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Top 10 Hunting Rifles Under $1,000

You don’t need to spend a fortune to own a reliable, durable, sub-MOA hunting rifle. Here’s our list of the best sub-$1,000 hunting rifles on the market today.

First Look: Savage 110 Timberline Backcountry Xtreme Rifle

Designed for backcountry hunters, Savage has introduced the 110 Timberline.

Hardware: Savage Model 110 Ultralite

The market for new hunting guns has become extremely competitive recently, but in mating the classic Model 110 rifle with a Proof Research barrel, Savage has created a winning rifle.

How to Build Killer Confidence Behind Your Rifle

Before fall big-game seasons begin, it’s important to build confidence in your rifle, ammo and optics—and how you perform with them in hand. To do so, it pays to put in practical range time, shooting not only from field positions but also building skill at quick, accurate follow-up shots.

How to Help a New Hunter Buy a Big-Game Rifle

That new hunter you've been tutoring may be in love with a lever-action rifle. Alternately, he may think he absolutely needs a .30-caliber magnum to "cover all the bases." But it's up to you to talk him into making a reasonable purchase when it comes to his first big-game rig.

Head to Head: .280 Remington vs. .280 Ackley Improved

Between the .280 Remington and the .280 Ackley Improved, which better suits a hunter? Contributor Philip Massaro examines the pros and cons of each.

Bolt-Action Rifles: Push-Feed vs. Controlled-Round-Feed

It’s been an argument that has gone on for well over a half-century: Is the controlled-round-feed or the push-feed design better for the hunter?

Hardware: Federal Premium Terminal Ascent

Federal's new Terminal Ascent has been seriously re-engineered to be the best bullet, for all situations, that will give the best terminal performance available, whether at minimal velocity a long, long way from the muzzle, or loaded in a magnum cartridge with shot distances better measured in feet.

LSI Now Shipping ORYX Bolt-Action Chassis-Rifle Stocks by MDT

Legacy Sports International (LSI) is now shipping the MDT-made ORYX chassis-rifle stocks for bolt-action rifles.

First Look: Savage Model 110 Ultralite

Savage’s new Model 110 Ultralight rifle includes all the class-leading features you’d expect from a Savage gun with the addition of a Proof Research carbon-fiber barrel that keeps overall weight at 6 pounds or less.

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