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

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 ...

One of the things I like best about deer hunting is that you can use just about any rifle you want. For half a century, a 30-30 lever-action was the definition of a deer gun. Pumps and semi-autos had ...

New deer rifles are expensive, but you can often buy old store-brand rifles for almost nothing. You'll find them at estate sales and pawn shops. They are homely and basic. They might have checkering ...

To each his own: Zumbo's pre-'64 Model 70 Winchester Feathertop in .30-06 with a Weaver 4X scope (top) and Carmichel's custom-built 7x57 Mauser (bottom) which started out as a military rifle and was ...

One of the most significant responsibilities of a hunter is to ensure that the animal is taken down as humanely as possible.

Boiled down to the essentials, a proper deer camp requires only a few things: a source of fire for cooking and warmth; coffee in the morning and sipping ­liquor in the evening to enjoy around said ...

What is classic? Mainly it’s a description we apply to just about anything we happen to like. Which is why “classic” is one of the most overused and misapplied words in the English language and also ...

Iowa’s final deer hunting opportunities of the season begin Jan. 11 with two antlerless-only seasons running through Jan. 25, ...

Three days before the opening of modern gun deer season, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Fiocchi shooting range at Mayflower was busy. Hunters were there to make sure their rifles were on ...

The statewide archery and flintlock seasons open on Dec. 26 and run through Jan. 19. In Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) 2B, ...