I just got word that Palmetto State Armory released a new upper chambered for the 350 Legend hunting cartridge. This cartridge released a lot of attention at SHOT Show 2019, and has since been receiving a lot of support from various firearms manufacturers. We had exclusive coverage of this while at SHOT Show and were […]
Hunting
Hunting Varmint
United States, Varmint & Predator Hunting: Varmint hunting is an American phrase for the killing of non-game animals seen as pests. While not an efficient form of pest control, it does provide recreational hunting for hunters and is much less regulated. Varmint species are often responsible for detrimental effects on crops, livestock, landscaping, infrastructure, and […]
218 Bee Ballistics
.218 Bee Ballistics Chart: Detailed factory ammunition ballistics information for the; 218 Bee, bullet velocity, bullet energy and bullet drop. .218 bee Ballistics were derived from a 24″ rifle barrel length. Winchester, Super-X, 218 Bee Ammunition: Winchester Bullet Type: Bullet Weight Grains Bullet Ballistic Coefficient Bullet Muzzle Velocity Fps. Bullet Muzzle Energy Ft. lbs. Hollow […]
Texas to Allow Feral Hog Hunting Without License
Widely viewed as a delicious nuisance to citizens in many southern states, the feral hog is known to cause destruction to land, ecosystems, and waterways alike. Current Texas law states that individuals can only hunt these animals once they’ve actually caused damage to land, which just changed. SB 317, which received unanimous support in the […]
Henry’s New Side Gate Rifle
We were out at NRA’s Annual Meetings for the 2019 year and had the opportunity to put our hands on Henry’s new side loading, lever action rifle. As I think of all Henry’s brass guns, I think this one is functionally beautiful. It’s something that can rest over the fireplace or be used to bring […]
Turkey Shotgun Guide
Turkey Shotguns: Turkey hunting in the U.S.A. is rapidly becoming a national favorite past-time sport and of course the gun of choice is the shotgun. Shot, choke and patterning a shotgun is absolutely critical for turkey hunting and for tight patterns good optics or sights are a must. With that said lets get on to […]
Shotgun Game Guide
The shotgun is very popular for upland game hunting with bird hunting the most popular. A shotgun hunter must pay close attention to the type of shot used in shotshells and correct choke selection to ensure an effective and humane kill shot on wild game. The shotgun will place 70% of shotshell shot in a […]
Scope Mounting: How to Mount a Rifle Scope
Rifle Scope Mounting: How to mount a rifle scope — We will start from scratch here. A brand new remington 700 bolt action rifle, two piece windage adjustable scope bases, scope rings and a Leupold 3-9 scope–a fairly common hunting rig. Now let’s mount the scope on the rifle the right way to achieve the […]
340 Weatherby Magnum Ballistics and Information
340 Weatherby Magnum: The 340 Weatherby Magnum was developed by necking up Weatherby’s already well established 300 Weatherby Magnum to a bullet diameter of .338 inches. This filled the Weatherby cartridge gap between their 300 Magnum and 375 Magnum. This cartridge went into mass production in 1963. The 340 Weatherby Magnum is very powerful, loaded […]
