“calibers”

Selecting suitable chamberings for youngsters' rifles is critical to maintaining their enthusiasm for hunting and shooting. Here are five mainstream, shoulder-friendly calibers that are perfect for a first deer rifle.

Based upon the success of the initial developments, Hornady has added nine new calibers to its Precision Hunter line.

Browning has announced that it will be adding four new calibers to its BXR Deer lineup for 2017. 6.5 Creedmoor, 7mm-08, 7mm Rem. Mag. and .270 WSM will join the team this fall.

The Banish 46 is a modular suppressor designed for use with a wide assortment of rifle and pistol calibers, and testing has shown that it offers best-in-class noise reduction—more than 34 decibels in its long configuration.

Since the cowboy era, it’s been common practice to get a lever-action rifle in the same caliber as your sidearm. The idea was simple: Tote a rifle that shoots your handgun loads, and you’ve just simplified your life. Though the practice isn’t quite necessary today, the tradition of offering lever-action rifles in handgun calibers lives on. One such rifle: Big Horn Armory's Model 89.

Ruger's American Rifle has been a success since day one, so it's little surprise that the line has continued to grow with each passing year. 2016 will be no different—for the first time, Ruger is making the American available in magnum calibers.

Executive Editor Adam Heggenstaller had the chance to put CMMG's new MkW Anvil to work.

With the introduction of Federal Premium's HammerDown ammo, lever-action hunters have a cartridge designed specifically to maximize their effectiveness in the field.

Roy Weatherby built the company that bears his name on the premise that speed trumps weight when it comes to harvesting game quickly and humanely. His company's 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum is the embodiment of that premise.