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Guns are much more than guns to die-hard hunting folks. Sometimes they help define the love of a family as grandfather passes their guns from one generation to the next. And, more often than not, the gun that is cherished the most as a symbol of tradition and collective wisdom is the "humble deer rifle". The following hunting rifles are no longer in production yet still find their way to the the hands of hunters who value both tradition and well-design sporting arms. Maybe this is what the younger generation rifle lacks. Savage 99 Savage’s Model 99, preceded by the...

Despite the continuing impact of inflation, you can still find some excellent hunting rifles that won’t break the bank. - Progress and the march of time can be very hard on the wallet, especially when it comes to hunting rifles. Consider, if you will, the classic Big Three of American hunting rifles. According to a 2004 gun-value reference in my collection, you could at that time buy a new Remington 700 BDL rifle for about $500, and the ADL model went for even less. A new Ruger Model 77 All-Weather rifle could also be found for less than $500, and...

Are you in the market for a budget hunting rifle that performs reliably as any higher end rifle? When you hear budget rifle and most of the time everyone is thinking junk rifle or broken hand me down. Its a good thing gun manufacturers don’t laugh at this notion but view it as an opportunity to produce reasonably priced hunting rifles in popular hunting calibers. Yes, its true most lower end hunting rifles are a cut below of the more higher end rifles in the market. The rifles in this list are capable bolt-action hunting rifle in the right hands....

If you were fortunate to have played with a variety of rifles and cartridges good for you. A question that comes up is whats a good rifle for a youth hunter? Lets take a look at three similar rifle calibers that most youth hunter would enjoy shooting. .223 Remington Many have hunters have started with this. The single-shot, low-recoil, .223-caliber, breakaway rifle hunting have been very successful for many youth hunters. The low recoil makes it great for a new or young hunter who worries about bruising their shoulder or securing the gun. .243 Winchester This caliber may be the...

My hunting rifles don’t have an easy life. So when I had a series of Texas hog and varmint hunts lined up in January and February, it was decided for me to test the Mossberg Patriot Revere. Originally, I wanted it chambered in the popular 6.5 Creedmoor, but they were in such demand that they were unavailable, so I went with the old tried-and-true .30-06. My first deer rifle, which I bought with my paper route earnings in sixth or seventh grade, was a .30-06. That's what my dad hunted with, so of course that's what I had to have....

With the bad press the AR-15 is getting lately, even from so-called Second Amendment advocates, it would seem that the future of the Swiss Army Knife of rifles is grim. “They’re not hunting rifles,” they say. “They were only ever designed to hunt two-legged targets, and that’s all they can ever do! They are ASSAULT WEAPONS.”

Are you into hunting and like going after both the big game and small ones with one or two guns? If you’re the practical person that would rather spend time on hunting time vs buying a new hunting gun. Have a look at this list. With the following list you can practically hunt any animal in the world. This ranges from squirrel to elephants. One thing to note about the following list. This list is not the ultimate hunting rifle list. There will be rifles that wasn’t mentioned or the one that you’re using. By all means let us...

Despite the continuing impact of inflation, you can still find some excellent hunting rifles that won’t break the bank. Progress and the march of time can be very hard on the wallet, especially when it comes to hunting rifles. Consider, if you will, the classic Big Three of American hunting rifles. According to a 2004 gun-value reference in my collection, you could at that time buy a new Remington 700 BDL rifle for about $500, and the ADL model went for even less. A new Ruger Model 77 All-Weather rifle could also be found for less than $500, and the...

Recent advances in technology enable hunters or anybody to take shots at extreme ranges (TrackingPoint), no untrained shooter would even consider shooting an animal at such range. Video from Extreme Outer Limits highlights hunters successfully making a 1,315 yard shot on a mule deer. These hunters were using a rifle chambered in .26 Nosler using 140gr Berger VLD bullets with a ballistic coefficient of .612 (an extremely aerodynamic bullet). There's a mixed sentiment conversation taking place out in the online world whether it is ethical or not. Some comments were: – the bullet duration time of flight taking too long,...