The Browning BLR is the lever gun that solved the lever gun's oldest limitation. Because it feeds from a detachable box magazine rather than a tube, it can safely chamber pointed spitzer bullets — so where a traditional lever action is a two-hundred-yard proposition, the BLR shoots modern high-BC ammunition at modern distances. A rack-and-pinion geared action and a rotating multi-lug bolt head handle the pressure that comes with that.

This Lightweight '81 in 6.5 Creedmoor with a 20-inch barrel and open sights is a compelling combination: the handling and fast follow-up shots of a lever action, the trajectory and mild recoil of one of the best modern deer cartridges. Handy in timber, capable well past it.

This firearm ships to your chosen FFL dealer for transfer. Order online from Dawson Defense, an Arizona-owned licensed dealer and importer.