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Reading The Wind By Shawn Carlock MY DAD PREPARING FOR A LONG, WINDY CROSS CANYON SHOT If you are new to long range hunting or an experienced veteran, most will agree that the ability to accurately read the wind is what separates a fair shooter from an exceptional one. Let me say that...

Rifle Stocks in Broad Strokes By MeccaStreisand Rifle stocks are seemingly simple things. They are the things you bolt all the actual gun parts to, which keeps you from holding all the actual rifle parts themselves. Why should they be so complicated then? Simple. Because they’re the interface...

My Remington's Fall By Les Voth This past summer my custom Remington 700 Short Action in 6.5 Creedmoor and I burnt plenty of powder, expended many bullets, popping primers and smacking lotsa steel. I learned how to shoot long with confidence, and my Remington only let me down when I fed it...

Sig Sauer KILO 2400 ABS Ballistic Rangefinder Review By Andy Backus I was pretty excited when I first started hearing rumblings about the new Sig Sauer KILO 2400 ABS Ballistic Rangefinder. A new ballistic version of the most talked about rangefinder I can remember in some time, the Sig Sauer...

“Mooning” Coyotes on the Nightshift By Eric Ketterer My hunting partner, Tom Haas, and I had been waiting all year (as we do every year) for an opportunity to night hunt coyotes by a full moon in the winter. To do so usually requires a cloudless sky and little or no wind and, of course, a full...

November 2016 Tajikistan Hunt By Dr. Bob Peterson After I was able to successfully complete my Grand Slam of North American sheep, going on a Marco Polo sheep hunt became a top priority on my bucket list. Once I determined that I could afford to do this, the next priority was to research...

Is the 6.5 Grendel a True Long Range Hunting Cartridge? By John Johnston There has been a lot written about this round but I just had that urge to try it out myself. This article has been an ongoing project for well over a year and as you read on, you will understand why. The goal of the 6.5...

Ralph Hicks from RTH Firearms Introduces Their Revolutionary Precision Long Range Semi-auto Hunting and Competition Rifle Ralph Hicks introduces his new precision semi-auto rifle with sub-sub MOA performance and explains how his team produced it. We’ve all been in a situation where we needed...

Accurately Learned By Les Voth Les' new book, Life Les'ons, is now available on Amazon HERE. Previously, I told the story of my pursuit of one rifle. A custom rifle. A rifle that would do all I needed a rifle to do. A rifle I could accessorize for comfort and pursue accuracy with. The...

iota Kremlin Rifle Stock and Triad ZL Scope Ring Review By Justin Hyer The overcast sky provided a breathtaking sunset that cast beautiful rays of orange and red light across the clouds as the sun buried itself behind the westward mountains. The night had been gorgeous and filled with...

Sacrifice For Quality or The Case For Custom By Les Voth With this gear, and my friend Mad, I learned to shoot past and beyond my aspirations. I had visions of becoming proficient to 600 yards. I have no good explanation for picking that number beyond the limits of imagination. Mad's Lapua...

DIY European Mount By Remi Warren ©Elk Hunter Magazine Give it a try; it’s easier than you think When the hunt is over and the meat has long been consumed, I like to look at the antlers on my wall and remember the hunt, the struggle, the good times, and the excitement. Obviously, it’s not...

Alaska: the Last Elk Frontier By Remi Warren ©Elk Hunter Magazine Chasing Roosevelt Elk in BIG bear country My brother laughed with jubilation and relief as he popped the top off an Alaskan Amber. This was no ordinary beer; it was his celebration beer. "Want one?" he asked. I didn’t. My whole...

The Accurate, Long Range 6mm BR © Glenn Burroughs Some years ago there was a company that developed a nearly perfect cartridge. And although it was intended for distances of less than five hundred yards, with the proper barrel twist and a heavier bullet it was very accurate to one thousand...

Getting Started In Tactical Rifle Competition By Ed Shell This article is intended to help the shooter new to precision and tactical matches get started. There are many matches around the country with many different themes, so to begin, we need to define "tactical match" in our context and...

A Hunting Guide’s Perspective on the Quality of Swarovski Optics By Robb Wiley Of Non-Typical Outfitters When I started my big game guiding career back in 1993, it soon became crystal clear that quality optics were one of the essential tools for hunting trophy animals. As I scoured the...

The .270 and Reloading by Charles Smith Okay, I confess; I have a love affair with the .270 Winchester Short Magnum (WSM) and reloading. This affair with the .270 WSM began when I began my quest for “The Lunchbox Hunter’s Long Range Rifle” or what I term a “Multi-Purpose Hunting Rifle” (MPHR)...

Outdoorsmans Rifle Chassis System Review By Chris Denham (Publisher & Hunting Editor - Elk Hunter Magazine) In the last 20 years, we’ve seen dramatic improvements in optics, laser rangefinders, factory ammunition, barrel production, triggers, and scope mounts. However, the bolt-action rifle...

Hike Less for Success By Nate Simmons ©Elk Hunter Magazine Death marches aren’t always the best answer for killing good bulls The success rates for a public land elk hunter in most units out West are very low. Typically, in the average OTC or easy draw area, a good success rate would be...

7 Habits of Highly Successful Combo Hunters By Remi Warren ©Elk Hunter Magazine Don’t pass up on the chance to double down I’ve made my living specializing in guiding elk and deer combination hunts. The idea of going on one trip and bringing back more than one animal is appealing, but it’s not...