Gun Review: Wilson Combat .308 Project
When you think "Wilson Combat," you think Bill Wilson and his love affair with the 1911 platform. The man is so ga-ga over Browning's masterwork that he built an entire competition shooting sport around...
Wild Pig Removal, Leghorn Style
Many moons ago, Nick flew down from Virginia to go hunting for the first time. I'd never actually met Nick in person until then, but I learned three important facts during our first foray...
Guns Are Good for the Environment
Press release:
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it will distribute $1.1 billion in revenues generated by the hunting and angling industry to state and territorial fish and wildlife agencies...
AK Girl Downs a Grizzly During the Day, Attends Prom That Night
By John McAdams via wideopenspaces.com
Last Saturday was prom night for the students at Kotzebue Middle High School in Alaska. However, it was also an opportunity for 15-year-old Cassidy Kramer to bag her first grizzly bear. Cassidy headed out...
Tom in Oregon (in South Africa): The Hunt for Black Death
By Tom in Oregon
After a long day and a half of travel, we all agreed to sleep in on the first day at the lodge. Jeff and I awoke at around 10:00 local...
.17 HMR Shoot-off: Savage 93R17 vs. CZ 455
Here at TTAG, we have been shooting our .17 HMRs a lot more than our .22LRs lately. Why? ammo availability. Somehow I’ve ended up owning two .17 HMRs: A Savage 93R17 BSEV and a...
Note to Billy Joel: Support Elephant Hunting!
https://youtu.be/CHiQNbpE0GU
I love elephants. If I were Austin enough to have a spirit animal it'd be a pachyderm. Heck, I'm a Tufts graduate; our mascot is P.T. Barnum's Jumbo. Well, was until rioting students burned down...
Tom in Oregon: Big Horn Armory African Safari Pt. 1
In preparation for a hunt in South Africa for some plains game, I made a trip to Portland Airport customs to fill out the requisite form 4457. Not a big deal, really. I've done it...
The New Trials of International Travel (With Guns)
"The rifle is a noble weapon. It brings us pleasures that no scatter-gunner can ever know. A shotgun takes you into cultivated fields, or into those narrow wastes within sight and sound of civilization....
FL Wildlife Officials Terminating Cat-Eating Nile Monitor Lizards – with Shotguns
"Exotic, cat-eating Nile monitor lizards are invading Palm Beach County, Florida to create breeding grounds," en.yibida.com reports. "As a result, shotgun-carrying wildlife officials are increasing their patrols." Somehow I don't think it's a conscious effort...
5 Classic Deer Rifles Your Grandpa Used That Are Still Good Today
By Matt Alpert via wideopenspaces.com
Your grandfather’s generation was introduced to some of the finest deer hunting rifles ever made. These five classic deer rifles have a near perfect blend of form and functionality. The power and...
New from Magpul: Hunter X-22 Stock for Ruger 10/22 Rifles
This past SHOT Show, Magpul introduced their replacement stock for the Remington 700 line of rifles. The style was typical Magpul -- minimalist, but functional and customizable. Classic Magpul chic. Now, for the NRA...