by Ron Spomer | Nov 4, 2019
On the largest Pacific island this side of New Zealand, the best way to hunt its huge beachcombing bears is by boat. The bear, rotund and grazing like an angus heifer, didn’t hear the purring of the 25-horse outboard, didn’t detect the splash of rubber boots hitting...
by Ron Spomer | Oct 31, 2019
Hill Country Rifles is a lot like the Psalmists in the Old Testament. They restoreth my soul.It isn’t that high-tech, synthetic stocked rifles aren’t tough, reliable, deadly accurate and good looking. It’s that they have no warmth, no soul. They’re like a runway...
by Ron Spomer | Sep 13, 2019
My H-S Precision SPL rifle is like that mousy girl you hardly noticed in high school. Then, after a year or two of blossoming at college, she comes back to town. Perky new hairdo, smart new clothes and a confident attitude to match. Wow! How did you overlook that...
by Ron Spomer | Jul 26, 2019
First appeared on RonSpomerOutdoors At $848 MSRP, the Mossberg Patriot Revere bolt-action rifle may well be today’s “best buy” in a traditional hunting rifle. And there’s a bonus: it has a much prettier than average walnut stock. Classic Lines And Figured Walnut...
by Ron Spomer | Jul 19, 2019
From Ron Spomer Outdoors Comparing the 45-70 and 7×57 cartridges will raise eyebrows. Might even turn the air blue on some social media sites (apples to oranges!) I’ll be called everything from a dumb #$&*%! to an ignorant #+=$^@*. But we shall know the truth, and...
by Ron Spomer | Jul 5, 2019
From Ron Spomer Outdoors A cape buffalo safari can lead to an expensive addiction. Thomas Wolfe famously wrote “You Can’t Go Home Again.” But he didn’t say you couldn’t go on a cape buffalo safari again. And after the first, you’ll want another. And another… But it...
by Ron Spomer | Jun 7, 2019
From RonSpomerOutdoors.com Heavy bullets win over lighter, faster bullets in our recent survey. I asked if you preferred larger calibers and heavier, slower moving bullets or smaller diameter, faster projectiles for hunting. In other words, do you think big bullets at...
by Ron Spomer | Apr 8, 2019
First appeared on Ron Spomer Outdoors “Accidental New Zealand 6.5 Creedmoor Tests” could be the title of this article. I hadn’t planned on hunting the world’s largest antlered red stags, tough mountain tahr, and “moose-antlered” fallow deer with the little 6.5mm...
by Ron Spomer | Mar 12, 2019
This article first appeared on RonSpomerOutdoors.com You can’t blame Clint Eastwood’s character for all magnum cartridge misconceptions. They’ve been around for at least 100 years. And will probably remain for another hundred. But that shouldn’t stop us from trying to...
by Ron Spomer | Jan 21, 2019
First appeared in Ron Spomer Outdoors. A New Zealand hunt for Himalayan tahr, red stags, and chamois is the perfect spring break because March is early autumn in the southern hemisphere. Mountain tahr are easily accessible in snow-free zones. Red stags are roaring,...
