Rifle | Varmint - Spring 2026
About the Cover: A Nosler M48 Heritage chambered in 22 Nosler with a 24-inch barrel and a Leupold VX-5 3-15x 44mm scope mounted in Leupold Dovetail rings.
This issue features: Nine Years with the 22 Nosler - Underrated and Underappreciated, Probably, Colors of Night - There Is a Lot to See When the Sun Goes Down, Varminting with Thompson/Center - Contenders A Barrel for Every Varmint from the Hornet to the 30-30 Winchester, Savage 6mm-284 - The Ultimate Long-Distance Varmint Cartridge, Varminting Through the Ages - Notes from the Masters, Heavy Bullets in the 204 Ruger - Why 39- and 40-Grain Bullets Excel, 21 Years with a CZ Model 452 - 8,000 Rounds and Still Going!, Mauser’s 22 Magnum Rifle - Classic Accuracy, The 218 Bee Still Stings - Born of the 32-20, Built for the Varmint Fields and much more.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Rifle Varmint - Spring 2026.