Like so many hunting calibers of the 20th century, particularly in the sub-30 caliber segment, the .243 Winchester is a descendant of wildcatter experimentation. As early as the 1940s, Warren Page was experimenting with .243-caliber rounds, and when the Winchester .308 was released in the early 1...
WESTFIELD, Massachusetts – September 29, 2026 – Savage Arms®, an iconic firearm manufacturer, is expanding its popular AXIS 2 PRO rifle lineup with the introduction of a new Mossy Oak® Original Bottomland finish, giving hunters a proven combination of performan...
One of the global leaders for big baits for big freshwater predators, Savage Gear, is planning to raise the bar for trophy Esox species, pike & musky, once again. They are releasing the new 3D Whitefish RTF swimbait, an ultra-realistic soft plastic swimbait that delivers tons of lifelike ac...
Open the action on these rifles and you can almost smell the campfire smoke from a time and place long ago and far away The post America’s Classic Deer Rifles, According to Jim Carmichel appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Learning about big game ammo makes sense, because there are many options on the market that will knock down a deer, moose or elk, but certain rounds are optimized for specific features—even frugality, if you could call that a feature, because Winchester Power Point ammunition has been doing...
OL's former shooting editor maintains you don't have to pick a single favorite rifle for hunting deer. Here are his top picks, and the stories behind each The post Jim Carmichel’s ‘Favorite’ Deer Rifles appeared first on Outdoor Life.
To the great bulk of America's hunters, the terms "deer rifle" and ".30/30" are practically synonymous The post Jack O’Connor on America’s No. 1 Sporting Rifle — the Winchester 94 in .30-30 appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Between 1870 and 1900, railroads and repeating rifles opened the West to ordinary hunters — and pushed its game to the brink The post The Golden Age of Big-Game Hunting in America appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Our former hunting and shooting editors explain how they came by their favorite rifles, and why they made the cut The post Zumbo and Carmichel Each Make the Case for Their Favorite Deer Rifle appeared first on Outdoor Life.