Kentucky Rifle: What It Is, Its History and 9 You Can Buy Today
What a Kentucky rifle is, why a Pennsylvania-made gun got that name, and 9 Kentucky rifles and kits you can buy new in flint or percussion, priced.
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What a Kentucky rifle is, why a Pennsylvania-made gun got that name, and 9 Kentucky rifles and kits you can buy new in flint or percussion, priced.
Flintlock guns you can buy new in 2026: 11 rifles, muskets and pistols from Traditions and Pedersoli, with live prices, how they work and the law.
The Christensen Arms Evoke is the company’s least expensive rifle: a 416R stainless barrel, a TriggerTech trigger and a sub-MOA guarantee in a polymer stock. We shot 300 rounds of .300 Win Mag bare, braked and suppressed, and compared Christensen’s launch claims with what its product page says now.
The SilencerCo Omega 36M is a modular, fully welded suppressor rated from 5.7×28 to .338 Lapua Magnum, with two lengths and four mount types. We shot 900 rounds on a 5.56 AR-15, a .308 bolt gun and a 9mm carbine, checked point of impact shift, and compared SilencerCo’s spec sheets and dealer prices.
The Henry Classic Lever Action .22, model H001 and now sold as the H1 Classic, is a walnut-stocked lever gun that feeds .22 Short, Long and Long Rifle from one tube. We shot 1,200 rounds through a full-size rifle and a Youth model, sorted out the capacity figures Henry and its dealers disagree on, and priced every variant against its rivals.
The Beretta BRX1 is an Italian straight-pull hunting rifle with a rotating bolt head, interchangeable barrels and a bolt you can convert to left-handed at home. We shot 300 rounds of .308 through a BRX1 Black, timed follow-up shots against a turn-bolt, and priced every caliber, the Ranch, the Carbon and Beretta’s conversion kit.
The North American Arms Mini Revolver is a five-shot, single-action .22 Magnum that weighs 6.2 to 6.5 oz and loads by removing the cylinder. We shot 500 rounds through two of them, checked the results against NAA’s own velocity tables and priced the whole NAA family.
The Stoeger Condor is a budget over-under with screw-in chokes, extractors and a single trigger, listed from $399 to $899 across the Field, Compact, Supreme and Competition lines. We shot 1,000 shells through a walnut and a synthetic Condor Field 12 gauge, patterned both barrels and priced the variants against their closest rivals.
The Ruger M77 Hawkeye is the current version of Ruger’s M77 controlled-feed bolt-action rifle, and the receiver still carries the M77 name. We shot 320 rounds through a new .308 Hawkeye Hunter and 80 through a used M77 Mark II, counted what Ruger lists as available, and priced new and used rifles.