Not everyone wants—or needs—a shoulder-thumping rifle to tag a deer. If you’re recoil-sensitive, recovering from an injury, introducing someone new to hunting, or simply prefer rifles that don’t beat ...

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The familiar deer hunting rifle contenders include the .243 Winchester, .270 Winchester, .308 Winchester, .30-06 Springfield, the 7mm Remington Magnum and a few others. Photo courtesy of Forrest ...

Throughout the Midwest and other parts of the country, deer hunters are swapping their slug guns and muzzleloaders for rifles chambered in straight-wall cartridges thanks to changes in legislation ...

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 ...

Deer cartridges do not stay popular for decades because hunters are stubborn or afraid of change. They stay popular... The ...

Suppose we invited you to our deer camp and told you that our group includes a good number of old-timers who love their classic deer rifles. You’d know right away what those rifles would be, wouldn’t ...