Towsley's Top 10 Hunting Rifles
Bolt guns, lever guns and more! Bryce Towsley gives his 10 favorite hunting rifles.
Marlin 336XLR
The main reason for the success of the XLR and cowboy-action shooting: Quite simply, lever-actions are fun to shoot.
The Romance of the Lever Gun
For those of us born in the middle of the last century there is a romantic connection to the lever-action rifle.
Marlin Big Bore 1895SBL
The 1895SBL, a serious big-bore lever-action gun that can take it as well as dish it out, is destined to become another Marlin 1895 legend.
Rossi Rio Grande
The lever-action rifle is inherently American, and Rossi tried to capture as much of the design's history as possible with its Rio Grande.
Double Tap Ammo
From handgun hunting loads to hard-to-find rifle rounds loaded with boutique bullets, the author reports stellar accuracy from all Double Tap ammo he's shot. While pricey, few things are more important to the success of your hunt than your ammo.
Winchester Model 88
For Throwback Thursday, here's a classic lever gun that has become the author's go-to rifle.
Hardware: Henry Model H010
Few hunting rifles can knock the dust off nostalgia with the same force they hammer a deer. Henry "gets it" and recently added a .45-70 to its stable of American-made lever guns.
Top 5 Whitetail Cartridges
Other than the feral hog, the whitetail deer covers more diverse types of terrain than any other game animal, leading hunters to have a wide variety of favorite cartridges. Additionally, whitetail hunters are perhaps the most fervent defenders and proponents of their chosen cartridges, which can range from the .22 Hornet to the .45-70 Government—not to mention the shotgun crowd. How do you even begin a "Top 5?"
Bullet Bio: Hornady FTX
Hornady's FTX bullets revolutionized ammunition offerings for lever-action rifles.
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