Rifle

The Henry SPD HUSH takes the classic .30-30 lever action somewhere very different, pairing carbon fiber, M-LOK and suppressor-ready engineering with accuracy that briefly had me wondering whether the Shooting Gods had taken over.

SIG is taking the CROSS in several new directions for 2026, including a 9-inch .300 Blackout, a compact .223 Wylde and carbon-fiber SAWTOOTH variants built around precision-friendly features.

There’s more than one way to skin a cat, and more than one perspective on what makes a good brush gun. Ready or not, here’s my two cents.

The stock and forend use Exhibition-Grade American Walnut, which Henry describes as its finest available wood grade. Expect distinctive grain and figuring rather than seven identical-looking stocks.

The Savage 110 Core Tactical pairs a thoroughly modernized Model 110 with the low-recoil reach of 22 ARC. Ours was shooting around three-quarter MOA with factory ammunition almost immediately, then making repeatable hits all the way to 1,024 yards.

The Uberti 1873 Sporting Rifle brings the Gun That Won the West back to life with a slick toggle-link action, gorgeous Old West looks, mild .44-40 recoil, and a best five-shot group of 0.97 inches at 25 yards. This old-time rifle still has some game.

Springfield Armory is giving three Model 2020 Waypoint bolt guns a new stock treatment built for hunters who want a little more traction when conditions get wet, cold, or plain miserable.

The Seekins Element Hunter M3 in 7 PRC weighs just 6 lbs, folds down for mountain travel, and printed a .264 MOA group with factory ammunition. After long-range steel, a 680-yard coyote, and plenty of miles in the mountains, this rifle has become exactly what I hoped an ultralight hunting rifle could be.

The Browning X-Bolt family has grown from an excellent hunting rifle into a sprawling X-Bolt 2 lineup covering lightweight mountain guns, long-range rigs, carbon-fiber builds, and almost everything between.