’s Opinion of the Old .30-30 Winchester

By Jack O'Connor

.30-06 springfield

Jack O’Connor’s Opinion of the Indestructible .30-06

By Jack O'Connor

A man gets thrown from his horse with a covered wagon

My .30-30 Winchester Is Better Than Your Fancy Rifle

By Francis H. Ames

Rigby Highland Stalker on Zebra Skin

This Stunning Rigby Is a Throwback to the Golden Age of Sporting Rifles

By John B. Snow

Hunter Jim Carmichel in a black hat and red shirt sitting behind a deer.

Myth of the Iron Deer: Our Legendary Shooting Editor Explains Why Simply Choosing a Bigger Cartridge Is a Bad Idea

By Jim Carmichel

The MDT CRBN Stock: Tested In the Field and Competition

Custom 22 ARC sheep rifle

The New Mountain Rifle: Why I’m Not Shooting An Ultralight Gun on my Sheep Hunt This Year

.270 winchester ammo

Jack O’Connor on the .270 Winchester vs .30-06 Springfield

By Jack O'Connor

I Built the Ultimate Deer Rifle

By John B. Snow