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As the design and production of the Model 70 continued to evolve throughout the 1960s and 70s, the rifles remained examples of the best American bolt-actions.

You might think I am scraping the bottom of the barrel to write about a bore guide. Back when I got started in all this hunting and shooting stuff the only folks who used bore guides were the benchrest crowd.

Give an American a handy, accurate, magazine-fed bolt gun in a caliber like .308 Win. and he can do many things, including win battles, defend castles, take deer and wild pigs, and have a blast dinging targets nearly as far as he can see. Keep it under $700, too? Mossberg is onto something.

Aimpoint and rifle manufacturer LWRC International have partnered to offer consumers the opportunity to receive a free red dot optic with the purchase of their next rifle. Through August 31, 2015, purchasers of select new LWRCI rifles will receive an Aimpoint Micro T-1 red dot sight (MSRP: $889) for free through a mail-in rebate.

Get the rundown on two fine optic offerings from Leupold.

The M40 stands as one of this nation’s most iconic rifles. To honor the service of the M40 and the men who carried them, the design is being replicated as the M40-66 and made available to consumers in limited quantities.

The "big brother" to the company's SR-556, Ruger's 7.62/.308 Win. chambered SR-762 has been well-received by the AR industry at large.

There are lots of reasons to put a new stock on your old rifle, but cost, time and skill required to do the job prevent most of us from getting around to it. Magpul leaves us with no more excuses now that the company has introduced its Hunter 700 stock. It’s tough, adjustable, easy to install and has a built-in aluminum bedding block—all for about $250.

Many a Weatherby caliber has been celebrated, maligned and at times surpassed. But none can be called insufficient for the job. Today, 71 years after the company’s founding, with the introduction of the 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum, the company again claims the high ground.