Ruger's M77/50 field-strips into six major components; the Officer's Model features as a checkered, stright-gripped walnut stock and polished blued steel.

With several current variations, the standard-action Weatherby Mark V is one of the most versatile production hunting rifles available.

There are several reasons for the popularity of the Ruger Vaquero and the Bisley-Vaquero that make this the six gun of choice among cowboy shooting.

One of the first companies to get aboard the high-capacity train after the “Clinton Gun Ban” sunset last October, Springfield has unleashed a new high-capacity version of the XD Sub-Compact. Plus the company has a brand-new line of XD Gear that makes the pistol even more versatile.

The latest centerfire auto pistol from Ruger differs in several ways from the earlier designs. While it is still a rugged double-action design, the P345 is much more compact, but is still chambered for the legendary .45 ACP cartridge.

I recently received a Smith & Wesson revolver that has some interesting and innovative new features.

These shooting exercises will help improve the skills you need to compete in cowboy action events, and they’ll make you a better all-around shooter as well.

Excellent for hunting small game as well as all-around fun shooting, these three new additions to Browning's family of Buck Mark .22 semiautomatic pistols offer top accuracy for under $300.

Magnum Research has now added what it modestly terms the BFR - for "Biggest, Finest Revolver." This line of massive single actions is available chambered for cartridges as long as the full length .45-70, .444 Marlin and .410 shotshell.

Hornady and Marlin have created this new high-pressure belted, .45 caliber/lever gun combo that is sure to have big a powerful impact on big game.

The classic 10/22 semiauto rimfire rifle takes a major step with the introduction of a brand-new .22 WMR version, and according to our Technical Editor, it’s a real “gem.”

After putting it through this shooting review, our Technical Editor has called Glock’s new single-stack .45 ACP the best handling, most concealable compact pistol the company has ever made.

This new bolt-action centerfire rifle from Remington comes complete with a Bushnell 3-9X scope, incorporates many innovative features, shoots like a house afire, and will have a retail list price of less than $400.

With the introduction of the 7mm Ultra Mag and the .375 Ultra Mag, there are now four members in Remington’s family of magnum cartridges based on the .404 Jeffery case.

The accurate, flat-shooting .17M2 and .17 HMR are now chambered in Ruger's convertible rimfire Hunter version of the classic Single-Six. And in .22 LR there's a new fluted-barrel Mark III semiautomatic pistol designed for the small-game hunter.

Available in five chamberings from .380 to .45 ACP, the new Taurus Millennium Titanium autoloaders are the first regular-production pistols ever to be offered with major titanium components.

Ruger’s new P97 auto pistol is much more than merely a continuation of the P-Series; it offers the time-proven effectiveness of the .45 ACP cartridge in an innovative, high-tech, polymer-frame, double-action design.

These two guns, according to Mike, make the ideal carbine/revolver combination for outdoorsmen on the run.

When Steve Hornady called Bill Ruger with the idea for a new big-bore handgun cartridge, the first chambering to carry the Ruger name was born.

Hunting black bear can be a dangerous pursuit, so Larry Weishuhn says bring enough gun to get the job done.

By way of the extremely accurate Springfield Inc. M1A, the M14 has just finished over 40 years of service.

This new single-shot combo rimfire rifle/shotgun is an excellent first gun for the youngster as well as a great utility tool for the experienced shooter.

It’s been just about a year-long wait, but the Taurus Tracker series of .41 Magnum and .357 Magnum medium-frame, target-sighted revolvers for sport, field, and handgun hunting are now available in the original four-inch Total Titanium configuration as well as a just-introduced six-inch model plus new stainless-steel versions for those who prefer the additional weight of conventional steel.

Because it is accurate and dependable, Mike thinks traditionalists and hunters alike will thoroughly enjoy this new octagon-barreled lever gun.

European American Armory (EAA) of Sharpes, Florida, has been providing American shooters with quality, economically priced imported handguns and long guns for most of the past quarter-century.

SIG’s autoloading pistols are among the most popular with law enforcement and defensive shooters, and one of the company’s latest innovations is the mating of the dependable autoloader with a polymer frame. The model is called the SIG Pro, and it’s available in .357 SIG, .40 S&W, or 9mm chamberings.

Springfield’s line of X-treme-Duty polymer-frame auto pistols has been extended to include five-inch-barreled versions, ported models, and a brand-new three-inch Sub-Compact pistol.

Two important factors that recommend a pistol for consideration as a personal-defense firearm are that it is light enough and compact enough to be comfortably carried all day. Sheriff Jim Wilson had the opportunity recently to test a pistol that qualified in both categories: the Model P232 from SIGARMS.

After 10,000 rounds, it wouldn’t be unusual for a shooter to expect a pistol to suffer a slight accuracy deterioration.....The bottom line: 10,000 rounds merely breaks in the SIG.

Read how Colt’s Match Target HBAR rifle galloped through 10,000 rounds of PMC 55-grain FMJ .223 ammo like desperados coming through the rye.

Manufactured in Russia by Baikal - this firearm was discovered to be a high-quality .22 semiauto intended for formal bullseye-style target shooting.

Joining the Taurus' family of ultra-compact personal-defense Millennium autoloaders is nte new Millennium PT145. It's pocket sized and constructed with a hammer-forged slide and an injection-molded polymer frame.

Introduced in 1967 the Ruger .30 Carbine Blackhawk is still right at the top of Ruger's Blackhawk listing.

Ruger’s centerfire and rimfire autoloading pistols have framed the company’s history from beginning to present.

At a recent new products seminar Springfield announced several new pistols, a couple of new rifles, and the remarkable I.L.S. locking system. Layne was there and gave each gun a thorough shooting test.

