Gun Review: Wilson Combat .308 Project

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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!

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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

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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)

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"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

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"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

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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

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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...