This simplified approach to Mil Dot scopes will help hunters put these tools to good use. To figure out what a mil dot scope is, first we must figure out the origins of the term “mil.” Contrary to popular belief, a mil dot reticle is not an acronym or shortened version of “military.” Instead, MIL […]
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Learn veteran hunter and long-range shooter Gary Cook’s fool-proof system for popping predators at 600-plus yards! A camo-clad hunter blends into the briar-choked edge of a harvested West Tennessee cotton field on a cold January morning, the sun not quite high enough to warm his back. He places a varmint call to his lips and
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Fear is the largest motivator of human behavior. Pain, or the fear of pain caused by recoil, creates an involuntary reaction that is one of the biggest obstacles to accurate rifle shooting. That being the case, downsizing to a slight recoiling rifle often leads to predictable performance on the range and in the field. With
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A Ruger Redhawk goes head-to-head with a Smith & Wesson 610 to find the hottest 10mm handloads. “With bear encounters in the back of my mind, I thought I’d dispense with trying to find the best target load and raise the horsepower on 10mm loads that will perform in either the Ruger or Smith 10mm.”
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Ruger’s American Predator rifle is a great bolt-gun package in 6.5 Grendel, and it uses AR-pattern magazines, too! Built especially for an AR, the 6.5 Grendel cartridge and rifle combination has the terminal ballistics that works well for whitetails and competition, and the choice of Modern Sporting Rifle packages is pretty broad. The final leap
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