Savage Axis II 300 Blackout
What are some good bolt-gun options for hunters who don’t want to deal with a lot of recoil? We reported on 22-250 rifles using...
Ruger American Ranch Rifle 300 Blackout
First produced in 2012, the Ruger American Rifle series includes a cold hammer-forged barrel secured in Power Bedding blocks.
CVA Cascade SB 300 Blackout
The CVA brand is part of BPI (Black Powder, Inc.), which is well known for its muzzleloading rifles.
Rossi Rio Bravo RL22181WD 22 LR
Lever-action rimfires can be a lot of fun for kids or adults, whether it’s popping a can along the ground (with a safe backstop),...
Chiappa LA322 Standard Carbine 920.383 22 LR
Lever-action rimfires can be a lot of fun for kids or adults, whether it’s popping a can along the ground (with a safe backstop),...
Henry Golden Boy Model H004 22 S/L/LR
Lever-action rimfires can be a lot of fun for kids or adults, whether it’s popping a can along the ground (with a safe backstop),...
Chiappa Little Badger 500.092 22 LR
The Little Badger is a minimalist rifle stripped of unnecessary features and options in an effort to make the rifle light weight, easy to store, and easy to use. In our opinion, the Little Badger does all these things well.
Marlin Model 70P Papoose 22 LR
The Model 70P Papoose had a following among campers and survivalists a generation ago. It was introduced in 1986 and was produced until 1994. Our hope is Ruger resurrects this handy little rifle.
Henry U.S. Survival AR-7 Model H002C 22 LR
The AR-7 is an iconic survival rifle first produced by ArmaLite in 1959 and is based on the U.S. Air Force’s AR-5, a pilot and aircrew survival weapon.
Gun Tests Best Guns & Gear for 2022
Toward the end of each year, I survey the work R.K. Campbell, Roger Eckstine, Robert Sadowski, Tracey Taylor, and Joe Woolley have done in Gun Tests, with an eye toward selecting guns, accessories, and ammunition the magazine’s testers have endorsed. From these evaluations I pick the best from a full year’s worth of tests and distill recommendations for readers, who often use them as shopping guides.
Springfield M1A 308 Winchester
Our rifle timeline has now reached into the late 1940s. WWII is over and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been constituted. With the idea that member nations’ small-arms ammunition should be as interchangeable as possible, trials begin for a new battle rifle.
M1 Garand 30-06 Springfield
Who remembers the first semi-automatic rifle actually adopted by a national military? The year was 1911, and Mexico accepted a gas-operated semi-auto designed by General Manuel Mondragon chambered in 7mm Mauser.
More California Nonsense
I often write about outlandish judicial decisions in this space, but on March 15, 2024, Federal District Court Judge Josephine L. Staton raised the bar...