2026 Spring Varmint Rifles & Cartridges (S&H Included)

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. A Harris Engineering S-25 Bipod is mounted on the forward sling swivel. A Badlands ATX 25 Day pack is laid underneath the rifle, a favorite for long days out predator hunting. Photo by Lacey Polacek

FEATURES

4 Nine Years with the 22 Nosler

Underrated and Underappreciated, Probably

Jeremiah Polacek

12 Colors of Night There Is a Lot to See When the Sun Goes Down

Jason Stanley

18 Varminting with Thompson/Center Contenders

A Barrel for Every Varmint from the Hornet to the 30-30 Winchester

Patrick Meitin

26 Savage 6mm-284

The Ultimate Long-Distance Varmint Cartridge

Layne Simpson

32 Varminting Through the Ages

Notes from the Masters

Stan Trzoniec

40 Heavy Bullets in the 204 Ruger

Why 39- and 40-Grain Bullets Excel

Patrick Meitin

48 21 Years with a CZ Model 452

8,000 Rounds and Still Going!

Gary Lewis

54 Mauser’s 22 Magnum Rifle

Classic Accuracy

Art Merrill

60 The 218 Bee Still Stings

Born of the 32-20, Built for the Varmint Fields

Layne Simpson