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Sunday, February 9th, 2025

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Sportsmen Since 1968

John Tertuliani

Want the perfect hunting rifle? Build your own

It is no secret you get what you pay for when it comes to a rifle. The problem for some of the straight-walled cartridge rifles is that basic field models are the only options due to the nature of the cartridge. It is designed for short range. Being a relative newcomer to the market does not help.
A low-cost rifle can fall somewhere between poor fit and finish to a lower quality trigger and stock. Then there is the quality of the barrel and receiver, very important when it comes to accuracy.

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John Tertuliani: A brief history on reloading ammunition

As long as I can remember, reloading presses stood in the basement. Two for shotgun shells and the single-stage for rifle cartridges.
Dad let me reload as soon as I was man enough to ditch the diapers. Looking back, I cannot believe he let me do the entire process. Perhaps he knew I would do exactly as he said, with or without him. Maybe weighing gunpowder bored him beyond his interest level. I trickled out every load of 4831 to the exact weight, having to take a couple of the rod-shaped (stick) granules out if the balance beam scale went over the line.

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Ohio’s hybrid striper record falls for second time in 2024

Larry Powers was fishing the waters of Caesars Creek Lake in Clinton County, Ohio. It was Friday, Aug. 16, a planned trip with an old friend who wanted to go fishing. They set out to catch a muskie or two. Powers was using a balsa crankbait on 17-pound test monofilament. It was an LC Powers crankbait, one of his own; he makes them at home.
It was this homemade crankbait that helped him catch the new state record hybrid striped bass.

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Take proper care when mounting your scope

The scope is getting more attention these days. Folks are buying scopes costing as much as their rifles. Manufacturers respond to the market demand by producing higher quality products. They are making scopes more durable, more weatherproof, and more capable of ballistic adjustment.
There is more to mounting a scope than just clamping it down. The amount of care put toward this task can enhance or hinder the accuracy potential of your rifle.

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Commentary: Is it time to tweak the Ohio muzzleloader hunt?

Is it time for Ohio to consider an amendment to the muzzleloader season? Current muzzleloaders are hardly primitive, just narrowed down to one shot. What is the difference in weaponry other than the lack of a cartridge and the difficulty and expense of loading it?
It has been a few years since I have used a modern muzzleloading rifle to participate in the four-day season of early January. When I started, the first season occurred in the mid-70s, late October I believe. It was called primitive weapons season.

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Training is key to your accuracy with a rifle; here’s how to improve

The Olympic shooter from Turkey displayed shooting skill at its finest. Earning a silver medal, it was all him – no leather shooting jacket, eye blind, nor any of the popular trappings deemed necessary by some of the other shooting competitors.
The most accurate pistols money could buy were likely there. I picture him grabbing his garden gun from the garage, because he knew it well. The Olympics displayed how easy it is to miss your mark. Having all the right stuff was not enough.

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Good catches can be had for Ohio trout if you know where to fish in the fall

Although spring is the popular time to go, a fair amount of trout fishing can be had in the fall. Rivers offer opportunity well into the winter. The few harboring trout are good ones, flowing through places where it is worthwhile just to be there.
Catching a trout is the goal, but the payout is more than that.

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What to consider when deciding if reloading ammunition is for you

Is reloading right for you? Yes and no. Yes  – if you love shooting and do a fair amount. No – if you are in it for the money. There are trade-offs to any major activity. And this is no small decision if you are going to do it right. To safely reload ammunition it takes an investment in equipment, components, and time. A lot of time.

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