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When it comes to new rifles for 2025, we’re mostly seeing a continuation of the trends that drove the rifle market last year—namely, long-range shooting and the growing use of suppressors for hunting. Most of the latest models have features like adjustable stocks and finely tuned triggers to enhance performance at distance, and many have shorter, suppressor-friendly barrels. As you might expect, there are also several new rifles chambered for the innovative, high-pressure, 7mm Backcountry cartridge. All of that said, there are also a few surprises for 2025. There’s an odd looking lever gun, an AR chambered for the 8.6 Blackout, and an African-styled rifle that celebrates a legacy cartridge’s 100th anniversary. As always, there are several new rifles few of us can afford, as well as some feature-rich rifles that are surprisingly affordable. In the end, no matter what critters you chase or targets you aim for, there's probably a new-for-2025 rifle below that will make you want rearrange you gun safe.
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Top New Rifles for 2025
Aero Precision Solus Lightweight Hunter
We tested the Aero Precision Solus Hunter rifle last year and were impressed by its quality and precision. What we were not fond of was its weight. For 2025 Aero Precision has introduced a new Solus Lightweight Hunter that weighs in at more than a pound less. This new rifle is available with a long or short action that’s married to a Greyboe Phoenix 2 stock. Aero Precision has also fitted the rifle with a Proof carbon-fiber barrel. Available chamberings include 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC, 7mm Remington Magnum, 7mm PRC, 308 Winchester, 300 Winchester Magnum, and 300 PRC. The short-action version sales for $2,750 and the long-action for $2,850.
Bear Creek Arsenal BC-10 SOCOM 8.6 Blackout
The 8.6 Blackout is a supersonic/subsonic cartridge generating a lot of interest because of its versatility for hunting. Q Firearms created the cartridge and other manufacturers started chambering rifles for it, even though the cartridge is not SAAMI approved. Bear Creek Arsenal is offering the 8.6 Blackout in one of their SOCOM profile AR10 rifles with a right-side charging handle and 12.5-inch barrel with a 1-in-3 twist. This carbine has a full Parkerized finish and, with its short barrel, is classified as an SBR, so it is an NFA firearm that requires a $200 tax stamp. For hunters interested in a short-barrel rifle that offers the best subsonic performance for big-game hunting, this new Bear Creek in 8.6 Blackout has a lot of appeal at only $632.29.
Christensen Arms Evoke
Christensen's new Evoke rifle is available in four models that include the Base, Mossy Oak, Hunter, and Precision versions. They all feed from a detachable magazine, have an adjustable trigger, and a 416R stainless-steel suppressor-ready barrel. Each version also has an accessory rail that’s integral to the rifle’s synthetic stock’s forend. The Base, Hunter, and Mossy Oak models have a Picatinny rail, and the Precision model has an ARCA rail. The Precision model also comes with an adjustable cheek riser, a proprietary hex-pattern camo finish on the stock, and a unique engraved hex pattern on the barrel. Available chamberings include 243 Winchester, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC, 270 Winchester, 7mm Remington Magnum, 7mm PRC, 7mm Backcountry, 308 Winchester, 30-30 Springfield, 300 Winchester Magnum, 300 PRC, and 350 Legend. The best news is that this new rifle retails for only $898.99.
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CZ 457 Manners MTR
For 2025, CZ-USA is introducing a new rimfire bolt-action rifle called the CZ 457 Manners MTR. This new rimfire is chambered for the 22 Long Rifle cartridge, has a 16.5 inch barrel with a 1-in-16 twist, feeds from a five-round detachable magazine, and rides in a Manners composite MTR stock. The trigger on this rifle is fully adjustable and so is the rifle stock’s length of pull and comb height. This rimfire comes without sights but there is an 11mm dovetail integral to the action for scope mounting. It weighs in at 5.9 pounds and should be death to bushytails if you can afford the $1899 price tag.
Geissele King Hunter
If you’re a serious rifle shooter, you’ve heard of Geissele. The company is well-known for the excellent triggers they manufacture. They also make some top-quality modern sporting rifles, and for 2025, they’ve introduced their first bolt-action, called the King Hunter. Geissele builds the King Hunter on their own proprietary long action that features a floating bolt head and their Nanoweapon coating. It has a 20-inch stainless steel cut-rifled barrel with a 1-in-8 twist, and it’s chambered for the brand new 7mm Backcountry cartridge. We used a pre-production version of this rifle to test this new high-pressure cartridge. The barreled action rests in a camo Manners Long Range Hunter stock and feeds from a 5-round Magpul AICS magazine. The gun weighs in at 8.1 pounds and retails for $3,800.
