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Opinion: The .30-06 Is Dead

The time of the .30-06 has come and gone while the 6.5 Creedmoor rises to the top as the most popular centerfire rifle cartridge.

Hardware: SIG Sauer Elite Hunting Ammunition

SIG Sauer has a legacy of offering top-shelf products, regardless of type, and it appears the company will continue that heritage with its Elite Hunting ammunition line. Offered in Copper Game, and Varmint and Predator varieties, it is accurate and delivers great terminal performance.

Review: Wilson Combat .300 HAM’R Cartridge

Wilson Combat’s new .300 HAM’R will do everything the .30-30 Winchester will do and more, but from an AR-15 platform.

Hardware: Steyr Zephyr II

The Zephyr II is the rimfire the gun world needs to help it truly understand that a good .22 rifle is indeed something of value.

Review: Vudoo Gun Works Raven .22 LR

If you’re in the market for what might be the most accurate .22 rifle money can buy, the new Raven from Vudoo Gun Works is worth a closer look.

Bookshelf: The Scout Rifle Study

In his new book, The Scout Rifle Study, Richard Mann weighs the worth of the scout rifle—for defensive purposes, survival and hunting—in modern terms. The title is fitting, as the book is an exhaustive and enlightening examination of a firearm type that’s commonly misunderstood, as well as a survey that provides real-world, objective data on the scout rifle’s supposed benefits.

Guns and Gear for a Backcountry Bear Hunt

Prepping for a backcountry bear hunt? Here's the gear you'll need.

River of No Return Black Bear

While you can access the heart of the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, a bastion for big bears, on horseback, success could leave you wishing for a canoe upon your return.

Hardware: Henry Big Boy Steel Carbine

Henry’s Big Boy Steel Carbine has traditional lever-action lines but retains Henry’s signature cutout in the magazine tube, through which cartridges are loaded and unloaded. Though somewhat unconventional in appearance and function, it makes the lever gun infinitely easier and safer to unload at hunt’s end.

Hardware: Bushnell Engage 2.5X-10X-44mm

The Engage line of riflescopes represents Bushnell’s latest evolution in optical sights. How does it stack up? Richard Mann took a closer look.

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