Browning Buck Mark Splash

Browning
Browning continues to expand the lineup of its Buck Mark series of rimfire autoloaders. The most radical in appearance is the Buck Mark Lite Splash URX with gold-splash anodizing on the matte-blue bull barrel and frame. The Buck Mark Contour URX has a full-length scope rail and contoured barrel to reduce weight. The Splash and Contour are available with either 5 1/2- or 7 1/4-inch barrels with fully adjustable sights and ambidextrous Ultragrip RX grips. The Buck Mark Bullseye Target Stainless has a 7 1/4-inch fluted stainless steel bull barrel, matte-blue alloy frame, Pro Target adjustable sights and laminated rosewood grips. www.browning.com

Ruger .44 Mag. Flattop

Ruger
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the .44 Mag. Flattop, which was introduced in 1956 and manufactured until 1962, when an integral rear-sight guard was added. A special 50th Anniversary .44 Mag. New Model Ruger Blackhawk Flattop will be produced in limited quantities until the end of 2006. It will be blued, and a gold-filled rollmark on the barrel will read "50 Years of .44 Magnum--1956 to 2006." Barrel length is to be 61?2 inches, and it has a fluted cylinder, XR-3 grip frame and checkered hard-rubber grips. Naturally it features the modern transfer-bar safety system and internal lock. It also has the reverse-indexing pawl introduced last year. www.ruger.com

Weatherby CPF

Weatherby
Weatherby is back in the bolt-action-pistol market with the Mark V Compact Firing Platform. The CFP features the Mark V action, a 16-inch No. 2-contour barrel and a Fibermark composite stock with black spiderwebbing. It's available in .223, .22-250, .243 and 7mm-08. www.weatherby.com