As the year draws to its inevitable close, we asked Philip Massaro to select his top 10 favorite rifles that debuted in 2025.

What makes the best deer-camp rifle? Well there are some basic rules. Tradition is important, so your camp gun should be a classic, or at least a modern classic. It cannot be hideous to behold, ...

Every deer camp has a rifle or two that people love to grumble about—guns that struggled in their early years, wore the wrong optics, or got dragged through a few rough seasons without proper care.

Just start a conversation about deer rifles and state emphatically that your opinion on which caliber and which make is the best. Other hunters will willingly oblige you. Most everyone who reads this ...

The author's Winchester Model 70 with a maple wood stock hanging from, fittingly, a maple tree. Let’s get this part out of the way first: I am not a Fudd. I own lots of rifles and shotguns with ...

If you want a good working deer rifle for a low price, there are a lot of store-brand rifles circulating that are of surprising good quality. They have zero collector value, but they are excellent ...