Henry Lever Action Supreme Rifle (LASR)
The new Lever Action Supreme Rifle (LASR) from Henry might be the least-expected new rifle introduction for 2025. It looks like a Winchester Model 1907 self-loader that someone added a lever to. The LASR comes chambered for the 223 Remington/5.56 NATO (18-inch barrel) or the 300 Blackout (16.5-inch barrel), and both feed from detachable AR15 style magazines. The lever operates a quad-bar linkage and a slider crank mechanism to drive a bolt with a six-lug rotating face. It has a free-floating barrel with a threaded muzzle, an adjustable trigger, and adjustable sights. The hard anodized aluminum receiver is drilled and tapped for scope mounting, and a checkered American walnut stock and sling swivel studs come standard. The gun retails for $1,299.
Horizon Venatic 7mm Backcountry
Horizon Firearms was started in 2012 to create one-of-a-kind legacy firearms. They’re located in Bryan, Texas, and offer a wide selection of custom-built bolt-action rifles and pistols. For 2025, they are introducing their Venatic rifle chambered for the new 7mm Backcountry. Horizon builds this rifle on a Siller Wombat action, and it’s fitted with a 22-inch Benchmark 416R stainless-steel barrel with the radically twisted fluting pattern Horizon is known for. The muzzle is threaded, and an iota SIM brake is included. The barreled action is fitted with a Trigger Tech trigger, rests in an iota Carbon EKO X stock, and feeds from a Horizon detachable box magazine. The rifle weighs 6.5 pounds and has an MSRP of $3,799.
Lipsey’s Ruger 77 African Series
You can always count on Lipsey’s to offer interesting rifles, and for 2025 they’ve introduced a Ruger 77 in the African configuration. And since 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the 270 Winchester cartridge, that’s what this new rifle is chambered for. The Ruger African series features a checkered walnut stock with a red recoil pad and a black forend. The blued-steel barrel is in the lightweight contour and is 24 inches long with a barrel band for the front swivel, an island for the folding rear sight, and a ramp for the gold-bead front sight. The receiver is machined to accept Ruger’s patented rings, and the rifle weighs in at 7.5 pounds. You’ll not find a more elegant deer slayer at a better price. MSRP: $1,579
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Mossberg Patriot Carbine
Falling in line with the current short-barrel, suppressor-ready, trend, Mossberg is now offering a new bolt-action rifle called the Patriot Carbine. These carbines retain all the features of the current Patriot rifles, including Mossberg’s LBA trigger system. They’re all also outfitted with a black synthetic stock and come with threaded muzzles and shorter barrels that range in length from 16.25- to 20- inches, depending on the cartridge they’re chambered for. Available chamberings include the 22-250 Remington, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC, 7mm PRC, 308 Winchester, 300 Winchester Magnum, 350 Legend, and 450 Bushmaster. Rifle weights range from 6.2 to 6.5 pounds, with overall lengths from 36.25 to 40.25 inches. Finally, they are all very affordable, with an MSRP of $500.
Watchtower Bridger
Located in Spring, Texas, Watchtower Firearms is a veteran-owned company that backs all the guns they create with a lifetime guarantee. New for 2025 from Watchtower is the Bridger rifle that pays homage to frontier legend Jim Bridger. It’s chambered for the 7mm PRC and come with an LRA Precision Ti-Strike barrel to reduce weight and to take advantage of a unique heat dissipation system. The threaded barrel is attached to a lightened 416R stainless steel action that’s fitted with a Timney Elite Hunter Trigger, and the barreled action is bedded into a carbon fiber McMillan stock that has QD sling cups. The Bridger rifle weighs in at 7.1 pounds and has a suggested retail price of $6,499.
Weatherby Range XP 2.0
Weatherby’s 307 action, introduced in 2023, was intended to accommodate a wide array of stocks, triggers, rails, mounts, and magazines commonly used in today’s rifle market. For 2025, Weatherby has introduced a new version of their 307-action rifle called the Range XP 2.0. The lightweight stock, with hand-painted finish, has a vertical grip, adjustable cheekpiece, and an adjustable length of pull. The rifle comes standard with a TriggerTech trigger and feeds from a detachable Magpul AICS magazine. You can disassemble the 307’s spiral-fluted bolt without tools, and the threaded barrel has skip-line fluting and comes with a radial port brake. The 307 Range 2.0 has a nominal weight of 7.5 pounds, and barrel lengths range from 22 to 28 inches with brake installed. It’s available in 11 cartridges from 223 Remington to the new 7mm Backcountry. With a base price of only $1,279, it’s a lot of rifle for the money.
