Guns

The Benelli Lupo Alpha looks like an Italian design team got loose with a CAD file and a bottle of Pinot Grigio, but this 5.73-pound hunting rifle flat-out performs. It is light, slick, weatherproof, and with the right load, it shoots tiny groups that make the futuristic stock a lot easier to love.

Ten handgun hunters, black bears inside 25 to 50 yards, fading light, and a week full of lessons. This Maine black bear handgun hunt delivered close calls, hard-earned misses, standout revolver performance, and enough honest takeaways to make us want another crack at it.

“If you could have any caliber, what would you choose”. Taking everything into consideration, the 308 Win. meets and sometimes exceeds all the parameters.

If you’re looking for a different thrill this fall, take a handgun hunting.

My Seekins PH3 in 6.5 Creedmoor didn’t just print one pretty group. After a quick factory tune, it drilled repeatable sub half inch clusters and held that precision to 775 yards.

This old Weatherby story starts with a gifted .257 Weatherby Magnum and ends with a hard-hitting custom .300 Win. Mag. that still shoots sub-MOA and carries decades of hunting memories. It is part rifle review, part field journal, and all old-school cool with a little extra thunder.

Bushmaster’s 450 BM SD is a straight wall hammer that carries like an AR-15, hits like a sledge, and stays manageable thanks to smart parts and a good recoil pad.

In most states, your squirrel hunting gun needs can be covered with either a rimfire rifle, a shotgun, or a muzzleloader. But which one do you choose? 

The stock features classic cut checkering, a schnabel forend, and a slim profile that complements the Featherweight’s balance. Over time, the inevitable nicks and scratches don’t detract from the rifle—they become touchstones tied to each hunt it goes on.