Rifles

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lever action rifle

9 Reasons Lever Guns Are Awesome (and the 6 Reasons They Suck)

By John B. Snow

lever action rifle

Make Your Lever-Action Rifle More Accurate with These Tips and Shooting Techniques

max point blank zero

Here’s Why the Maximum-Point-Blank-Range Aiming System Is Flawed

A black and white photo of Jack O'Connor shooting with a sling.

Jack O’Connor Explains Why You’ve Been Using Your Rifle Sling All Wrong

By Jack O'Connor

The Seekins SIC

New Rifles of SHOT Show 2026

6.5 cm vs. .30/06

6.5 Creedmoor vs .30-06: Is One of These Popular Big Game Cartridges Inherently Better?

By Mike Dickerson

This Week’s 25 Best Gun Deals: Rifles, Turkey Shotuguns, Handguns, and Ammo

By Scott Einsmann

This is how you master the wind while prone

How Hunters Can Master the Wind on Long Shots

By John B. Snow

jack o'connor's rifles

Photos of Jack O’Connor’s Perfect Winchester Model 70

winchester xpr sheep rifle

Best Sheep Rifles: My Lifelong Pursuit of the Ultimate Mountain Hunting Rig

christensen rifle

The 11 Best Guns of 2025, Based on In-Depth Range Testing

By John B. Snow, Alex Robinson

modern air rifles vs .22 LR

Air Rifle vs Rimfire Shootout: Here’s Why a Modern Air Rifle Might Be a Better Choice Than a .22 LR

By Scott Einsmann

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

A hand on a rifle

Jim Carmichel on Why We Hunters and Shooters Miss

By Jim Carmichel

Jim Carmichel with an elk

3 Rifles to Hunt the World, According to Jim Carmichel

By Jim Carmichel

illustration of gunsmith at work

How the Kentucky Rifle Turned Frontier Deer Hunters into America’s First Snipers

By Fred R. Zepp

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