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‘Straight-Shooting’ Advice

Iowa and other states are opening shotgun-only deer seasons to straight-walled cartridges like the .45-70 Gov’t., .444 Marlin and .450 Bushmaster. Here’s how to wring the most performance from their rainbow-like trajectories.

Hardware: Henry Lever Action X Model .45-70

The Henry Lever Action X Model .45-70 is a smooth operator, with useful features that aren’t overdone.

Hardware: Savage Model 110 Ultralite

The market for new hunting guns has become extremely competitive recently, but in mating the classic Model 110 rifle with a Proof Research barrel, Savage has created a winning rifle.

5 Steps to Make an Old Rifle Shoot Like New

You may not expect that classic big-game rig you inherited from your father to actually shoot a good group, but you’d be surprised: attention to a handful of details can pay dividends.

New for 2024: Burris Eliminator 6 Rangefinding Riflescope

With the push of a button, the new Eliminator 6 laser rangefinding riflescope ranges out to 2,000 yards and displays the distance to the target, exact aiming point and wind data.

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