At some point, all of us are new to firearms. Maybe you, the reader, are new to guns at this very moment. That’s perfectly fine because, once again, we’ve all been there. This article is going to help explain why confusion exists in the naming of ammunition, as well as common terms like cartridge, caliber,…
If you plan on taking a youngster to the elk hunting grounds it is time for some serious cartridge consideration. Elk are large-bodied animals that require enough gun to take ethically. Youth hunters may not be expected to manage the heavier recoil of the most common elk cartridges, so finding one that not only hits…
Whether you are new to hunting altogether, or are a hunting mentor to a beginner, squirrel, rabbit, pheasant, dove, goose, antelope and bear are the easiest animals to pursue for the novice. The seven animals on this list all find themselves here for various reasons. They may be easier to locate than other game or…
Right now, shooters are obsessed with flat-shooting rifle cartridges. The advent of precision rifle competitions and the laser rangefinder has increased the public’s desire to go long. But what are the flattest shooting rifle cartridges? The flattest-shooting popular rifle cartridge at 1,000 yards is the 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum, followed by the .26 Nosler, the .28…
Famous for its big game opportunities, Montana is a hunter’s paradise. The public-access friendly state boasts a whopping 33 million acres of public land, much of that open to hunting. People come from all over the world for a chance to fill their tags in Montana’s picturesque landscapes. While most hunters are focusing on huge…
If you hunt and want to shoot at a longer range, you may be wondering what the effective range of a rifle cartridge is. In this post, we’ll look in-depth into that question. In general, a bullet’s maximum effective range is the distance at which it no longer travels fast enough to reliably expand when…
Some of you are probably wondering right now, didn’t Ricky and Jim already review the Savage 110 Ultralite? And yes we did. But that one was not ultra-light. We reviewed the Savage 110 Switchback edition. It is a Sportsman’s Warehouse exclusive and it is the cheapest version of the Savage 110. There are a whole…
I cannot think of a time I have felt more bilked in my life than purchasing camo. It’s expensive. For the premium brands of camo, it is expensive. For this post, my buddy Ricky and I have done a huge amount of research. We want to help you feel confident with the camo pattern that…
This is the Remington 783. Now, it comes scoped but we do not have it on there right now, which I will talk about later in this review. This is a gun I really wanted to hate–not that I came into the review biased, but I wanted to hate it right when we took it…
You guys, I am nervous about this review. Every time we do a review that is in any way negative, the haters come out of the woodwork, because people say, “Well I bought it and it’s awesome.” Both of these are great options. We have the Vortex Viper 20-60×85 and the Vortex Razor 27-60×85. They…