Rifle Shooter

1 month ago | rifleshootermag.com | J Rupp

With all due respect to Winchester and Marlin, the Savage 99 was the best lever-action rifle of all time. Arthur W. Savage’s internal-hammer design was strong, accurate and damn good-looking. Sadly, the 99 is no longer with us—it ceased production in the late 1990s—and we will probably never see its like again. But Savage Arms is back in the lever-action game with the Revel takedown, a tube-fed rimfire available in Classic and DLX versions.

1 month ago | rifleshootermag.com | Brad Fitzpatrick

I consider myself a traditionalist, so it’s easy to understand why I like the new CZ 600 American bolt-action rifle. The gun is an example of what was once commonly called a sporter, a term that referred to “sporterizing” military surplus bolt-action rifles to make them lighter, sleeker and more appropriate for hunting. These guns generally had wooden stocks, and on this side of the Atlantic sporters typically had straight-comb stocks instead of the hogbacks popular in Europe.

Mar 6, 2025 | rifleshootermag.com | Brad Fitzpatrick

Affiliate Disclosure: This page contains affiliate links. We earn from qualifying purchases. The original LC (Lightweight Compact) Carbine from Ruger was chambered in 5.7x28, and that gun offered such an appealing, shooter-friendly design that it should come as little wonder that Ruger expanded the LC family. I’m not sure anyone outside the company expected the second version of this blowback-operated autoloading carbine to be chambered in .45 ACP, though.

Feb 6, 2025 | rifleshootermag.com | Joseph von Benedikt

Rock River Arms announced its move into the bolt-action rifle world at the 2024 SHOT show. Long a potent force in the AR-15 and AR-10 semiautomatic market, Rock River earned its reputation by building super-accurate rifles and best-value National Match two-stage trigger groups for ARs.The new XM24 bolt action carries on the accuracy legacy. The .308 Win. version sent to RifleShooter for testing shot absurdly well. The XM24 is fed by a detachable box magazine.

Jan 30, 2025 | rifleshootermag.com | Brad Fitzpatrick

A higher percentage of shooters own suppressors than ever before, and that’s a good thing. Suppressors—or silencers or cans, if you prefer—are fantastic tools for hunters and shooters because they cut down on recoil and muzzle blast, the primary catalysts for developing a flinch. It’s more fun to shoot suppressed, and most shooters find that their accuracy improves with a can in place. Last but not least, they’re quieter to your neighbors at the range and fellow hunters in the field.