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20 of the Best Dangerous Game Rifles Guns

20 of the Best Dangerous Game Rifles

By: Richard Mann

Bargain Rifles: 5 Great Bolt Action Deer Guns Big Game Hunting

Bargain Rifles: 5 Great Bolt Action Deer Guns

By: John B. Snow

Deer Rifles: How To Run a Lever Gun Guns

Deer Rifles: How To Run a Lever Gun

By: John B. Snow

5 Iconic Lever-Action Rifles Guns

5 Iconic Lever-Action Rifles

By: Aram von Benedikt

The Model 70 Is Back in Action! Guns

The Model 70 Is Back in Action!

By: Outdoor Life Team

The .30/06 in Africa Big Game Hunting

The .30/06 in Africa

By: Jim Carmichel

Takedown Rifles Guns

Takedown Rifles

By: Jim Carmichel

Weatherby’s Mark V Backcountry Ti in the New 6.5 RPM Guns

Weatherby’s Mark V Backcountry Ti in the New 6.5 RPM

By: John B. Snow

Battle of the Black Bear Cartridges: .308 Win. vs. .338 Federal vs. .45-70 Govt. Ammo

Battle of the Black Bear Cartridges: .308 Win. vs. .338 Federal vs. .45-70 Govt.

By: Ron Spomer

Moose Gun Face-Off: .243 Win. vs. .30-06 vs. .416 Rem. Mag. Ammo

Moose Gun Face-Off: .243 Win. vs. .30-06 vs. .416 Rem. Mag.

By: Ron Spomer

The Perfect Zero Gear

The Perfect Zero

By: Jim Carmichel

The Ultimate Dangerous-Game Rifle Guns

The Ultimate Dangerous-Game Rifle

By: Brad Fitzpatrick

How to Pick One Rifle to Hunt Everything Big Game Hunting

How to Pick One Rifle to Hunt Everything

By: Ron Spomer

3 Rifles to Hunt the World Guns

3 Rifles to Hunt the World

By: Jim Carmichel

The Best Big Bore Rifles For Your First African Safari: .375 H&H vs. .416 Rem. Mag. vs. .458 Win. Mag Big Game Hunting

The Best Big Bore Rifles For Your First African Safari: .375 H&H vs. .416 Rem. Mag. vs. .458 Win. Mag

By: Ron Spomer

Best Cartridges for Africa Plains Game Ammo

Best Cartridges for Africa Plains Game

By: Ron Spomer

50 Best Hunting Rifles of the Past 10 Years Guns

50 Best Hunting Rifles of the Past 10 Years

By: John B. Snow

New Bargain Rifle: Remington Model 783 Guns

New Bargain Rifle: Remington Model 783

By: Bryce Towsley

Hunting with the Lupo, Benelli’s New Bolt-Action Rifle Big Game Hunting

Hunting with the Lupo, Benelli’s New Bolt-Action Rifle

By: Mark Copenhaver

The Great 6.5 Shootout Ammo

The Great 6.5 Shootout

By: Ron Spomer

Building the Ultimate Open-Country Hunting Rifle Guns

Building the Ultimate Open-Country Hunting Rifle

By: John B. Snow

The 4 Coolest Rifles I’ve Ever Fired Guns

The 4 Coolest Rifles I’ve Ever Fired

By: Ron Spomer

Are Bigger Bullets Better? Ammo

Are Bigger Bullets Better?

By: Jim Carmichel

The 7mm Showdown: 7×57 vs. 7mm-08 Rem. vs. .284 Win. Ammo

The 7mm Showdown: 7×57 vs. 7mm-08 Rem. vs. .284 Win.

By: Ron Spomer

7mm Magnum Showdown: 7mm Rem. Mag. vs. .28 Nosler vs. 7mm RUM Ammo

7mm Magnum Showdown: 7mm Rem. Mag. vs. .28 Nosler vs. 7mm RUM

By: Ron Spomer

2 Tricks to Make Your .30/30 More Effective Beyond 150 Yards Ammo

2 Tricks to Make Your .30/30 More Effective Beyond 150 Yards

By: Ron Spomer

Gun Review: Montana Rifle Company Dangerous Game Rifle Guns

Gun Review: Montana Rifle Company Dangerous Game Rifle

By: John B. Snow

8 of the Hottest New Hunting Cartridges for 2021 and Beyond Ammo

8 of the Hottest New Hunting Cartridges for 2021 and Beyond

By: Mike Dickerson

.260 Remington vs. 6.5 Creedmoor: It’s All About Understanding Rifle Twist Rates Ammo

