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The Paramount is far more than your average blackpowder rifle. Designed for shots at 300 yards and beyond, it delivers the performance of a centerfire rifle in a gun that can be used during every season except bow season.

Here are seven tried-and-tested rifles ranging in price from less than $500 to $1,300.

Most of the employees at Daniel Defense are hunters, and they convinced Marty there is a good market for ARs on the hunting side. As a result, he recently branched out and created Ambush Firearms, a company that makes AR-15 rifles for hunting. The guns have the same quality and attention to performance as the defense models, but in designs by hunters, for hunters.

Designed with a rotary bolt, based loosely on the military M14 design, with a gas piston based on the M1 Garand, the Ruger Mini-14 was made to be reliable. And, reliable it is.

The CZ 600 Trail proved to be a handy rifle that can down game in hard-to-find places, all without alerting everything with fur that you have moved into the woods. Its lighter chamberings make it easy for recoil-shy shooters to field and makes it ideal for target work, too.

Put down that handheld portal to the digital world. Forget about soccer weekend. Take a break from the never-ending chore of yard maintenance. If you hunger for a surefire way to bring the family together in a setting that is guaranteed to generate a grin then plan a family day at your local shooting range.

Scores of bowhunters have learned the hard way that gobblers aren’t easy targets. Besides being incredibly wary, the bird has an anatomy that is often misunderstood. Knowing when to draw and where to aim will greatly elevate your odds this spring.

In just a few short weeks, thunderous gobbles will be ringing through the woods, evoking feelings of excitement and exhilaration to turkey hunters of all ages. But right now is the best time to have a look at the top four new turkey guns for 2018.