The Lupo Open Country is Benelli's bolt-action hunting rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor, built around a 24-inch Crio-treated barrel that free-floats in the stock and ends in a threaded muzzle. Capacity is 5+1 from the single included magazine, weight is 7.1 pounds and overall length 46.25 inches. The BE.S.T. surface treatment covers the metal, the receiver is drilled and tapped for a scope, and the manual safety on top is ambidextrous.

The Open Country stock is the point of this version: shims and spacers let you set length of pull, cheek height, trigger reach, drop and cast, and the Progressive Comfort system and Combtech pad take the sting out of a long sight-in session. The adjustable trigger rounds it out. For a South Carolina deer hunter it covers all four game zones, from the August 15 private-land opener in Game Zone 3 to the October 11 gun opener in Upstate zones 1 and 2, with every deer entered in SC Game Check by midnight.

Key features

• 6.5 Creedmoor bolt action, 24-inch threaded barrel
• 5+1 capacity, one magazine included
• 7.1 pounds, 46.25 inches overall
• BE.S.T. finish, drilled and tapped receiver
• Adjustable Open Country stock, ambidextrous safety

The rifle ships to a licensed dealer in South Carolina, where you clear the NICS check and pick it up; dealers sell rifles to buyers 18 and older.