Anglers and hunters own some highly specialized gear. Much of it is exclusive to our particular pursuits, but there’s at...
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If you’re planning on bow hunting for the first time this year and have never shot a bow, you’re already...
Over the years I have come to the conclusion that for many of us recoil is very much akin to that skeleton we may have locked away in a closet that no one thinks about until it unexpectedly jumps out and scares the heck out of us. I believe that this is even more prevalent today than it was in the past, particularly with the advent of the many new super magnum cartridges and ammunition that abound these days.
Rifles are an essential piece of equipment for every hunter. It is important to maintain your rifle, regardless of its...
With all the needed components on hand to get this rifle project started, it was just a matter of aligning a few schedules and getting it into the machine shop to get this build going...
It was finally time in this project to start assembling the rifle once again. All the work up to this point was basically dis-assembly. With the correct thread pitch of the receiver checked multiple times, and the blank checked for trueness, the barrel blank was chucked up in the...
I consider myself a “rifleman”. I truly enjoy hunting with a fine rifle as much as the next connoisseur, maybe a wee bit more. That being said I feel that most of the factory rifles made today are lacking in some features that I look for.
I want to do another...
Throughout my travels and conversations with other hunters, it has become inevitable that the topic of conversation always turns to bullet performance and failures. Honestly, many hunters do not completely understand bullet design and their intended performance.Several years ago I shared a hunting camp with a hunter who was very...
“Every inch of barrel will give you an extra 50 fps” is the good rule of thumb that has been followed for years in regards to rifle barrel length, except sometimes it’s wrong. I used to put a lot of faith in this theory but, the more time I spent...
By now, most of our attention turns to the upcoming fall and our hunts. The draws may not have gone exactly in my favor but I’m confident that I will be able to put some meat in the freezer and hopefully find a wall hanger in the general season(s).In my...