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Howa 1500: Howa-Hogue Buffalo Camo Varminter

The renowned Howa 1500 is now available in a variety of actions with barrels of different lengths and a choice of eight different stock styles in standard calibres at a moderate price.

CZ 452-E ZKM Special

Those small game hunters who seek a ruggedly-built, highly accurate rimfire would be hard-pressed to go past this new offering from the Czech Republic.

Ruger's new American rifle

Ruger’s new economy-class bolt gun is affordable, lightweight and accurate. While it may not inspire much in the way of pride of ownership from traditionalists, this rugged hunting rifle will fulfil any hunter’s confidence in his ability to take game.

Bergara's classic stainless Scout

Hunters will find a lot to like about this stainless/synthetic, fluted-barrel version of this handy-dandy Spanish single loader.

Merkel RX-Helix: the ultimate shooting system

Merkel’s RX-Helix represents a new flexibility in parts interchangeability. A single receiver serves as the basis for a multi-barreled rifle in standard or magnum calibres, but the changeover can be made faster and more easily than ever before.

Leica Magnus Riflescope

Leica has long been famous for their binoculars, but after their first attempt to gain a foothold in the riflescope market failed they seemed to forget all about making scopes, at least until now. Premium

Browning X-Bolt Medallion .325 WSM

The rifle is slim and trim and the .325 WSM cartridge is surely terrific. It shoots flat, hits hard and equals the performance of the .338. And this powerful 8mm is a real pussycat to reload for.

Anschutz Model 1780 .308 Sporter

The new Anschutz Model 1780 may bear some slight resemblance to the earlier Model 1770, but the reality is that it’s quite different.

Steyr Pro Varminter down to $1995

Steyr's Pro Varminter is being sold for $1995, but only for a short time.

Steyr has dropped the price of the popular Pro Varminter to $1995, but only for a short time, and has also added new calibres.

New CZ Varminters

The 2012 CZ 455 range (from top): Varmint, Varmint Thumbhole and Varmint Evolution.

CZ now has three Varmint models in its model 455 rimfire range, all with the switch-barrel flexibility that's helped make the 455 so popular.

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Measure headspace for accurate Shooting

Letters to this department reveal that one of the more serious problems that handloaders have to contend with is case separations. I’ve often detailed how to set the full-length sizing die and devoted a chapter to describing headspace in the 9th edition of my Practical Reloading Manual. But how is headspace actually determined?