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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.

That new hunter you've been tutoring may be in love with a lever-action rifle. Alternately, he may think he absolutely needs a .30-caliber magnum to "cover all the bases." But it's up to you to talk him into making a reasonable purchase when it comes to his first big-game rig.

Is the Remington XP-100 the greatest hunting handgun ever made? Consider its features, and see what the odd-looking bolt-action pistol bags from Arizona to Africa.

Currently Nosler offers BT loads for a handful of popular hunting cartridges from .243 Win. to .30-06. Expect the company to add more loads, and expect them all to be perfectly tuned to put deer-size game down with authority. They’ll work just fine on blesbok, too, even a long, long ways out there.

It's time for a history lesson on one of the industry's most commonly used cartridges: .308 Winchester.

Hunters appreciate a nice, light rifle that carries well. The Tikka T3x Lite is just such a rifle.

Weighing in at 5.5 pounds, the ultralight Sauer 101 Highland XTC is a well-balanced, all-around rifle, featuring a hand-laid carbon fiber stock, fluted and factory threaded barrel, fluted bolt and all the standard S101 features that guarantee reliability and accuracy.