New cartridges can be a roll of the dice for ammo and gun manufacturers. One thing that can really give a new cartridge a boost is military use and legitimacy, and the 6mm Advanced Rifle Cartridge (ARC) earned that elite status before ever hitting retail shelves. I got my first hint of the 6mm ARC […]
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Get more bang for your buck by reloading this up-and-coming round. Popularity of the 300 AAC Blackout continues to track upward as Remington’s capacity to produce factory fodder caught up with demand for this reborn cartridge. Since the 300 Blackout’s production is still a fraction of 5.56 NATO ammunition, though, its price is relatively high
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A few years ago I was inspired by a post by now deceased fellow turkey hunting magazine writer, Lovett Williams, on the Turkey & Turkey Hunting Magazine web forum. He dug into the topic of how many shots does it take, on average, to bag a wild turkey. Over the last 20 years more repeating
A Turkey Hunter’s Worst Nightmare: Needing One More Shot Read More »
Laser rangefinders remove the guess work. Although shotgunning for wild turkeys is a short-range sport, relatively speaking, precisely determining the distance between the muzzle and the bird at extended ranges leaves little margin for error. Under estimating range can lead to misses, or worse, crippled birds, and holding fire when a bird is well within
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The author and his West Virginia hunting guide Eric Cormac admire the old gobbler that ranged the mountains above the New River Gorge. It took a “keyhole” shot to bring the gobbler down. Turkey guns shoot tight patterns. It’s a given. Practically all of the conversation about tight patterning shotguns surrounds the idea that a
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