For many hunters, new rifles and shotguns comprise the heart of the batting order when it comes to new-firearms introductions. This looks to be a pretty good year, with new models, intriguing variants and new chamberings. So, without further ado, let’s get down to cases.

From Morgan, Utah: Browning’s Cynergy O/U is now available in 20- and 28-gauge versions. Field models are with 26- or 28-inch barrels. The 20-gauge Sporting model can be had with 28-, 30- or 32-inch ported barrels. The 28 Sporting model is available with 28- or 30-inch barrels. Both Sporting guns feature Grade III/IV walnut in oil finish and are supplied with new Diana Grade choke tubes. In the Citori O/U lineup is the Super Lightning Grade I featuring a blued receiver with gold border, Grade II/III walnut Lightning-style stock and Schnabel forearm. This one’s available in 12 or 20 gauge with 26- or 28-inch barrels. Other new Citori O/Us include the new Grade IV Lightning and Grade VII Lightning high grades with new high-relief, sculpted engraving. The new Grade IV will have a grayed receiver, and the Grade VII model will have either blue or grayed receiver options with 24-karat gold with gold plating and engraving. They’re available in 12, 20, 28 gauge and .410.

Browning cynergy 28-gauge Sporting

Auto-wise, the company offers the Gold Fusion High Grade semiauto with Turkish walnut and a silver nitride receiver. There’s also a new BLR Lightweight lever-action rifle with pistol-grip stock in both short- and long-action versions. Calibers include all WSMs including the new .325 as well as the .450 Marlin. The rimfire BL-22 is now available as the BL-17 in .17 Mach 2 in both Grade I and Grade II versions. Finally, the five-pound, four-ounce A-Bolt Mountain Titanium is now chambered in .223, .243 and .25 WSSM. It features a fiberglass Bell & Carlson stock in Mossy Oak Break-Up and a Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad. And, of course, various iterations of the A-Bolt are now available in .325 WSM. www.browning.com

Varmints, big game, birds: Charles Daly is importing a Zastava-made stainless steel Mauser Field Grade bolt-action rifle in several standard and magnum chamberings. The company’s Superior Grade rimfire sporter is now available in .17 HMR. The rifle features a 22-inch barrel, detachable five-round magazine and a hand-checkered, oil-rubbed walnut stock. In addition, Daly’s also got four new Italian-made O/U shotguns in a Limited Edition NRA Commemorative Diamond Grade. For auto lovers, there’s a synthetic-stocked, left-handed Field Hunter VR-MC-LH 12 gauge that can be had with a 24-, 26- or 28-inch barrel. www.charlesdaly.com

Czech this: CZ-USA is now the exclusive importer for Turkey’s Huglu shotguns. All O/Us and side-bys in the CZ/Huglu line are built on a frame proportionate to the specific gauge (12, 20, 28 and .410). All are available with 26- or 28-inch barrels and with single or double triggers. In addition, the company’s CZ 527 American 22-inch-barreled sporter is now available in .204 Ruger in field or fancy grade with American black walnut, maple, brown laminate or sunset camo laminate stocks. The 527 series features controlled-round feed, claw extractor, single-set trigger and hammer-forged barrel. Scope rings are included (American model only). Finally, the CZ 452 American is now available in .17 Mach 2 and features a 22.5-inch sporter-weight barrel (the Varmint model features a 20.9-inch heavy barrel). www.czusa.com

CZ 452 Varmint .17 Mach 2

Two new: Franchi’s got two very interesting new smoothbores. First is a serious clays gas-operated auto called the Raptor. It can be had in 12 or 20 gauge with a 28- or 30-inch barrel, respectively. The Raptor features an extended forcing cone, shim kit for adjusting length of pull and a very attractive WeatherCoat-finished Turkish Walnut stock that contrasts nicely with the satin nickel receiver. Next is the 12-gauge 912 Steadygrip, a dedicated turkey auto with a 3 1/2-inch chamber, Realtree Advantage Timber HD synthetic stock and, of course, an extra-full turkey choke featuring Benelli/Beretta threading. www.franchiusa.com

All German: Heckler & Koch is now the exclusive importer of Merkel side-by-side shotguns. The news for this year is a live bird gun and a heavy duck gun. Details are sketchy at presstime, but they are said to have been designed with American tastes in mind. www.hk-usa.com

