Rifles

Like plastic bottles, synthetic stocks are indestructible. That said, wood is durable enough for rifle stocks — and beautiful.

Guns built from the ground up, with all their features tailored to work in harmony — leaving little or nothing to chance — are an entirely different breed. Done right they allow shooters to consistently connect at long distance in the type of conditions preferred by Sasquatch. The Shaw Custom Barrels Mk X CS is one of them.

Available in eight popular hunting cartridges, the new 110 Classic from Savage has a walnut stock and modern ergonomics.

A goshawk doesn’t catch its prey like a fox. So why would you hunt whitetails from a tree with ground artillery?

The popular Mossberg Patriot Synthetic and Synthetic Super Bantam bolt-action rifles are getting an addition — the 350 Legend, a straight-wall cartridge designed for multi-game, multi-season hunting.

The Howa M1500 H-S Precision comes from a family line that makes it an ideal candidate for predator and varmint hunters working long distance. Its performance is up to the task without breaking the bank.

"An unknown smith, in a shop long since silent, fashioned a rifle which changed the whole course of world history; made possible the settlement of a continent; and ultimately freed our country of foreign domination." — Captain John G. W. Dillin, “The Kentucky Rifle.”

If you think using deer decoys is too much hassle for too little reward, then you haven’t worked it hard enough.

The Savage Arms AXIS bolt-action rifle has a reputation for reliability and accuracy, and it retails for only $375.

Regardless of your rifle’s age, cost or action type, cleaning it is a must.

Marlin Firearms has retooled its Model 1894C, adding to the lever action's undeniable connection to the Old West and widespread appeal.

T/C’s Venture rifle offers deer hunters an iconic pedigree at a blue-collar price.

While bolt-action and, more recently, AR-platform rifles now dominate the whitetail woods, lever-action rifles for deer hunting still have their place. More recently, they've even gained in popularity.

Shaw now offers hand-built, feature-rich, semi-custom MSRs chambered in either 6.5 Creedmoor or .308 Winchester starting at less than a grand.

The off-season will soon be upon us, and that means it’s time to get serious about practicing your rifle shooting. Get away from the bench and work on these practical shooting practice positions.

Technology and competition conspire to put affordable German hunting rifles into the hands of working folks in much the same way that the Volkswagen made private transportation available to the masses.

Before purchasing a rifle or any other firearm to put under the Christmas tree this year, make sure the gun fits the kid or adult you're buying it for.