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The Case for New, Wood-Stocked Deer Hunting Rifles

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The Best Pellet Guns: Budget-Friendly Pellet Rifles for Target Shooting and Hunting

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AirForce Texan: Big Bore Air Rifle Review

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Best Lever-Action Guns of All Time

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The Best Bolt-Action Rifle Bargains

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The Six Best Survival Rifles Under $600

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Benjamin Marauder: Tested and Reviewed

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The Best PRS Rifle Rig

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The Best .308 Hunting Rifles in 2022

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Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring?

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New World Record Set for Farthest Long-Range Rifle Shot: 4.4 Miles

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The Best Squirrel Hunting Rifles

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Do You Really Need to Break in a New Rifle Barrel?

By John B. Snow

Is the .25/06 the Most Under-Appreciated Cartridge Ever?

By Tyler Freel

The Best Deer Hunting Rifles of 2022

By John B. Snow

The Best Rimfire Rifles

By Richard Mann

The Air Venturi Avenger: Budget Price with Exceptional Performance

By Jim Chapman

Gamo Swarm Magnum Gen 2 Review

By Jim Chapman

The Best .22 Air Rifles for Hunting, Competition, and Backyard Shooting

By Jim Chapman

The Best Elk Hunting Rifles of 2022

By John B. Snow

The Best Squirrel Hunting Rifles

By Brodie Swisher

A Western Big Game Hunting Guide’s 9 Favorite Guns

By Colton Heward

The Best Rifles of 2022

By John B. Snow

Browning BAR MK 3 DBM Rifle Accuracy

By John B. Snow

The Most Versatile Semi-Automatic Rifles

By John Haughey

Gold-plated AK-47 (And Other Examples of Bespoke Taste in Narco-Guns)

By John B. Snow

500 AK-47s

By John B. Snow

Gun Lab: Savage A17 Review

By John B. Snow

Why the AR-15 Is the Greatest Rifle Ever, and the 6 Men Who are Working to Make It Better

By John B. Snow

Gun Lab: Armalite 3-Gun Review

By John B. Snow

The media’s assault on ‘assault weapons’

By John Haughey

Gun History: Know Where the AR Came From

By John B. Snow

New World Record Set for Farthest Long-Range Rifle Shot: 4.4 Miles

By John B. Snow

Do You Really Need to Break in a New Rifle Barrel?

By John B. Snow

Howa Model 1500 HS Carbon Fiber Rifle, Tested and Reviewed

By Tyler Freel

The Fierce Firearms CT Rival Is a Light, Accurate, Semi-Custom Hunting Rifle

By Tyler Freel

Why You Should Never Stop Shooting BB Guns, Pellet Rifles, and .22s

By Tyler Freel

The Best Rifles of 2022

By John B. Snow

First Look: Browning X-Bolt Target Max

By Alex Robinson

First Look: The Savage Impulse Elite Precision

By Alex Robinson

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Top Shot: Best Marksmen in the Country

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Sniper School Part 2

By Alex Robinson

Make the Shot: Sitting Position

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Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring?

By John B. Snow

Will Straight-Wall Deer Rifles Kill the Slug Gun?

By Brad Fitzpatrick

The Best Squirrel Hunting Rifles

By Brodie Swisher

Do You Really Need to Break in a New Rifle Barrel?

By John B. Snow

Is the .25/06 the Most Under-Appreciated Cartridge Ever?

By Tyler Freel

The Best Deer Hunting Rifles of 2022

By John B. Snow

The Best Rimfire Rifles

By Richard Mann

Gamo Swarm Magnum Gen 2 Review

By Jim Chapman

The Best .22 Air Rifles for Hunting, Competition, and Backyard Shooting

By Jim Chapman

The Best Elk Hunting Rifles of 2022

By John B. Snow

Howa Model 1500 HS Carbon Fiber Rifle, Tested and Reviewed

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The Best Straight-Wall Deer Rifles

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Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring?

By John B. Snow

/ Sep 22, 2022

New World Record Set for Farthest Long-Range Rifle Shot: 4.4 Miles

By John B. Snow

/ Sep 20, 2022

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By Brad Fitzpatrick

/ Sep 19, 2022

The Best Squirrel Hunting Rifles

By Brodie Swisher

/ Sep 7, 2022

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By John B. Snow

/ Sep 6, 2022

Is the .25/06 the Most Under-Appreciated Cartridge Ever?

By Tyler Freel

/ Sep 5, 2022

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By John B. Snow

/ Sep 2, 2022

The Best Rimfire Rifles

By Richard Mann

/ Sep 2, 2022

The Air Venturi Avenger: Budget Price with Exceptional Performance

By Jim Chapman

/ Sep 2, 2022

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By Jim Chapman

/ Sep 1, 2022

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By Jim Chapman

/ Aug 29, 2022

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By John B. Snow

/ Aug 8, 2022

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By Tyler Freel

/ Aug 5, 2022

The Best Straight-Wall Deer Rifles

By Brad Fitzpatrick

/ Aug 2, 2022

My Rifle Is Better Than Yours—and Always Will Be

By Tyler Freel

/ Aug 1, 2022

The Best Budget Hunting Rifles, Put to the Test

By Tyler Freel

/ Jul 20, 2022

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