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Trophy Tyee QR

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·September 5, 2013

The Tyee is fully machined from solid bar-stock aluminum and then hard anodized for protection from the elements. The mid-arbor spool allows you to quickly retrieve loose line while the heavy-duty one-way disc drag keeps you from having too much of it lying around. Available in gold, blue or dark...

Abel Mooching Reel

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·September 5, 2013

This brand new reel has been generating quite a buzz since its first appearance earlier this year. Manufactured from cold-rolled 6061-T650 aluminum that has been saltwater anodized, this is a very good-looking reel that looks to be bullet proof. A rugged drag knob and large handles make operation easier on...

The Savage AccuFit Stock with all its component combs and lengths of pull shims. Photo by Vista Outdoors.

Customized Affordability: Savage 110 Storm AccuFit & Zeiss Conquest V4 Scope

Mark Hoffman·February 26, 2020

Savage rifles have been with us for eons. As a nimrod hunter, I fledged my impressionable wings on the Model...

Zeiss Victory HT Rifle Scope

Christine Ly·June 14, 2013

The VICTORY HT riflescope has more than 95% light transmission offering unrivalled light reserves and makes a significant difference in your aiming accuracy. With its HT (high transmission) lenses, loss-free transmission reticle technology and multilayer coating, the VICTORY HT has been developed for hunting into the last traces of twilight.

Kowa SV Series Binoculars

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·July 12, 2013

Kowa has introduced their SV lines of binocular that are good optics with great value for the price. They are fully waterproof, nitrogen filled, with prism lenses that are phase-coated for great light transmission and clarity for seeing sharp images. The 50 mm weighs just 740 grams and the 42 mm weighs...

Penn Sargus Baitcaster

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·September 6, 2013

The Sargus features a stainless steel clutch, externally adjustable stainless steel brake system and carbon fiber drag washers. The 6.4:1 retrieve ratio will get your line back in a hurry and this reel will hold 200 yards of mono line. MSRP - $199.99...

July/August 2021 Hunting Products Review

Mark Hoffman·May 8, 2022

True Timber HyTrek Packable Jacket and Pant Weather on a big game hunt can be unpredictable and a lightweight, packable...

Sage Approach

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·July 11, 2013

Sage’s entry level rod, the Approach, is loaded with features you don’t always see at this price point. Constructed in Washington State, USA–like the rest of the Sage line–the Approach features a medium/fast-action and a higher modulus graphite than in any of their previous entry level rods. The Oyster Shell...

ECHO Carbon

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·July 11, 2013

“Not too stiff, not too soft, just right” are words rod designer Tim Rajeff chose to describe the affordable Carbon series from Echo. Matte brown blanks, cut-away aluminum reel seats and single-foot snake guides make a very nice looking rod at a very reasonable price. With line weights #2 to...

Mark Hoffman with the Winchester Wildcat.

A Game Changer: The .22 Winchester Wildcat, Bushnell TRS-26 red dot & red dot-compatible 3X Magnifier

Mark Hoffman·March 3, 2020

While Winchester has been building rimfire rifles for more than a century, their new Wildcat is a game changer and...

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