Franchi Raptor

Big and little: The news from Kimber is, of course, the company’s .17 Mach 2 bolt-action sporter. But on the larger side of things, the company now offers its Model 8400 bolt-action sporter in the exciting new .325 WSM. www.kimberusa.com

Think globally: Lazzeroni is offering a new rifle–the Model 2005 Global Hunter. It’s lighter in weight–six pounds, one ounce–than the previous 2000 series and features a diamond-fluted bolt shaft, titanium firing pin, Vais muzzlebrake and slim graphite composite stock. It can be had in any one of Lazzeroni’s short-magnum calibers. In addition, the company’s got a long-action magnum rifle weighing just over seven pounds called the L2005LLT. www.lazzeroni.com

Lazzeroni Global Hunter

Cowboy action: The big news for lever lovers is that Marlin’s got an octagon-barreled Model 1894 CB in .32 H&R Magnum, which should be just the ticket for recoil-sensitive Cowboy Action types. www.marlinfirearms.com

New directions: Nosler Inc., long known for premium bullets, is now offering a premium, limited-edition (500 units) bolt-action rifle called the NoslerCustom. www.noslercustom.com

NoslerCustom .300 WSM

Big Green newsflash: Remington’s XR-100 Rangemaster is a competition-grade single-shot built on the revered XP-100 action. It features a solid-bottom receiver and is fitted with an adjustable target trigger. It’s got a 26-inch varmint contour barrel and can be had in .223, .204 Ruger and .22-250. In the varmint section is the Model 700 VSF and VS SF II. The VSF’s got a 26-inch heavy barrel, desert-tan camo stock with black spiderwebbing and comes in .223, .22-250 and .308. The VS SF II features a 26-inch fluted heavy barrel, H.S. Precision composite stock and comes in .223, .220 Swift, .204 Ruger and .22-250. Rimfire-wise, there’s the Model 504-T LS HB, a heavy-barreled version of the company’s premier bolt-action rimfire. It features a laminate Monte Carlo stock and can be had in .22 Long Rifle and .17 Mach 2. The big shotgun news this year is turkey-oriented. The Model 870 SPS-T features a Mossy Oak Obsession synthetic thumbhole stock and a 23-inch barrel with Tru-Glo adjustable rifle-type sights. Oh, yeah, and a 3 1/2-inch 12-gauge chambering. Stepping up in bore size brings us to the SP-10, a 10-gauge Mossy Oak Obsession-camo-stocked 10 gauge with a 26-inch vent-rib barrel. www.remington.com

Remington 870 SPS-T

Utility varminter: Rossi’s got a single-shot Heavy Barrel Rifle in .223 and .243 featuring an integral Weaver-style rail for scope mounting. www.rossiusa.com

New frontier: The Ruger M77 Frontier Rifle is a compact M77 variant featuring a forward-mounted scope base, a blued carbon steel action and barrel mounted in a gray laminate stock. The Frontier Rifle is available in 7mm-08, .243, .308 and .300 WSM. In addition, the company’s 77/17 rimfire is now chambered for the hot new .17 HM2. Finally, the Mini-14 Ranch Rifle is back in the lineup and will be offered with newly configured sights. www.ruger.com

Ruger M77 Frontier

An old name: Savage has a new centerfire bolt action under a legendary brand name. The Stevens Model 200 features a gray synthetic stock with dual pillar bedding and a 22-inch barrel. It’ll be available in short action (.223, .22-250, .243, 7mm-08 and .308) and long action (.25-06, .270, .30-06, 7mm Rem. Mag. and .300 Win. Mag.). In addition, the company also offers seven Mark II rimfire models chambered for the .17 Mach 2. There’s also a new Model 210FT Camo turkey gun and the Model 14/114 American Classic Rifle–a bolt-action sporter line featuring a detachable box magazine with center feed. www.savagearms.com

Stevens Model 200

An older name: Springfield Armory has dressed up its way-cool Scout Scope-mount-equipped M1A 16-inch-barreled SOCOM .308 with a showstopping urban-camo-pattern stock. In addition, the company offers a D-Day Commemorative M1 Garand that comes in a crafted, period-correct wooden box with a replica of General Eisenhower’s famous inspirational address along with a limited-edition print depicting the Battle of Normandy. www.springfieldarmory.com

