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Is Wilson Combat’s New Rifle All Hype or the Real Deal? (Full Review)
Jordan Sillars
Gun writers are a contrarian bunch, but every once in a while, we agree on something. For the past two years, that “something” has been the NULA 20 rifle from Wilson Combat. Field & Stream named the NULA 20 the “Best New Rifle of 2023” and On Target Magazine bestowed upon it their “Editor’s Choice...
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Rifle Battle: Savage Axis 2 vs. Ruger American Gen II
Jordan Sillars
Christmas is right around that corner, and hunters young and old will be hoping to spy a long, narrow box tucked under the tree. I saw such a box a few years ago. It turned out to be floor mats for my minivan, but I’m not a man without means, so I went ahead and bought myself my own Christmas...
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Building the Ultimate Lightweight Magnum
Matt Miller
I’ve been wanting to build a custom rifle for about a decade now. I had previously assembled a rifle using a blueprinted Remington 700 action, but this time around, I wanted to maximize performance by using the best of every component. This rifle is designed with hunting in mind, first and foremost...
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Beretta's New Straight-Pull Rifle: The BRX1 (Full Review)
Jordan Sillars
If you asked most American hunters to name every kind of rifle action, they’d probably forget about the straight pull. While fairly common overseas–most famously on the Austro-Hungarian Mannlicher rifle–straight-pull bolt guns never really caught on here in the States. The reasons for this are...
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First Look: Springfield's New Model 2020 Boundary Rifle (Full Review)
Jordan Sillars
Gun nuts love to argue, and one of our favorite arguments pits the traditional against the modern. Modernists think that newer is always better, whether it’s a polymer frame, carbon fiber barrel, or titanium suppressor. The traditionalists, on the other hand, won’t give up their wood and steel until...
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Sig Sauer’s New CROSS Rifle Is the Thinking Man’s Magnum (Full Review)
Jordan Sillars
Read enough gun reviews and you’re sure to see a rifle design described as “thoughtful.” The term is probably overused, but I think it fits Sig Sauer’s new rifle: the CROSS Magnum. Sig’s engineers designed the CROSS Magnum with an actual human hunter in mind. The rifle is chock full of small...
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A Small Game Menace: Springfield Model 2020 Rimfire (Full Review)
Jordan Sillars
I’m a rifle guy in the small game woods. Always have been. I don’t like picking lead BB’s out of a squirrel ham, but I also love to practice my marksmanship. While you may take a single shot all year at a whitetail or an elk, the squirrel woods give you the chance to hone your skills by taking...
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Your Next Turkey Gun Should be a Remington 870
Joe Genzel
Specialized turkey shotguns have become widely popular in recent decades. Turkey shotguns are essentially field models built with shorter barrels, drilled and tapped for an optic mounting system, and sometimes outfitted with a pistol grip to improve steadiness. They are a fine addition to any gun...
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A Classic Reborn: Ruger-Made Marlin Model 336 (Full Review)
Jordan Sillars
When we published an article last year covering the best lever action hunting rifles, some of you accused us of making a serious omission. Where, you asked, was the Marlin Model 336? You had a point. Marlin’s stable of lever-action rifles is legendary, and perhaps none more so than the Model 33...
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The 6 Best Youth Deer Hunting Rifles
Adam Moore
Introducing new or young hunters to shooting requires more tact than simply throwing them in the deep end. You might think you’re expediting their learning curve by giving them your old .30-06 because that’s how you cut your teeth (and eye), right? Unfortunately, you’re probably fast-tracking them...
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How to Build Your Own Rifle
Jordan Sillars
Previous generations of hunters had to rely on the know-how of a professional gunsmith if they wanted a custom rifle. Those days are over. Modern manufacturing technology allows gun makers to cut receivers and barrels to such tight specs that even the least mechanically inclined among us (slowly...
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7 Best Air Rifles for Squirrel Hunting
Jordan Sillars
These ain’t your granddaddy’s air rifles. They’ll still shoot your eye out, but they’re also deadly accurate and powerful enough to lay down a squirrel with a single shot every time. They’re quiet, cheap to shoot, and easy to use. If you’re thinking about exploring the small game woods this year...
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Full Review: Weatherby Model 307 MeatEater Edition Rifle
Jordan Sillars
I know what you’re thinking. This gun review isn’t exactly…unbiased. In some ways, you’re right. We helped develop the MeatEater Edition of Weatherby’s new Model 307, and we think it’s pretty slick. (You can order one for yourself here.) But there’s no such thing as the perfect rifle. Tradeoffs are...
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Best Lever-Action Hunting Rifles of 2023
Jordan Sillars
I didn’t watch this show as a kid, but I’ve recently discovered (thanks to my lovely wife) the hit 1950’s western “The Rifleman” starring Chuck Connors. Connors plays a quick-shooting but peace-loving cowboy named Lucas McCain, and I’d put it up against any John Wayne movie for spurring viewers to...
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4 Best Turkey Shotguns for Beginners
Joe Genzel
Dedicated turkey shotguns did not become popular until the early 2000s. At the time, turkey populations were booming—there were an estimated 7 million birds inhabiting the U.S. and Canada—which ushered in a new era of optics-ready, short-barreled shotguns that catered to turkey hunters. Truthfully...
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5 Best Rifles for New Hunters
Jordan Sillars
Access to hunting ground is the number-one barrier to entry for new hunters, but firearms are usually also towards the top of that list. It can be intimidating to select, purchase, and learn to shoot a rifle, especially if you’ve never done so before. If that’s you, you’ve come to the right place...
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Weatherby Backcountry 2.0 Review
Clay Newcomb
The Weatherby Backcountry has created waves in the industry, and the 2.0 continues to push the limits. Check out the video above as Clay Newcomb walks through the new and improved feature sets for this incredible backcountry rifle.
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The Best 9mm Pistols
Jordan Sillars
The 9mm Luger isn’t a great hunting cartridge. Let’s get that out of the way up front. But it is cheap, easy to shoot, and readily available-all things we value whenever we’re evaluating a caliber. These attributes make it a great training round if you’re looking to start hunting with a handgun. It...
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