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Let's take stock of one of the most American gun of all: the lever-action rifle. In the USA, partly because of fears of future bans, this type of firearm is more popular than ever, even in very special versions from a technical point of view. We take look at some of the latest proposals from the US market.

The Stag 10 in the Long Range version from US manufacturer Stag Arms scores points with its extensive features at a comparatively favourable price. Find out how the US semi-automatic rifle performs on the test bench and what it can do on the shooting range together with the Bushnell 3.5-12x50 Tactical Elite riflescope here in the test at all4shooters.com.

Grey is boring– but not in this bolt-action rifle designed for sporting purposes, which has grey chassis stock elements. Here at all4shooters.com, we look at what the gun with its Czech and Canadian roots has to offer and how it performs on the shooting range in a big test over two distances.

CZ thoroughly revised the 455 rimfire rifle series some time ago. The 455 series already had the option of interchangeable barrels in .22 LR, .22 WMR and .17 HMR calibers. The new 457 series has also been equipped with a new bolt with 60-degree throw, which allows the shooter to fire comfortably and quickly with the optics on. We selected the flagship of CZ's 457 series for our sport shooting …

The Haenel RS9 in .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6x70) is known as the G29 medium-range sniper rifle in the German armed forces. The new, modernised HLR rifle series from Bundeswehr supplier C.G. Haenel from Suhl, in Thuringia, has been given a facelift compared to the Haenel RS8/RS9. We tested a civilian HLR Basic in 6.5 Creedmoor and an HLR Pro in .308 Winchester.

The high precision of its tried-and-tested CR semi-automatic rifles gave the Suhl-based company C.J. Haenel the idea of designing a special premium version for sports shooters. The new CR308 HMR model is intended to demonstrate its advantages particularly in long-range and PRS action competitions. We present the new "Haenel Marksman Rifle" in more detail below, including a video.

Another “retro” AR-15, this time in the form of the M16A2, the 5.56x45mm NATO service rifle adopted by the U.S. Department of Defense in the early 1980s as an improvement on the older M16 and M16A1 models. The SA-16A2 replicates all the features of the original rifle.

The original, military-style Mil-Spec trigger with a pull weight of easily 2.5 to 3.0 kg has long since become obsolete in a modern AR-15 sporting rifle. A few years ago, the selection of match triggers for the popular gun platform was still very limited. This has changed radically, as our comparison test with nine triggers from six manufacturers makes clear.

Chambered in .30-30 Win. and .44 Rem Mag. Respectively, the latest additions to the Marlin lineup are the Dark Series Model 336 and the SBL Series Model 1894 in .44 Rem.Mag.

Mauser also offers the Mauser 18 Long Range Chassis in its affordable M18 bolt-action rifle series. This model variant is equipped with an Oryx aluminum chassis from the Canadian specialist Modular Driven Technologies Inc (MDT). We have tested the German match rifle on the shooting range.

Made in Hungary, the Lynx GM6 semi-automatic fireram combines the strengths of a sniper rifle, assault rifle and anti-materiel weapon in .50 BMG (12.7x99 mm) caliber. Thanks to its long recoil operating system, it allows the operator to fire it even in a standing position without support.

Massive and extremely powerful: the Model 89 White Lightning lever-action rifle is “made to handle whatever one gets into or needs to get out of”. Receivers and steel parts are manufactured using 17-4PH stainless steel, barrels are 416 stainless steel, all with a nitride finish for rugged-in-the-field dependability.

Available in 7.62x39 mm and 5.56x45 mm calibers, the latest expansion to the MCX rifle family features a Magpul SGA Mossberg 500/590 traditional stock, a short stroke gas piston system and a lower receiver compatible with all MCX upper receivers.

The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), the unified command charged with overseeing the special operations component commands of all U.S. forces, is looking for a new Extreme Long Range-Sniper Rifle (ELR-SR) for very long-range use up to 2.5 kilometres, to replace the previously used Anti Material Rifles. We present some of the technical details from the tender that have become …