You might not realize it, but Glock’s innovative polymer-frame auto pistol has a lot in common with Colt’s classic single-action revolver.

Mike assembled a battery of vintage Model 1894 lever guns in the five original chamberings offered by Winchester and then conducted a shooting review using current factory ammunition and handloads.

Sturm, Ruger & Co. has no equal when it comes to the variety of rifles and carbines it has introduced, plus the company’s bolt-action Model 77 happens to be the most popular rifle of that type among sportsmen.

U.S. Repeating Arms/Winchester is making a big bang in the shotgun market by introducing its first new shotgun in 25 years.

Good ranch rifles come in all action types; two authors favorites are Ruger's .22 Magnum bolt-action M77/22 and Marlin's .22 LR lever-action M39.

In examining the Monolith, I found that it was no exception to the sort of quality that shooters have come to expect from Baer.

Colt has made some major changes to its famous Single Action Army, and the result is a modern revolver with classic Colt traits at less than half the price of the original.

Taurus’ Titanium Tracker Model 617TT .357 Magnum seven-shot revolver is the first total-titanium, target-sighted sport and field revolver ever!

Taurus’ new DA Tracker revolver brings the advantages of titanium to handgun hunters and even rifle hunters who are looking for a close-quarters companion gun.

Although it was originally introduced with the cowboy action shooter in mind, Ruger’s fixed-sight Vaquero single-action revolver has also caught on very well with outdoorsmen.

The Beretta Cougar Model 8045 is a 33.5-ounce pistol with a 3.6-inch barrel; it comes with two eight-round .45 ACP magazines. Beretta Model 8045 Cougar .45 ACP produced groups ranging from 2.00 to 2.75 inches at 25 yards.

1999 marked the 50th anniversary of Sturm, Ruger & Co. and the 40th birthday of the company's .44 Super Blackhawk SA sixgun.

7mm Remington Magnum: Is It The Ideal All-Around Hunting Cartridge? Since its introduction, the 7mm Remington Magnum has gone on to become one of our most popular North American big-game cartridges.

The new Marlin M1897 is every bit as accuarte as the original. Not one of the loads fired through the new gun grouped over 1.50 inches at 25 yards.

Ruger returns to its "rifle" roots with a totally new .44 Magnum.

The .45 ACP Thunder Ranch special from Les Baer features handfitted parts, deluxe blue finish and rosewood grips.

The Taurus Tracker series now includes both .41 & .357 Magnum models (shown here); the .357-caliber models are available with either four or six-inche barrels, and there is an optional scope mount base for the six-inchers.

Practical minded hunters are likely to stand in line for a chance to get their hands on this new stainless steel/laminated wood version of Rugers modern single-shot rifle.

Both the Liberty Coach Gun and the Bounty Hunter II 12-guage double-barrel shotguns are designed specifically for cowboy action shooters.

Remington has exceeded the one-million produced mark several times over with these five models; here's a look at what makes these guns so popular.

Taurus has recreated and improved the famed Winchester Model 62 pump-action .22 rimfire and is now offering versions in both .22 Long Rifle and .22 Magnum.

Glock's short existence is marked by the fact that the Glock pistol set the handgun world on its heels. It was innovative in many ways, including the use of polymer in the construction of the frame.

SIG may be calling its new Hammerli Trailside .22 LR auto pistol a “plinker,” and it may be priced like a “plinker,” but it shoots like a precision match-grade competition gun.

Springfield Inc. has integrated a nearly invisible yet fully functional modern saftey lock mechanism into all its 1911 pistol models for 2001.

Winchester has rather a long history of introducing modern, high-intensity cartridges designed to cycle through short-action rifles and is continuing that tradition of innovation with the introduction of its new .300 WSM (Winchester Short Magnum).

A rifle for coyotes ought to have the word coyote somewhere in its name. Finally a major gunmaker has done just that. The new Winchester Model 70 Coyote in .22-250 from U.S. Repeating Arms (USRAC).

Glock's new slimming design has made way for a suitable concealed carry. The Glock 36 delivered groups that were well within the defensive handgun range and tended to average a bit better than some of the newer breed of high-capacity pistols.

Taurus International Firearms is making a strong entry into the growing field of ultracompact .45 ACP personal-defense and duty-backup pistols with its new PT145 Millennium.

It was Ruger's first .45-caliber semi-auto pistol featuring a seven-shot magazine and decocker-lever design. On it's 10th birthday this article revisits what some of Ruger’s own employees now call the big old brute of the P-Series line.

Rick gives Browning’s new carbon-fiber-wrapped bolt-action rifle high marks.

Ruger’s P97 auto pistol is much more than merely a continuation of the P-Series. It offers the time-proven effectiveness of the .45 ACP cartridge in an innovative, high-tech, polymer frame, double-action design.

Les Baer’s AR223 rifles are guaranteed to shoot 1/2 MOA groups. They do. No brag, just fact. And they do it with no aftermarket parts or modifications using factory loads fresh from the box.

The Winchester 1892 has all of the nostalgia of the 1800’s, as well as being one of the most popular rifles seen on TV and in movie Westerns, especially those between the 1940’s and 1970’s...

According to Layne, we haven’t had anything like this new Model 673 bolt action from Remington in about three decades.

The author shoots it out with two full-size DA round guns and two full-size autoloaders to see if he can answer this age-old question.

Our Rifle Editor tells you what key features to consider when choosing the bolt gun that’s right for you.

Ruger's Semiautomatic pistols and rifles have earned a reputation for rugged reliable practicle tools for competition shooters, sportsmen, and law enforcement/military personnel.

The polymer frame of the P-Series Witness utilizes the same popular configuration as the standard Witness pistol.