The Smart Way to Buy Guns Online
This is where our rifle reviews, comparisons and buying guides land. The best AR-15 rifles list covers every budget, and it’s the most-read page in this section for a reason.
Hunters should start with the best hunting rifles or go straight to the best deer hunting rifles. Want something classic? We’ve ranked the best lever action rifles, and the best .22 LR rifles are still the cheapest way to get good at shooting. Not sure which cartridge you need? Read the rifle caliber guide first. The full list of rifle roundups is in our buying guides hub.
Winchester lists 16 current Model 70 models and 133 rifles in 20 chamberings. Here is what separates the Featherweight, Super Grade, Extreme, Long Range MB, Alaskan and Safari Express, which scope bases fit, and how to tell a pre-64 from a push feed on the used rack.
Every current Bergara B-14 compared, from the HMR, Hunter and Ridge to the Wilderness, carbon-stocked B-14 Squared and B-14R rimfire rifles, with list prices, Remington 700 parts fitment and a scope base and optics guide.
Every current Tikka T3x line compared, from the Lite, Hunter and Superlite to the CTR, UPR, TAC A1 and the new Ace chassis rifles, with stock and magazine compatibility, the T3 to T3x changes and a scope mounting guide.
Ruger rebuilt the 10/22 line for 2026 with the BX-Trigger as standard. Here is every current model, from the $299 Carbine to the Custom Shop Competition, with the maker’s specs and my pick for each kind of shooter.
What a Brown Bess is, where the name comes from, the Long Land, Short Land and India patterns, how it shoots, and what reproductions and originals cost.
What a musket is, how it differs from a rifle and a rifle-musket, and 9 muskets you can buy new in flintlock or percussion, with live dealer prices.
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.
Remington serial number lookup: decode the barrel date code on an 870, 700 or 1100, with sourced year letters and factory serial tables for older models.
