“Tag: Hunting Rifles”

The first step of a Precision Hunter build is to choose a caliber capable of the name. For that, American Rifleman's Joe Kurtenbach selected one of his favorite cartridges—the 6.5 Creedmoor.

When most hunters think about rifles from Kimber, the first thing that comes to mind is usually price, which is typically several hundred dollars above a grand. But the latest rifle from Kimber, the Model 84M Hunter, isn't a typical offering from the company.

Like a lot of current price-point bolt-actions, the Winchester XPR is built on a round-bodied receiver joined to the barrel by a lock nut. This design requires fewer machining or hand-fitting steps to regulate headspace, it’s a wining method among cost-conscious manufacturers. But what makes it stand out from the rest of the pack?

Get a closer look at the Kimber Mountain Ascent, the latest addition to our #SundayGunday series.

Get a closer look at the Montana Rifle Co. American Standard, the latest addition to our #SundayGunday series.

The Savage Model 110 Storm is a long-action, all-weather rifle chambered in the venerable .30-’06 Sprg., boasting the newest revelation from Savage: AccuFit, a synthetic stock design that allows shooters to customize both the rifle’s length of pull and comb height quickly and easily while in the field with only a Phillips-head screwdriver.

Get a closer look at the Kimber 84M Open Country, the latest addition to our #SundayGunday series.

Get a closer look at the Browning X-Bolt Pro, the latest addition to our #SundayGunday series.

Get a closer look at the Thompson/Center Encore Pro Hunter, the latest addition to our #SundayGunday series.