Shooting

News & Tips: Glass Bedding a Rifle
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Glass Bedding a Rifle

Glass bedding a rifle conjures up all kinds of images — from slapping thick peanut-butter-like glue into a stock to dabbing a bit of glass to reinforce the recoil lug area. Which is correct? That…
News & Tips: Not Your Daddy's Slug Gun
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Not Your Daddy's Slug Gun

Today's slug-gun hunter has an array of choices in all types of actions.   Pump actions lay claim to the most popular slug guns. These shotguns delver accuracy with the capacity of a fast follow up…
News & Tips: 2013 Bianchi Cup Set for May 22-25
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2013 Bianchi Cup Set for May 22-25

For me there are two seasons: hunting season and shooting season. Turkey season is just ending, which means shooting season is wide open. New Zealand native, Tiffany Piper, was the rising star at…
News & Tips: Shotgun Stock Fitting
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Shotgun Stock Fitting

An ill-mannered 12 gauge jabbed my face repeatedly, and my cheek felt as though it had been in a fight -- 25 brutal onslaughts to be exact. Talk about taking it on the chin. The sporting clays range…
News & Tips: Taking Stock in Your Rifle
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Taking Stock in Your Rifle

There is nothing like a beautiful piece of English walnut that has been gracefully shaped into a stock for a Pre-64 model 70 Winchester or a custom Mauser, finished with a beautiful hand-rubbed oil…
News & Tips: 30-30: America's First Deer Cartridge
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30-30: America's First Deer Cartridge

Perhaps, no cartridge in history has accounted for as many deer as the grand old man of deer cartridges, the 30-30. Introduced in 1895, it was originally deemed the 30 WCF, and first chambered for…
Hunter scoping in his next shoot
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Caliber Choices

No matter the wild game you're hunting there's an ammo caliber designed for it. Benchrest target shooters strive for tiny groups measured with a micrometer rather than a ruler. Their caliber of…
News & Tips: Unraveling Mysteries of Wing Shooting
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Unraveling Mysteries of Wing Shooting

As the bird reached its cruising altitude, my finger slapped the trigger — I felt the recoil on my shoulder and I watched as the wad passed harmlessly behind the clay pigeon. Ten more yards and the…
News & Tips: The Perfect Rifle
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The Perfect Rifle

There's no other activity I have found that makes me more critical of a rifle than when I'm sitting in a deer stand. Oh, the quest for the perfect rifle. There are many components that make up…
Rifle and rifle scope
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Product Review: .300 Winchester Magnum Bullet

When I get around other hunters and the discussion of caliber choice arises, it seems everyone has their own opinion on the best all-around caliber. Browning BXC Centerfire Rifle AmmoThe 30-06 always…
News & Tips: Premium Ammo Worth the Price
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Premium Ammo Worth the Price

I am a skeptic by nature. If it sounds too good to be true, chances are it is. But when it comes to ammo, I admit I've gotten sucked in to the hype from time to time. To finally clear the air, I…
News & Tips: Muzzleloader Primers
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Muzzleloader Primers

After years of hunting deer with a conventional inline muzzleloader using the various black powder substitutes available, a couple of years ago I switched to a semi-custom smokeless muzzleloader from…