by Robert Matthews | Aug 15, 2019
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,...
by Robert Matthews | Aug 14, 2019
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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Aug 9, 2019
The Ammo Caddy from Versacarry is a cartridge carrier that easily attaches to the buttstock of a rifle, belt or any surface in seconds and makes reloading quick and easy. It holds five rifle cartridges in the leather sleeve that attaches in seconds to your rifle or...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Jul 31, 2019
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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 Sporting Classics Daily | Jul 18, 2019
Jul/Aug 2019 Optics Review The latest and greatest in riflescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes and other premium optics. Aimpoint Fully enclosed and sealed, the Acro P-1 is the only sight in its size category fully tested for shock, vibration, temperature span and...
by Michael Sabbeth | Jul 18, 2019
A few years ago I experienced a moment that is now seared into my memory. The moment began inconspicuously. I and some of my Rocky Mountain Vintagers pals were ambling from station to station at Jerry William’s superb Quail Run Sporting Clays Club in Kiowa, Colorado....
by Sporting Classics Daily | Jul 16, 2019
August is almost here — otherwise known as “National Shooting Sports Month,” designated three years ago by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). Whether through target shooting at a favorite range, plinking in a backyard with friends and...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Jul 11, 2019
Savage Arms, the well-known “still made in the USA” brand founded 125 years ago, was purchased by ATK in 2013. ATK’s outdoors brands that also include Federal Premium, CCI Ammunition, Bushnell and others, were housed under a spinoff — Vista Outdoor — in 2015....