Pneumatic air rifles have come a long way over the past 50 years, and Umarex has thrown down its own “Gauntlet” in the crowded airgun marketplace. Famed writer of yesteryear, Robert Ruark, wrote a book entitled Use Enough Gun… On Hunting Big Game. I’m a proponent of the concept, most of the time. Sometimes, there’s […]
Umarex Gauntlet Airgun’s a ‘Possum Punisher Read More »
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
A New Twist to an Old Game: Get in the Spin Zone Read More »
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
Get Loaded for Wylde Times with Ashbury Precision Ordnance’s APO .223 Read More »
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
Turkey Hunters’ Range Estimation Tune-Up Read More »
