General
Scope Bite: What It Is and How to Avoid It
Many things can happen in the excitement of the moment while hunting. Your senses are on high alert, your adrenaline…Read More >
Author: Ace Luciano
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Reviews
Review: Savage Axis With Riton MOD-5 4-16×50
Recently, the author wrote about his new love affair with the .243 caliber rifle. Since rediscovering this diminutive, yet lethal caliber, he’s set up several guns with the right optic. For his latest long-range varmint gun, I chose a Riton Mod5 4-16×50 wide field of view scope. If you’ve done any serious varminting, you know that an extra 20 or 30 feet of vision at distance can really help you get on target quickly.
Firearms
The Youth Shotgun
In many households across the country, there will be a new hunter ready to go afield this season. Before that happens, your youngster will need his or her own shotgun that has been selected and properly fit to ensure their best chances for success. Here is your how to guide of tips and tops picks.
General
Dove Season: The Most Difficult “Easy” Hunt You’ll Ever Have
You may know them as the bird of peace, a frequent visitor to backyard bird feeders and fountains, or the birds that roost in your trees and on your roof. However, around the nation, come September, the various species of dove become sporting fare for field and table.
General
POF on the Business of Guns
Patriot Ordnance Factory is what many would consider a small- to medium-size business. Economic studies have shown that small businesses are the backbone of the United States. They produce the most jobs and are responsible for the majority of the production in our nation. However, POF is no ordinary small business.
Firearms
.243 Rifles — Sorry Honey, I Have a New Love
You would think, being an avid hunter and given the number kids as I’ve introduced to hunting and shooting, I would have discovered the .243 Winchester a lot sooner than I did. My path was rather long and circuitous. I was close a couple of times, but never realized what I was missing until a change in the hunting regulations forced me to shoot the .243.
Consumer Information
YETI Drops NRA — A Knee-Jerk Political Reaction?
If you’ve been in social media “jail,” or on a temporary break from Facebook and the national news, you may not have heard that YETI severed its ties with the National Rifle Association, at the cost of a significant amount of controversy. The issue was brought to light by a letter from NRA director and past president Marion Hammer.
Scopes and Optics
Riton Optics Introduces Two New Optics
The RT-S Mod 7 is Riton’s top line, and where both the new 1-8×28’s reside. This line goes head-to-head and toe-to-toe with the best and most expensive optics on the market today—at a much greater value to the consumer. From the 30mm or 34mm main tube to high-end Japanese glass to push/pull locking turrets or the Argon-purging process that makes this scopes completely waterproof, fogproof and shockproof, these and all of Riton’s scopes are covered by Ritons’s Lifetime Replacement warranty.
Camping & Survival
Two Is One; One Is None — Preparing for Emergencies in the Backcountry
To be clear, the backcountry is nothing to be afraid of. Getting the proper equipment, knowledge, and practice will get you out and back to civilization safely. On the other hand, being ill prepared gets people in trouble, and there’s no such thing as being over prepared.
General
Flat, Hard Hitting, and Accurate: Weatherby Releases 6.5-300
In 2016, Weatherby reviewed existing calibers and determined it was time to introduce a cartridge that had been in development by Roy Weatherby since the early 1960s—the 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum. The 6.5-300 quite simply, does everything that the 6.5 Creedmoor does, but better. An increase in speed of over 500 fps is just the start.