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If the brute force of the butt of a rifle doesn’t bother you, and you feel your hunting will warrant owning a rifle in this class, the differences between these two can be important. Let’s compare and contrast the Gibbs and Jeffery.

The countless offerings at the SCI show keep stopping me in my tracks!

Just how much gun do you need to take down a black bear? Probably not as much as you might think—so long as you know what you're doing.

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.

Savage Arms brought out the Model 42, a gun that, like the Model 24, combines the utility of .22 –cal. rifle and .410-bore shotgun, but with a composite stock and fore-end at an economical price. For 2016 the company extended that line to include a takedown model. Learn more about it in this latest edition of NRA's Gun of the Week series, hosted by American Rifleman's Christopher Olsen.

Check out these big-game bolt guns for less than $500.

Big-game hunters seeking Swift Bullets in factory-loaded cartridges got a boost earlier this month with the formal unveiling of Swift High Grade Ammunition. Rather than relying on component sales or other ammo makers loading its projectiles, Swift wants to ensure that ready supply is there to meet demand for factory rounds bearing A-Frame, Scirocco II and new Break-Away Solid projectiles.

The folks at Hoppe's—who know a thing or two about keeping guns working—have devised an on-the-go cleaning solution.

Get a closer look at the Smith & Wesson Performance Center 460XR—a custom-tuned, 78-oz., double-action revolver with capacity for five .460 S&W Mag. rounds.