Newbie shotgunners often have an inflated sense of what their shotgun can do in the field, while crafty veterans know well that the simplest foliage—a patch leaves or a cluster of twigs—can defeat the mighty shotgun under the right circumstances. The best of them know how to defeat those circumstances. Read more
I was in an exchange the other day with a non-gun owner about hunting that made me to do some hard thinking about more institutionalized attacks on guns and the cultures that support them, namely questioning the value of hunting your own food. Read more
When we first saw the Metro Gun barrel system we thought it had to be a joke. But it turns out, it’s actually a pretty innovative sound-dampening shotgun compensator. It compensates for about three extra feet of shotgun. Read more
Remington’s 870 pump shotgun is arguably the most popular pump shotgun ever made. They’ve built more than 10 million of these workhorses. There are so many variations and configurations that many 870s seem like completely different guns. We’ll look at how to tell the 870s apart. Read more
My dad walked in after a week-long hunting trip – black eye, puffy face, split rifle barrel – and said, remember to check you equipment. Read more
The little bit of extra weight can save your ass if and when the unexpected happens. Stay safe and happy hunting. Read more
What you put on top of your rifle can be as important to the successes of a good hunt as the gun itself. And the Leupold VX-2 is a solid choice. Almost every optics company makes a 3-9x40mm scope, but no one makes one quite like Leupold. Read more
When we hear “lever-action rifle” we immediately think of brands like Marlin and Winchester — while nice, brand new ones tend to be expensive. So how does a budget lever-action rifle like the Rossi Rio Grande fare in this category? Read more
Generous hunters have provided tens of millions of meals to the needy each year. Will you help support the cause? Read more
