Perplexed By Parallax
Q: I started hunting with a scope on my rifle about 40 years ago, initially a fixed 4x Weaver and then a 3-9x Redfield with duplex crosshairs. It’s interesting how hunting optics have changed since that time. Today, many scopes have as special side knob for...
Three Keys To Good Shooting
Autumn is coming hard now. For those of us who follow the gun and dog, it won’t be long before the gnats and mosquitos are replaced by quail and doves and ducks and geese and we’ll be ready for some good shooting. This time of year I typically get a lot of questions...
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Revic PMR 428 Smart Riflescope
SPONSORED CONTENT Distance adds variables. When you’re shooting at a target that’s more than a mile away, obtaining a targeting solution becomes extremely complex. The best way to ensure a satisfying hit is to simplify the process, and that’s exactly what the...
The Vintagers Help Keep Edwardian Shotgunning And Dress Alive
John Chudzik was a Winchester man, addicted to its famed cornshuckers—Model 97s and Model 12s—but the Belchertown, Massachusetts, resident began to think they were a little on the heavy side and too cumbersome on a clays course. In time, lust crept into his...
Branded Rock Canyon Seeks Shooting Program Director
Branded Rock Canyon is seeking a candidate for its recently vacated Shooting Program Director position. The role and responsibilities are described as: Primary— Director (manager) of Precision Shooting Program Instruct – must be capable of instructing smaller private...
The New Guy Can Shoot! Pre-Season Range Day With The Sporting Classics Team
Dispatch 08/19/2019 1405hrs What better way to size up the new guy than with a trip to the top-secret shooting range where I test rifles? Sporting Classics CFO, Wayne Nanny has been on me for a few months to set up his new Montana Rifles' 30-06 with a set of Talley...
Palm Swells, “Tacticool” and Field Gun Performance
Lately, I’ve been seeing more and more “palm swells” on guns intended for field use. Whatever their merits or demerits on a target gun, they are mostly a hindrance to quick, reactive use on game, which seldom waits for you to call “pull” and seldom takes a certain,...
Improved Cylinder or Screw-In Chokes?
I generally regard screw-in choke tubes to be one of the greatest inventions since sliced bread. They lend a degree of versatility to shotguns that we could only dream of “back in the day.” I usually shun them on classic side-bys, but that’s probably just for...