Hunting

Brown plastic, actually Nylon, in a wood-grain pattern gives this rare old Nylon 12 a timeless, glossy look. The checkering was useful, and the rifle durable. It was a light and well-balanced rifle, but not many of us thought it was handsome. The full-length stock added good protection to the tubular magazine.

Sturm, Ruger Company’s new Ruger American Rimfire bolt-­action rifles chambered in .22 LR or .22 Magnum carry over several design innovations from the company’s other rifles, including rotary magazines, adjustable triggers, and interchangeable stocks.

Here are new videos added to GunReports.com the week of September 5: Jerry Miculek shoots a Barrett .50 Cal off the shoulder. Unbelievable. Gunsite Range Master Il Ling New talks about shooting from the bench. FPSRussia takes a look at his four favorite handguns.

Winchester has added a new deer-hunting shotgun to its SXP line: The Super X Pump Black Shadow Deer model, $520.

Gun Tests magazine tested 243 Win. bolt rifles in the February 2013 issue. Here's an excerpt of that report, used with permission: If we were to choose a couple of new 243 Win. bolt-action rifles that sell for less than $500, would they really perform at a level of accuracy that just as few years ago would be much more costly in terms of time and money? To see if today's rifle shooters really…

The original A-Bolt Hunter and its BBR predecessor had several things in common. Both were manufactured by Miroku in Japan, had detachable magazines under their floorplates, and adjustable triggers. They were both delivered to the store without sights unless otherwise specified, and neither was designed by John M. Browning.

Gun Tests magazine tested 308 Win. bolt rifles in the January 2013 issue -- a Winchester Model 70 Featherweight Compact ($880), a Savage 11/111 Lightweight Hunter ($899), and a Mossberg 4X4 No. 27656, $471. Here's what we found out about the Savage.

Wilson Combat’s new BILLet-AR receiver set was engineered from the ground up to address structural design weaknesses in standard USGI receivers and enhance overall tolerances which improve shot to shot consistency. A complete matched set is $600.

The Gun Tests Houston group obtained a Browning T-Bolt Target/Varmint No. 025176270 17 HMR, $799, and a Ruger 77/17 Rotary Magazine Rifle K77/17VMBBZ No. 7027 17 HMR, $969, and tested them in the September issue.

GunReports.com takes up the subject of Winchester Model 70 Rifle. Today’s Model 70s don’t qualify for “classic” status, but they’re out in such number that they’ll keep you busy. Here are some tips. Adapted from American Gunsmith magazine, Gunsmithing the Rifle, Chapter 3

Gun Tests magazine tested two hunting rifles in the April 2013 issue. Heres an excerpt of that report, Versatile 243 Win. Bolt Actions: Howas 2N1 Versus Thompson, used with permission:

A common thread among old-time shooters is the deadly effect of the 22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire cartridge. Long recommended as a woman’s cartridge, the WMR...