A new turnbolt tradition: SIGARMS is now importing the innovative Mauser M 03–a high-end, bolt-action sporter of new design–with an interchangeable barrel/bolt-locking head feature enabling quick caliber change. The rifle sports a six-lug bolt that locks directly inside the barrel, a quick takedown design, select Turkish walnut stock, a double square bridge to accept a scope mount and an innovative safety system. The M 03 is available in most standard and magnum chamberings. In addition, the company is also bringing in the new Blaser Pro 93 Series, featuring green, soft-textured synthetic stocks. www.sigarms.com

SIGARMS’ Mauser M 03

Classic repro: Taylor’s & Co. has developed three new reproductions of the Winchester Model 1892, each CNC machined. They include a Takedown Model, a Standard Rifle and a Carbine. The Taylor 92s are predrilled for tang sights and feature original markings for correct appearance. Caliber choices include .32-20, .32 H&R Mag., .38 Special, .357 Mag., .38-40, .44 S&W, .44-40 and .45 Colt. The Takedown and Standard Rifle can be had with a 20- or 24-inch octagon barrel. The Carbine features a 20-inch round barrel and “ladder style” rear sight. www.taylorsfirearms.com

A series of encores: Thompson/Center now offers 20-gauge versions of its ultracompact Katahdin as well as its highly efficient Turkey Gun. In addition, the company now offers several new Encore calibers–.204 Ruger, .25-06 and 6.8 Remington SPC. And in keeping with all the fuss over the .17 Mach 2 cartridge, T/C now chambers its Classic autoloading rifle in that hotshot subcaliber chambering. www.tcarms.com

Tricked out: Volquartsen Custom has a very slick new autoloader for the hot new .17 Mach 2 and offers Mach 2 conversions for existing .22 Long Rifle guns. www.volquartsen.com

Just a minute! From a performance standpoint, Weatherby has upgraded its popular Vanguard. The Sub-MOA Vanguard comes with a guarantee that it’ll shoot under an inch at 100 yards (three-shot groups), and from what we’ve seen of several specimens, that’s a conservative claim. And in the shotgun area, the company is now offering the Athena D’Italia, a classic English-style side-by featuring an Anson & Deely action and Purdy double locking system. It’s available in 12, 20 and 28 gauge and is made by Fausti Stefano Arms of Italy. www.weatherby.com

Weatherby Athena D’Italia

From the Big Red one: Winchester’s new Model 70 Camo Ultimate Shadow features a Mossy Oak BreakUp composite stock with a Dura-Touch finish. The rifle features a controlled-round-feed action. It’s available in all WSM (24-inch barrel) and WSSM (22-inch barrel) calibers, including the new .325 WSM. Additionally, the Coyote Model 70 has been lightened, morphing into the Coyote Lite. It’s also available in all the WSM and WSSM calibers as well as the new .325 WSM. The Model 1885 High Wall single-shot rifle is now available in .270 WSM, 7mm WSM and .300 WSM calibers.

On a smaller scale, the Model 1885 Low Wall is now chambered in the new .17 Mach 2 rimfire. A new addition to the Model 94 family is the Timber Scout, which features a rail/base mounted to its 18-inch barrel to secure a long-eye-relief scope with QD mounts. The rifle’s also got XS-brand ghost-ring sights. This one’s available in .30-30 or .44 Mag. Also new in the Model 94 line is the Legacy Cased-Colored Octagon and Case-Colored Round barrel versions. These will feature a case-colored receiver, curved buttplate and adjustable Marble’s rear tang sight. They’re available in .30-30 or .38-55 only. After 33 years, production of the Model 9422 rimfire rifle is ending. A limited-edition run of 9,422 will be produced in a Tribute Series (with 222 rifles in a Custom Edition). Both models will be offered in .22 Long Rifle or .22 WMR. Winchester’s also got a new Super X2 Light Field 12 gauge (3 inch) that weighs about 6 1/2 pounds, thanks to an alloy receiver and magazine tube and a lightweight rib configuration. Then there’s a new Super X2 Sporting Clays Signature II featuring a red anodized receiver and black metallic-fleck paint on the stock and forearm. www.winchester-guns.com

Winchester Timber Scout