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We got a chance to showcase the latest from Beretta at the NRAAM 2024. Beretta introduced their new BRX1 rifle, a head-turning firearm that may just shake up the hunting world.

Rock River Arms, the industry’s most respected name in Modern Sporting Rifles and pistols, introduces its new Operator DMR (Designated Marksman Rifle) series for 2023.

While having no previous experience with a straight-pull rifle before testing this Savage, I have grown to love his design.

The SAINT Victor series from Springfield Armory are made for ultimate reliability. Coming in at only 7.8 lbs. the SAINT Victor .308 delivers the firepower you want in a lightweight package. All Victors are designed and built to professional standards and come loaded with features way beyond its price point.

But perhaps the biggest headline, aside from the chambering itself, is the ability to change the rifle from a fully right-hand shooter’s gun to a fully left-hand shooter’s gun – in just minutes – without tools or additional parts.

The Springfield SAINT Victor 308 is built for a purpose in mind and that is to be a lightweight run and gun type rifle that offers more firepower than the typical AR-15. At it’s MSRP of $1,399 makes it a more affordable offering of this platform that is out there, especially with the features that it has.

The original rifle designed by Armalite to replace the M1 Garand was the AR-10, and it was chambered in .308 Winchester. Springfield has gone back to those roots with the latest iteration of the SAINT Victor rifle. It packs all the power of the venerable .308 but does it with less weight than Eugene Stoner could have ever imagined.

  I must confess that sometimes I am a bit of a gun snob, especially as it relates to rifles. I don’t have any full custom second mortgage guns, but I generally look well above the price point of the M&P 10 that came in for review this week. As a retired military sniper and [...]

I am not generally a fan of bullpup designs, it is just not my flavor. I understand many people are, and for a variety of reasons. Some just like that they are different. Some like the full-length barrel in a compact package, also a valid point. Some like the concept of a rifle that handles like an SBR, without the need for tax stamps. I get that too. The soldier in me just can’t get behind it though. I see bullpups as a novelty, but not a replacement for rifles. I don’t care if the Brits carry them, they also sip tea. I’ll take tactical advice from the Redcoats the day I am wearing a toe tag.