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The Bergara B-14 Squared Cima CF design and weight split the difference between traditional hunting rifles and ultralight rigs. It does use carbon fiber, but it doesn’t try to be ultralight at the expense of skeletonizing or titanium.

If you’re a lever action traditionalist, the Henry Special Product Division (SPD) HUSH may befuddle you. Not only does the SPD HUSH eschew traditional features, but it’s also purpose built for something that ol’ Benjamin Tyler Henry could never have imagined. HUSH is short for Henry’s Ultimate Suppressor Host.

This year Savage has upped the budget bolt-action ante with the introduction of the Axis 2 Pro. You don’t get something for nothing, and upgraded features do bump up the price a bit, but also the overall value.

This year Leupold introduced the VX-6HD Gen 2 series of scopes. Read our Hardware review of it here.

Okay, here’s a “too long, didn’t read” option for you: I like this binocular. No, I love this binocular. After testing the SIG ZULU6 on two pronghorn hunts and over the course of an entire season looking for blacktail deer in Oregon’s coastal range, I’ve concluded that I’m not glassing or hunting without it until something better comes along.

If you think lever-action rifles should only have walnut stocks and a blued-metal finish, then the new Marlin Dark series with its polymer buttstock and aluminum AR-esque handguard probably won’t be your thing. That’s a shame, because this recent offering in Marlin’s line of modernized, capable lever-action rifles has a lot going for it in terms of performance, functionality and fun.

With the push of a button, the Eliminator 6 offers instant and precise ranging out to 2,000-plus yards, and displays the distance to the target, exact aiming point and wind data.

If you’re an ethical hunter who plans to shoot past 300 yards, you need to know what your bullet does at each step along the way. You need a chronograph, and you need to learn how to use it.

The Mark 4HD line of high-end, high-performance scopes is geared towards tactical and precision rifle shooters, and puts a fully capable, precision, tactical riflescope solidly under the $2,000 price point.