As the year draws to its inevitable close, we asked Philip Massaro to select his top 10 favorite rifles that debuted in 2025.

The author's Winchester Model 70 with a maple wood stock hanging from, fittingly, a maple tree. Let’s get this part out of the way first: I am not a Fudd. I own lots of rifles and shotguns with ...

With their new R95 Laminate model in .45/70, Rossi brings a solid contender to the increasingly competitive field of lever-action heavy hitters. The enduring lever-action platform is a blend of ...

It’s hard to imagine the .45-70 Government as a brand-new round, untested and unproven either on big game or in battle. But that was the situation back in 1873, when it was introduced. That was a long ...

This column, “Rebirth of the .45/70,” appeared in the September 1972 issue of Outdoor Life. The life span of rifle cartridges is hard to predict because shooters have the fickle habit of tossing them ...