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The 6 Types of Lever Guns: Which Do You Prefer?

From old fashioned to sci-fi blaster, lever-action rifles continue to grow in popularity with American shooting-sports enthusiasts. Read on for the six broad categories of lever-gun that seem to have arisen, according to contributor B. Gil Horman.

First Look: RX-5000 Laser Rangefinder with onX ‘Pinning’

Leupold's RX-5000 TBR/W delivers an incredible 5,000-yard ranging distance, and integration with the also-new Leupold Control app, which uses GPS technology to remotely drop location pins to a user's phone using digital maps like onX Hunt.

Review: Ravin R18

Ravin’s R18 crossbow is nothing short of revolutionary. The arrow-launching machine is 25 inches long, 6 inches tall, 4 inches wide and weighs a shade over 6 pounds bare.

Member’s Hunt: Dad’s Tom

This latest Member's Hunt comes from Charles Toplikar of Newnan, Ga.

Behind the Bullet: .405 Winchester

Generating just over 3,200 ft.-lbs. of muzzle energy, the .405 Winchester was—at the time of its release in 1904—the most powerful lever-action cartridge available.

Lead Core vs. Monometal Hunting Bullets

There’s no doubt that copper monometal bullets are here to stay. But are they so good that they warrant abandoning lead core ammo altogether? We take a look at the pros and cons of each style.

Review: Winchester 400 Legend

Winchester’s new 400 Legend is a streamlined, mid-sized straight-wall cartridge intended to fill the gap between its wildly popular 350 Legend and the notorious 450 Bushmaster. It is—in our opinion—a masterstroke of genius.

How to Turkey Hunt Safely

FACT: Coming home is more important than coming home with a gobbler.

Brownells 350 Legend BRN-180 Hunting Rifle Build

B. Gil Horman builds himself a new hunting rig right from the studs, exploring the ways in which an AR-pattern rifle can meet the various needs of most any American hunter.

Review: TriStar Matrix

The Matrix—TriStar’s first inertia-driven semi-automatic shotgun—features a fiber-optic front sight post to naturally draw the eye when pointing at birds and an oversized trigger guard for the comfortable use of cold-weather gear when shooting. 

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