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Is This The Ultimate Backcountry Rifle?

If you could build a rifle exclusively for the backcountry, which components would you choose? Combining experience afield with the latest in rifle designs and optics technology, we set out to build the perfect backcountry rifle.

#SundayGunday: Wilson Combat Bill Wilson Ranch Rifle

Get a closer look at the Bill Wilson Ranch Rifle, the latest addition to our #SundayGunday series.

First Look: Federal Fusion Component Bullets

Federal appeases handloaders by offering its popular Fusion bullet in component form for 2019. Bullets are available in five common and practical calibers, so users can tailor loads to make their rifles happy as well as employ Fusion projectiles when loading less-common cartridges not offered in factory options.

First Look: Maven RS.2 Ultralight Riflescope

Built in a single-piece aluminum tube with precision machined adjustments, the RS.2 Ultralight Riflescope is designed for high-performance in any hunting situation and withstand years of precise dialing at a price hunters will appreciate.

Hardware: Nosler M48 Long Range Carbon

The 7-pound Long Range Carbon is a full-length, heavy-barreled rifle that’s just as suited for the sandbags at the target range as it is for slogging through snow and cedars on the crest of a mountain. A heavy barrel and light weight are normally mutually exclusive, but the combination is made possible by carbon fiber.

Choosing a Cartridge for North America's Big Game

North America has a wide variety of huntable species, inhabiting many different types of terrain. While there are a few cartridges that can truly be called all-around choices, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with picking a cartridge that perfectly suits the game at hand.

CMMG Announces Rifle Line Chambered in 22 Nosler

22 Nosler made its debut earlier this year at SHOT Show 2017, and rifle manufacturers haven't hesitated to embrace it—most recently CMMG, which has announced the arrival of a new line of rifles chambered in the cartridge.

Review: Legendary Arms Works Capra Rifle

Contributor Philip Massaro takes a look at the new Capra bolt-action rifle from Legendary Arms Works.

5 Things You Need to Know About the Savage Lightweight Hunter

Looking to pack light? Savage Arms has you covered.

5 Rifle Cartridges That Need to Make a Comeback

Here are a handful of cartridges that have fallen out of favor with the general hunting public, but still worthy of your time afield.

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