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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.

Rifles for the Backpack Hunter

Need a rifle for your backpack hunt? Here are a few worth considering.

Sometimes What You “Know” is Wrong

Keith Wood didn't necessarily set out to disprove any myths, but sometimes it just happens. That's life as a BullShooter.

Big-Bore Hardware

Scott Olmsted shares which guns and gear he used for a big-game hunt in Africa.

5 'Made in America' Rifles

Here are five rifles that absolutely bleed red, white and blue.

30 Years of New Ultra Light Arms

The difference a stock can make.

Hardware: 27 Nosler

Nosler has taken the venerable .270 caliber to a new level with the introduction of the 27 Nosler. Conceived as a 21st century upgrade, the new cartridge delivers previously unobtainable downrange ballistics by pairing the ultimate combination of case capacity with modern long-for-caliber bullets.

Rifles, Optics and Tactics for Pronghorn Hunting

Contributor Aram von Benedikt details the guns, gear and tactics necessary for dropping pronghorn on the open prairie.

How to Build a Custom Rifle

Want to build a custom rifle but don't know where to start? Contributor Philip Massaro offers a few tips he learned throughout the process.

Hardware: Swarovski Z8i 1X-8X-24mm

Finding an ideal mix of magnification, size, optical brilliance and related features is an equation maybe more complex to solve than determining the ideal general purpose hunting cartridge. Nevertheless, Swarovski might have done it with its Z8i 1X-8X-24mm.

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