™ stock in either black or OD green color, a 20-inch #2 contour barrel, Hi-Vis #3 front and rear sights and is available in either blued or stainless.
KIMBER
Kimber has now added to their line of fine Model 84s with a brand new long action Rifle, appropriately called the Model 84L. It comes in two styles: the Classic Select Grade and the Classic. The Classic Select Grade Model is available in .25-06 Remington, .270 Winchester and .30-06 Springfield. The stock is French walnut with an ebony forend tip. The Classic Model 84L is available in .270 Winchester and .30-06 Springfield and comes with a Claro walnut stock. The weight is the same for both the Classic Select and Select Grade at a mere 6 lbs., 2 oz. Both come with 24-inch barrels and are equipped with all-steel trigger guards and floorplates. MSRP for the Classic Select is $1,359 and $1,179 for the Classic.
MOSSBERG
Mossberg has recently released two new centerfire bolt action rifles in the company’s Maverick Series: a Long-Action Rifle and a Super Bantam Short-Action Rifle. The standard features include such niceties as a free-floating button-rifled barrel, a recessed muzzle crown, factory installed Weaver-style two-piece scope bases and a 4+1 cartridge capacity. They are offered in four popular calibers. The long action model comes in either .30-06 Springfield or .270 Winchester and the short action Super Bantam comes in either .243 Winchester or .308 Winchester. Both come with a matte blued finish and a black synthetic stock, but in the case of the Super Bantam the stock is adjustable in order for it to grow as the youngster grows. Adding or removing inserts at the butt permits the stock to be lengthened or shortened as needed to fit the shooter.
NOSLER
Nosler has made a significant addition to their current Model 48 line of rifles with the introduction of the Model 48 Trophy Grade Rifle (TGR). The new TGR features a free-floating 24-inch chrome-moly barrel and a crisp 3-lb. Basix trigger. Targeting those hunters who face wet and inhospitable conditions, the TGR includes a custom aluminum bedded Bell & Carlson composite stock and the exterior metal surfaces are protected by a special application of Cerakote. The interior working parts have a corrosion-resistant coating of Micro-Slick, too. Nosler officials indicate that hunters can expect sub-MOA performance at 100 yards with the TGR. It is available in nine big game calibers, with the addition of two new choices in the Model 48 Varmint Rifle: .204 Ruger and .223 Remington. The MSRP for the Model 48 TGR runs from $1,745.95 to $1,895.95.
The Howa/Hogue Model lineup is now available chambered for .375 Ruger.
The utilitarian Hi-Point Carbine comes chambered in either 9mm Luger or .40 S&W.
The stylish Kimber 84L Classic Select Grade.
Mossberg’s Super Bantam Short-Action Rifle comes with the ability of “growing” in stock length as the young shooter grows.
Ruger’s 10-22 VLEH Target Tactical rifle.
One of the more unique new designs comes from Rossi/Taurus. The Circuit Judge blends a revolver design into a rifle and is capable of firing either .45 Colt or .410 shotgun ammunition.
Sako offers economy in their new modestly-priced Model A7 bolt-action rifle.
Savage has added to its very successful Model 10 BAS-K and 10 BAT/S-K line with yet another long range offering, the Model 110 BA chambered in .338 Lapua and 300 Win. Magnum.
Savage is offering their new Model 111 Long-Range Hunter chambered for 6.5x284 Norma, which has a reputation as being very successful in competitions out to 1,000 yards.
Thompson Center’s HotShot™ Youth Rifle chambered for .22LR is sure to be a hit with young shooters by mirroring mom & dad’s T/C Pro-Hunter Rifles.
Weatherby’s Vanguard® Youth Rifles features a removable elongated spacer system that is adjustable to fit the shooter.
The John Browning-designed Model 1895 and 1886 are once again available from Winchester, honoring a historic time in our history.
OLYMPIC ARMS, INC.
Olympic Arms continues to build top quality ARs in a wide variety of configurations. The usual 5.56mm, 6.8 SPC and .7.62x39 are available, as well as some pistol calibers. Unique to Olympic is the Model K8-MAG that is offered in .223, .243 and .25 WSSM. New for 2010 is a new cartridge developed by Olympic called the .300 Olympic Super Short Magnum (OSSM). This new hotrod produces ballistics exceeding those of the .30-06 out of a 22-inch barrel. Winchester .25 WSSM brass is easily necked-up to make the cases. Hornady makes the dies, Hodgdon will have load data available soon, and HSM supplies factory loaded ammo. Complete rifles, as well as uppers ready to go on your existing AR, are available. The complete rifle is called the “Gamestalker” and it’s a real looker with its camo finish, ACE skelton-buttstock and ERGO Sure Grip. It comes with no sights, but its fl attop design allows shooters to arrange it in any optics configuration that they see fit. The aluminum handguard is free-floated and the 22-inch stainless-steel barrel is of a lightweight hunting contour. Overall weight is a comfortable 7.5 lbs.
ROSSI/TAURUS
Possibly one of the most unique new rifles making its debut is the Rossi/Taurus Circuit Judge. [Editor’s note: The Circit Judge also pops up in our Shotguns section. –DMS] The rifle combines the design of the Taurus revolvers with that of a long gun. This shotgun/rifle crossover offers the ability to shoot .410 2-1/2- or 3-inch magnum shotshells or .45 Colt ammunition in any order or combination without the need of changing barrels. The Circuit Judge is available in either a smooth bore or a Rifled barrel version and comes with a blued finish, hardwood Monte Carlo style stock, single-action/double-action trigger, fiber-optic front sight, yoke detent, recoil pad, transfer bar and the Taurus Security System. The barrel measures 18.5 inches long, the overall firearm length is only 38 inches and total weight is only a mere 4.75 lbs. MSRP is $618.00.
RUGER
It wasn’t long after Ruger appeared on the firearm/shooting scene in 1949 that shooters throughout the world began to appreciate the quality of the products that this company produces. Over the six-plus decades that followed, Ruger has established a reputation as a very progressive company that seemingly has the inherent
