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Hunting with a handgun is a challenging, yet intrinsically rewarding pastime. Here's a guide to get you started.

Here are the stories that our readers couldn't get enough of in 2017.

A good trigger does not make a rifle more accurate; it helps you and the rifle work together to be more accurate.

I’m just guessing, mind you, but I believe the first American deer rifle was the Model 94 Winchester. To be sure, a lot of deer fell to Model 73s, Marlins, Trapdoor Springfields and flintlocks, but the first sporting deer rifle was the 94. Since that iconic rifle there have been a whole lot more.

When it comes to gun cleaning, everybody has at least two favorite methods. This is one of ours.

Thompson/Center's Contender series is back for 2016, in the form of the G2 Rifle and G2 Pistol. Here are five things you need to know.

CZ has introduced its 600 Alpha bolt-action, a rifle as sophisticated as it is affordable.

Overall, in fit and finish you'll find the Sauer 100 Classic XT at or near the top of the budget bolt-rifle class. It’s atop the price ladder, too, but if you want Sauer precision, you won’t find it for any less.

The Henry Long Ranger is comfortable on the shoulder, the lever functions flawlessly and it’s more than accurate enough to be a 250-yard deer killer.