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Those who venture into the backcountry—and especially those who hunt the mountains with all their gear on their back—appreciate a lightweight rifle. Here’s a look at seven top-notch options.

Here's a look at 2021's most exciting new rifles for hunters looking to make an upgrade.

The Backcountry Ti is one of the newest additions to the Mark V line, and a welcome addition to a fairly limited field of production rifles in its class. It features a titanium action, carbon-fiber stock and a very thin profile, fluted barrel.

Seldom encountered today, the 7mm STW was a trendsetter in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Although newer, faster cartridges have debuted since, it’s still a solid choice when pursuing big-game in wide-open areas.

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?

Here are five top-notch backcountry rifles, all of which are lightweight and superbly designed.

A well-sealed walnut stock will stand up to most hunting conditions, though a wood stock is not as rigid or easy to produce as a synthetic stock. Many of the today’s wood stocks are plain looking, and the highly figured stocks come at a premium. Has the synthetic stock won after all?

Weatherby’s flagship rifle is now available in two new versions built specifically with backcountry hunters in mind.

The company's new Mark V CarbonMark, CarbonMark Pro and CarbonMark Elite rifles feature TriggerTech Mark V triggers, Cerakoted metal, spiral fluted bolts and Accubrake ST muzzle breaks fitted on standard ⅝x24 TPI threads.