Editors’ Picks 2017: Bergara B-14 HMR Rifle

Started as a company designing and manufacturing airboats for hard-to-reach places in its home state of Florida, Diamondback Firearms emerged from the machine shop and captured the market with its defense-oriented guns.

My favorite firearm is a .45-cal. Colt Single Action Army that I purchased new in 1980. The old Colt exudes Western adventure, both real and imagined.

Riton Optics offers a variety of riflescopes, red-dot optics and a complete line of accessories and was founded in 2013 in Tucson, Ariz., by Brady Speth, a U.S. Air Force veteran and former Capitol Police Officer. For 2023, Riton optic is celebrating its first decade doing business.

As most anyone who is married knows all too well, failing to remember a significant anniversary is a mistake best avoided. In view of that, we always strive to point out important milestones as they pertain to the world of firearms—and in this issue we mark two.

A more compact option than the company’s similar GeoPress, the Grayl UltraPress is a portable water-filtration system that can produce 16.9 ozs. of potable water in only about 10 seconds—making it a potentially life-saving addition to any hunter’s pack.