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Have we found the ultimate "Man's Gun?" You never quite know what's going to turn up on your desk when you work in this industry.

There is no six-bird limit in Uruguay. Neither is there a limit to the hammering hunters deliver to each other during a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Get the rundown on two fine optic offerings from Leupold.

The American Hunter staff hunts. Plain and simple. And like all hunters, we put faith in the gear we use to get into the mountains, to hike all day and to venture into freezing waters and push through driving rain. We expect our gear to do what it was made to do, to hold up to the beating we give it, time and time again. This collection is a reflection of that. First up: the upland hunter.

Leupold & Stevens, Inc. was named Optics Manufacturer of the Year by the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) on October 27, at the organization's annual expo and meeting.

In the century or so since its founding—not as an optics company, mind you, but we'll get to that in a minute—Leupold & Stevens, often referred to simply as Leupold, has provided riflescopes to hunters, shooters and the entirety of the United States military. There's no real shortage of things to say about Leupold's long history. That said, we've dug up 10 (possibly) little-known facts about the Beaverton, Ore., staple.

Once upon a time, there was only one place to go if you wanted a shotgun with an inertia-driven action. Not anymore. Meet the new Stevens S1200.

For 2016, Stevens is entering the inertia gun market with the introduction of the S1200.

Associate Editor Jon Draper takes a look at some of 2016's top new shotgun offerings.