A young waterfowling friend recently got a German shorthair and asked me what kind of upland shotgun he should buy so he could take his dog hunting. I said, “That’s the wrong question. You’ve already ...

As America’s first smokeless cartridge, introduced in 1895, the 30-30 is not just old—it’s the oldest, as modern American cartridges go. And yet it remains as effective as ever. In fact, with today’s ...

Geese look big at the edge of range. They look huge up close. I waited for “huge,” then hung on a couple seconds more until the four geese began to backpedal. I raised the 20-gauge M2, and two of the ...

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What does it cost for every yard you shoot with a modern big-game cartridge? If you’ve never thought about shooting that way, maybe you should. It’s kind of like miles per gallon in your truck. If you ...

Crankbaits typically consist of a hard body paired with treble hooks. These lures can mimic crawfish, shad, bluegill, or other prey. Crankbaits are also effective in a wide range of water depths from ...

Rifle cartridges are not the most effective mechanisms for producing high projectile speed. Other things work much better. The 120mm smoothbore main gun on the M-1 Abrams tank fires a depleted-uranium ...

A binocular harness is a useful piece of gear that most hunters overlook. And when you can’t find an accessible spot for your binos, rangefinder, or wind checker, you’ll be wishing you had a harness ...

Next to the original 5.56mm NATO/223, the 300 AAC Blackout (BLK for short) is the most popular chambering for the AR-15 platform, and, as a result, manufacturers now pump out a wide variety of 300 ...

The great cowboy and gun writer Elmer Keith had a hand in the development of the 357 Magnum. To make it, Smith & Wesson lengthened the 38 Special cartridge and upped the pressure form 17,000 psi to 35 ...

In 1962 Remington introduced the 7mm Remington Magnum rifle cartridge, and it was special in two ways. First, it offered a high-performance alternative to Weatherby’s 7mm magnum cartridge, and second, ...

If there is a rifle cartridge that everyone is tired of hearing about it’s the 6.5 Creedmoor. However, it’s hard to discuss any of the new cartridges introduced since the Creed hit the scene without ...