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Best New Hunting Rifles from SHOT 2025

Lots of new rimfire and centerfire rifles are hitting the market this year. Here’s a rundown of the best new hunting rifles from the class of ’25.

Review: Browning X-Bolt 2 Speed SPR

We’d be willing to argue the merits of the X-Bolt 2 with just about anyone, and the Speed SPR is a feature-rich package that fights in a class well above its $1,500 price tag.

2018 Pioneer of the Year Award: Richard Fitzpatrick

Richard Fitzpatrick’s ingenuity and leadership created a pipeline of product innovation that fueled consumer excitement around tactical rifles and training, resulting in a sales phenomenon that benefited the entire firearm industry.

Hardware: Bergara B-14 HMR

The nicely balanced B-14 HMR (Hunting & Match Rifle), perhaps more than any other offering from Bergara, proves the company's considerable capabilities as a rifle maker. It isn’t too heavy or bulky for carrying through the foothills, and its adjustable stock, compatibility with AICS-pattern detachable box magazines and heavier-than-average barrel make it worthy of a precision rifle match, too.

American Hunter's 2018 Golden Bullseye Award Winners

The editors of American Hunter have announced the recipients of our 2018 Golden Bullseye Awards.

Hardware: Mossberg Patriot Predator

The introduction of Mossberg's new Patriot bolt-action series in 2015 is the company's latest development, and it has been a big success.

Video: Barrett Fieldcraft Rifle

Barrett, a manufacturer long known primarily for its .50-cal tactical rifles, branched into a whole new market in 2016 with the addition of the Sovereign line of double-barrel shotguns, and the Tennessee-based company has done it again this year with the introduction of the Fieldcraft, a lightweight, bolt-action hunting rifle.

Field Test: Nightforce 5-20x56mm SHV

When choosing a scope for serious use, four main categories top of the list of demands: optical quality, durability, accuracy of adjustments and a catch-all we’ll refer to as suitability. Nightforce has delivered a hunting riflescope that meets all four.

Planning A Custom Rifle

If you're going to spend the money it takes to design a custom rifle, you'd better do it right—the first time. Keith Wood offers a few things to keep in mind when planning the long gun you've been dreaming about.

Going Hog Wild

Hog hunting provides an up-close experience that can get your adrenaline flowing.

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