Bolt-Action

Geissele’s King Hunter is a heavy, expensive, superbly accurate bolt gun built around Federal’s hot new 7mm Backcountry cartridge. It is not trying to be a featherweight mountain rifle, but from the bench and the field rest, this thing shoots like it knows it wears a crown.

The best Springfield Armory rifles cover more ground than most shooters realize. Springfield is famous for the M1A and the Hellcat, but its long gun lineup now runs from the SAINT family of AR-15s and AR-10s to the Hellion bullpup, a retro SA-16A2 and the Model 2020 bolt action rifles built for hunters, from the [...]

The best Seekins rifles come out of Lewiston, Idaho, where Glen Seekins and his crew machine, assemble and test fire their bolt guns in house. Seekins earned its name with billet AR parts, then built the Havak bolt action line into one of the most respected semi-custom rifles you can buy off a dealer shelf. [...]

The best CZ rifles come from a Czech factory that has built Mauser-style bolt actions, rimfires, and military rifles for decades. Today CZ sells the 600 series of centerfire bolt guns, the 457 rimfire family, the Bren 2 piston rifle, and the Scorpion pistol-caliber carbine, and the used market is full of 527, 550, and [...]

The best Browning rifles mix old-world fit and finish with modern accuracy. Browning sells the X-Bolt bolt action in dozens of flavors, the BAR semi-auto hunting rifle that has been in production since 1967, the BLR lever gun that runs pointed bullets from a box magazine, and the BL-22 rimfire that has taught a lot [...]

This budget-friendly 6.5 Creedmoor hunts light, cycles smoothly, and stacks tight groups. After Ruger fixed an early extraction hiccup, the rifle flat-out performed.

The best Bergara rifles prove that a barrel maker can build a whole rifle. Bergara started out making barrels in Spain, and that obsession with bores shows up on paper: our testers have shot a 0.36 MOA group with a Premier Divide, a 0.45 inch group with a B-14 Squared Crest and a five shot [...]

The best Savage rifles prove an affordable bolt gun can shoot with rifles that cost twice as much. Savage built its name on the Model 110 and the AccuTrigger, and the current lineup runs from the AXIS 2 Pro (an MSRP of $599 at the time of review) to Proof Research carbon barrels, a straight-pull [...]

We walk the M1 Garand from history to the firing line, breaking down features, ammo picks, accuracy, and the unmistakable ping that made this WWII icon a must shoot.