Wringing out the best rifles of the year requires more than punching holes in paper and measuring groups. Precision, while important, is just one piece of the puzzle. When we grade guns, we do so based on how intuitive and easy they are to operate, how well they are built, how reliably and smoothly they function, what kind of value they represent, and how their design matches up with their intended purpose — all this in addition to how accurate they are.⁠ ⁠ We took a pile of new rifles down to the high desert in Arizona recently to put them through the paces at Gunsite Academy, which once again hosted the Outdoor Life crew. We spent eight days shooting and, after the smoke cleared and we tabulated our scores, we crowned some impressive winners. The Accuracy International AT-XC delivers a lot of value for the price. It is rugged, good looking, a pleasure to shoot, ridiculously accurate, and is a rifle that you can run as hard as you like and it’ll still deliver peak performance. These a...