Manufacturers are betting that customer interest is still high in low-weight, accurate mountain rifle category. We saw that last year, and it’s on the agenda for 2020 as well.

Plus they’re thinking that customers want a gun that can be a Precision Rifle Series (PRS) competitor and hunting rifle. Sig Sauer’s Cross (below) — named because it’s a crossover between shooting to hunting — is a great example of this kind of hybrid. It was a show-stopper earlier this year at the...