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This week, we're taking a look at the Henry Lever Action X Model. A modernized lever gun, this rifle comes equipped with a threaded muzzle, Picatinny rail and most notably, matte-black synthetic stocks. With a slightly enlarged, rounded lever to ease cycling, the X Model would make for a great brush gun, a dedicated deer or hog rifle, or even a big-game getter. For more information on this quintessentially American, field-ready rifle, check out thevideo embedded above, hosted by Digital Associate Editor, David Herman.
Five elusive Coues bucks in three days? Odds for that are low in the Southwest habitat the diminutive deer call home. But that never stopped a family from trying.
What defines a trophy? It’s a question every hunter asks and answers throughout his or her career. In the beginning it may be any deer or any buck; the first wallhanger; the first head of Western game; a kid’s first deer; a limit of … whatever. Curious about an answer? Read on.