.260 Remington vs. 6.5 Creedmoor: It’s All About Understanding Rifle Twist Rates

By: Ron Spomer

There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Stopping Rifle’ Ammo

There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Stopping Rifle’

By: Ron Spomer

How to Pick the Ultimate Backcountry Rifle and Cartridge That’s Right For You Ammo

How to Pick the Ultimate Backcountry Rifle and Cartridge That’s Right For You

By: Tyler Freel

The Most Iconic Rifles and Cartridges from African Safaris Ammo

The Most Iconic Rifles and Cartridges from African Safaris

By: Ron Spomer

What’s the Best Distance to Zero A Hunting Rifle? Guns

What’s the Best Distance to Zero A Hunting Rifle?

By: Ron Spomer

.338 Federal: The Best Deer Cartridge You’ve Never Tried Ammo

.338 Federal: The Best Deer Cartridge You’ve Never Tried

By: Ron Spomer

5 of the Best Cartridges for Hunting Western Big Game Ammo

5 of the Best Cartridges for Hunting Western Big Game

By: Aram von Benedikt

9 Tips for Becoming a Better Rifle Shot on Wild Game Big Game Hunting

9 Tips for Becoming a Better Rifle Shot on Wild Game

By: Ron Spomer

This Custom Hunting Rifle From Dakota Arms is an Old-School Beauty Guns

This Custom Hunting Rifle From Dakota Arms is an Old-School Beauty

By: John B. Snow

The Gun Test: 24 Best New Rifles and Shotguns of the Year Guns

The Gun Test: 24 Best New Rifles and Shotguns of the Year

By: John B. Snow

Giving Thanks for a Father’s Favorite Rifle Big Game Hunting

Giving Thanks for a Father’s Favorite Rifle

By: Andrew McKean

Springfield Armory’s Model 2020 Waypoint Is an Accurate New Hunting Rifle with Competition Features Guns

Springfield Armory’s Model 2020 Waypoint Is an Accurate New Hunting Rifle with Competition Features

By: John B. Snow

3 Rifles To Hunt The World Guns

3 Rifles To Hunt The World

By: Jim Carmichel

How to Buy Your First Nice Hunting Rifle Guns

How to Buy Your First Nice Hunting Rifle

By: Ron Spomer

Let’s Get Real About Offhand Shooting and Old-School Rifle Marksmanship Guns

Let’s Get Real About Offhand Shooting and Old-School Rifle Marksmanship

By: Tyler Freel

How Accurate Is Your Hunting Rifle, Really? The Case for Shooting 3- and 5-Shot Groups Guns

How Accurate Is Your Hunting Rifle, Really? The Case for Shooting 3- and 5-Shot Groups

By: John B. Snow

Rifle Mistakes You Should Definitely Avoid This Hunting Season Big Game Hunting

Rifle Mistakes You Should Definitely Avoid This Hunting Season

By: John B. Snow

Savage’s New 110 Ultralite Is Built for the Mountains—and for Anyone Who Doesn’t Want to Pack Around a Heavy Rifle Guns

Savage’s New 110 Ultralite Is Built for the Mountains—and for Anyone Who Doesn’t Want to Pack Around a Heavy Rifle

By: Tyler Freel

The Remington 700: A Look at the Rifles Behind the 700’s 50th Anniversary Guns

The Remington 700: A Look at the Rifles Behind the 700’s 50th Anniversary

By: Kyle Wintersteen

How to Degrease Your Rifle So It Fires in Freezing-Cold Temperatures Guns

How to Degrease Your Rifle So It Fires in Freezing-Cold Temperatures

By: Tyler Freel

Field Test: The New Straight-Pull Savage Impulse Rifle Guns

Field Test: The New Straight-Pull Savage Impulse Rifle

By: Derek McDonald

Leaked Photos: Check Out Weatherby’s Secret Mark V Rifle Guns

Leaked Photos: Check Out Weatherby’s Secret Mark V Rifle

By: Kyle Wintersteen

Rifle Review: The Mossberg MVP Guns

Rifle Review: The Mossberg MVP

By: John B. Snow

Takedown Rifles These new guns are a traveling hunter’s dream Guns

Takedown Rifles These new guns are a traveling hunter’s dream

By: Jim Carmichel

My Favorite Deer Rifles Great memories and stories of special hunts help make the choices easy Guns

My Favorite Deer Rifles Great memories and stories of special hunts help make the choices easy

By: Jim Carmichel

Varmint Rifle Roundup Guns

Varmint Rifle Roundup

By: John B. Snow

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