For years Winchester has made one of the most classic hunting rifle designs of all time in their Model 70. Recently, Winchester has released a rifle that more closely aligns with the modern rifle building techniques with a more mass production oriented design in their XPR. This is the first time in a long time […]
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Best Bolt Actions Under $1250
Last week we covered the best bolt action hunting rifles to get you into the woods on the cheap. While those rifles can and do take plenty of game, they are built to a price point. They all share some common shortcomings. For hunters searching for a rifle that will last a lifetime, for just […]
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Best Budget Bolt Action
Choosing a new hunting rifle can be daunting with the dozens of options. However, for most general purpose hunting scenarios, a bolt action rifle is a great option due to ruggedness and accuracy. This article will serve as a buyers guide, summarizing the pros and cons of some of the popular budget bolt action hunting […]
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Sako 85 Kodiak – Guide Gun Refined
Having made firearms for over one hundred years, Sako is a storied name in the world of rifles. For many years Sako has produced high-end bolt-action rifles for both military and hunting markets. Currently the Sako 85 is their flagship design. Their ‘bear’ series of rifles are based off of the 85 action, with the […]
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Building a Precision 10/22 for NRL22
As ammunition prices continue to rise and precision shooting grows in popularity, NRL22 has exploded. It offers a chance for shooters of all ages and statures to compete in precision shooting without the price Up here in Canada, the CRPS offers a similar style of competition. For the purposes of this article I will use […]
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Marlin 39M – Oakley’s Levergun
As regular readers have probably deduced, I am a huge fan of rimfire rifles. We have covered a number of 22LR firearms already here at Northern Rifle. To this point, we have focused on the two most common action types – bolt actions such as the Savage Mark II and semi-automatics like the Ruger 10/22 […]
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Husqvarna 1640 – Timeless Quality
In a world of space age polymers, carbon fiber, and CNC mills everything is getting lighter and more efficient. As much as we can all appreciate these new materials, sometimes older tools just have more soul. There is and will always be a certain panache to blued steel and hardwood. In fact, many consider the […]
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The Browning BAR – Big Medicine
The name Browning is a legendary one in the firearms world. John Moses Browning designed numerous great firearms. Many of his designs, such as the Winchester 94 and the 1911 are still being produced today. However, this article is about a sporting rifle designed by a different Browning – his grandson. Bruce Browning followed in […]
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Colt Canada C8 – Premium Canadian Quality
Fine wood and blued steel has its own charm, but modern sporting rifles offer a lot of utility. Todays modern sporting options are modular, light recoiling, and accurate. One top quality example of a semi-automatic sporting rifle is the Colt Canada C8. History Colt Canada is a relatively new name. Originally known as Diemaco, they […]
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Savage 64 – Old Reliable or Out of Date?
Some firearms designs seem impervious to the market fluctuations of the day. They are in production for decades at a time, through eras of economic hardship, hostile political environments, and global conflicts. Designs like the Winchester 94 and the Colt 1911 continue to perform to this day. One such design is the venerable Savage 64. […]