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Hunting - Featured Rifle
Ruger Hawkeye Tactical HM77VLEH 308 Win., $1172
From the 04-01-2010 Issue of Gun TestsClassification:Long Guns
Category:Rifles
Model Name:Hawkeye Tactical
Manufacturer:Ruger
Model Number:HM77VLEH 308 Winchester
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Tactical bolt-action rifles are pretty easy to spot. Typically, they utilize a composite stock with pronounced pistol grip, oversize bolt handle and fire from a heavy barrel. The military models are camouflage or earth tone in color, and the law-enforcement models are usually black. Accuracy, strength, and simplicity are key attributes. Can a tactical rifle serve as a hunting rifle? Were not saying one cant. Its just that a tactical rifle typically weighs more than a hunting model. The heavy barrel enhances the ability to maintain accuracy throughout repeat fire and excessive heat.
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Hunting - Featured Rifle
Kel-Tec SU-16CA 5.56 NATO/223 Rem., $890
From the 03-01-2010 Issue of Gun TestsClassification:Long Guns
Category:Rifles
Model Name:SU-16CA
Manufacturer:Kel-Tec
Model Number:5.56 NATO/223 Rem.
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(GunReports.com)--Florida-based Kel-Tec CNC Industries Inc. has carved a niche in manufacturing small, lightweight pistols which feature simple no-nonsense designs. The SU-16CA follows this same philosophy. The barrel and mechanism are constructed 4140 steel with the balance of the gun constructed of Zytel, a reinforced plastic polymer. Additionally, the barrel is chrome lined for corrosion resistance and has a twist of 1:9. It comes with ½-28 threads, but no flash hider is supplied. Instead, a knurled cap serves as a thread protector. The SU-16CA was by far the least expensive rifle in our tests.
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Hunting - Featured Rifle
Ruger 77RSP Mark II 30-06, $574
From the 05-01-1998 Issue of Gun TestsClassification:Long Guns
Category:Rifles
Model Name:Mark II
Manufacturer:Ruger
Model Number:77RSP 30-06
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The .30-06 is the most popular cartridge all over the world, and rightly so. The many varieties of bullet weights, types and velocities available, in both factory loads and as components for the handloader, are unmatched in any other cartridge. There are saboted lightweight bullets at varmint-getting velocities, heavyweights up to 220 grains with enough horsepower to cleanly take fairly heavy game, and lots of options in between. The cartridge is versatile and flexible, and an outstanding choice for anyone who doesnt want a closetful of rifles for different uses. The 06 fills many needs. Stainless steel rifles are not maintenance free. The use of stainless means your rifle wont be damaged by occasional neglect, as sometimes happens on extended hunts or near the seashore. Itll still need cleaning after use, just like rifles made of ordinary steel. Essentially, the use of stainless steel means the firearm will never need refinishing. Unless it is seriously damaged along the way, fifty years from now your rifle will look exactly like it does today. Thats the good part.
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