There are numerous new, feature-packed hunting rifles for deer enthusiasts to consider for the 2018 hunting season. (Lynn Burkhead photo)
By Lynn Burkhead
Here’s a glance at some of the year’s top deer hunting models.
Browning
In the 40-year history of the SHOT Show, the folks from Browning have been at every single show from the first one in St. Louis to the current 2018 version. And as they have done nearly every single SHOT Show, the Utah-based company has brought another solid new deer hunting rifle to market, this year’s offering being the Browning X-Bolt Pro in a variety of calibers ranging from the time-honored 30-06 and .270 Win to the more recent red-hot caliber of 6.5 Creedmoor.
With a full 360-degree carbon-fiber wrap stock and a compressed foam core, the new X-Bolt Pro...