Outdoor Life On Best Alaska Big Game Hunting Firearms

Cool story from Outdoor Life on four great gun options for Alaska big game hunts. Here’s a little bit from the story:

Regardless of where you hunt in Alaska and what type of game you’re after, you’re liable to get wet—your rifle will too. Maintaining a traditional walnut-blued rifle can be tough, so the north country calls for stainless steel or a protective metal finish like Cera-kote mated to a synthetic stock. The rifle needs to be durable and reliable to thrive up there. You’ll likely be hunting in heavy brush, rugged mountains, or ankle-busting tussocks of the tundra. If you’re extra lucky, you might end up contending with all three of those harsh environments on a single hunt.  

Success on any big-game hunt depends upon your rifle functioning flawlessly in the moment of truth, but in the wilderness of Alaska, your life might depend upon it too. You can bet both on this battery of four rifles.

The magazine’s gun choices were the following:

Marlin 1895 Guide Gun

New Ultra Light Arms M20

Kimber Talkeetna

Bergara Premier Pro