Hunting
Interested in joining the many who use suppressors for hunting? Here are key things to consider
Many fields and woodlots may have been somewhat quieter during this fall’s hunting seasons. The silence wasn’t necessarily due to a lack of shooting opportunities, but possibly because more hunters are now adding suppressors to
Dan Ladd: Shaking things up at the reloading bench
That first weekend after deer season closes always feels strange.
After two-and-a-half months of chasing whitetails – from the early archery season on through the late-muzzleloading season – I’m suddenly not heading out the
Federal unveils new 7mm ‘Backcountry’ cartridge
Federal Ammunition has unveiled a new hunting cartridge: the 7mm Backcountry.
Designed to deliver magnum-level performance with a standard bolt face rifle, the new long-action round has three standout numbers: 20, 170, and 3,000.
Develop an off-season plan now for your rimfire and centerfire target practice
Off-season for hunting doesn’t mean off-season for shooting. Great riflemen and women get, and stay, that way by shooting regularly.
Ah, but ammo is expensive. Yeah, but so is coffee and beer. Fortunately, in
Winter project: An AR build on your own
The Armalite Rifle, our beloved AR platform, began as a modular concept in 1954. The company set out to produce something reliable and versatile. The concept revolutionized how we think about rifles. An AR could
A close look at Hornady’s new .22 ARC cartridge
My favorite coyote rifle is a Remington 700 Varmint Special chambered in .22-250. It is accurate and dependable, but it is also long and heavy. And as a bolt action, it’s not as practical when
After the smoke clears, you’ll appreciate the challenge of hunting with a flintlock
Did you get your deer this year? Most years I can answer yes, but not always. I recall an occasion about 25 years ago when a well-meaning, elderly friend posed that question to me following
Is there still an advantage to hand loads for varmint hunting?
The decade following World War II ushered in the golden age of hand-loading centerfire rifle cartridges, as bullets from Speer, Sierra, Nosler, Hornady, and other new companies became available. Reloading presses, dies, and other tools
Deer with a handgun? It’s possible and even productive in some instances
Technology has not made handgun hunting any easier. The stakes are summed up nicely in Ohio’s 2023-24 deer harvest statistics. Less than 1% (526) of deer were shot with a handgun.
Getting within range
