BERGARA B-14 RIDGE SP

Have you ever stopped to think about why the SUV became so popular so quickly? The simple answer is that people wanted to have their cake and eat it, too. A sport utility vehicle emulates the utility features of a truck with the sportiness of a sedan, right? But the overall design comes up short in a lot of ways—they don’t really have the full hauling and towing potential of a truck, nor do they boast the fuel economy or handling of a sedan.

Now, clearly there’s an area of compromise there that works very well for a great number of people because, again, SUVs dominate nearly every parking lot.

What if that same concept could be applied to a hunting rifle … ? And by that I mean, shouldn’t it be possible to wield a hunting rifle that boasts the handling and maneuverability of a lightweight sporter; the intuitive controls of a Model