The M48 Mountain Carbon is perhaps the ultimate do-all rifle. Its carbon-fiber wrapped barrel and high-end carbon-fiber stock results in a sub-.75-inch rifle that handles like an ultralight yet shoots like a mid-weight.
Featuring a 15-inch stainless steel barrel that’s threaded for a muzzle device or suppressor and chambered in six popular calibers, the single-shot M48 Independence balances well and feels surprisingly good in the hand.