Haenel have joined the straight-pull battle with their new Jaeger NXT, Chris Parkin checks out this latest 2-stroke.

Chris Parkin loves a straight pull, and is impressed when he tests out the new Haenel Jaeger NXT Straight Pull Rifle in .30-06 in this review.

Guntester Chris Parkin takes the Ruger Precision Rifle in 308 Winchester for an indepth test and review.

It might look the business, but how does the Merkel Helix Arabesque measure up against the best in the field? Chris Parkin finds out by putting the Merkel Helix hunting rifle Grade 6 Arabesque in .308 to the test.

This Ruger Precision Rifle (RPR) was a big unit to lift out of its box as it weighs just under 8kg. This then increases to 9kg once a suitable scope and bipod are fitted!

I have used and also owned a few 10-22s over the years and realise they will always be a gun that splits opinion because of what was at first, a quite rare blowback semi-automatic capability with the usual ammo related caveats. Here I get my hands on a Ruger Rifle in 10-22.

Leupold’s Mark 5 range are their premium long range and tactical usage riflescopes with three models, all featuring a 5x zoom capability in 3.6- 18x, 5-25x and 7-35x variants. I was using a 5-25, which is always the benchmark specification for serious precision rifle optics with a comparable 56mm objective lens.