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State-Managed Hunting Access Programs By George Bettas, Hunting & Conservation Editor Western Hunter Magazine Boone and Crockett Club’s Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch (TRMR) is a 6,500-acre ranch lying on the east slope of the Rocky Mountains near Dupuyer, Montana. The TRMR has been...

What's all the fuss over Aluminum Bedding? By Don Bitz - Owner - Stocky's Stocks Is your rifle as good as you are? Is your Remington 700, Winchester 70, Weatherby MkV, Howa 1500, Tikka T3, Mauser 98 or Savage 10/110 having problems holding a zero in all weather? Tired of those odd fliers that...

Maintaining Consistency In Your Brass By Jim See My last article on brass prep centered on preparing new brass for loading. This article will cover maintaining that brass for long life and the processes I use in my brass loading prep. What I am outlining is what I do; I might spend more time in...

Zeiss Conquest V4 Riflescope Field Test And Review: 6-24x50 ZMOA-1 & 4-16x44 Illuminated ZBR-2 By Mike Durocher Unboxing of the Zeiss Conquest 6-24 and 4-16 V4’s was a treat to say the least! Packaging was very clean allowing easy access to the goodies inside. The packing of the scopes was very...

Prone Shooting Position By Jim See Prone shooting from the bipod should be our most accurate and precise position, yet some of us suffer in this area. I still see the biggest mistakes in this position at rifle matches from some well rounded and experienced shooters. Most of these issues can be...

Mating Scopes To Rifles, Barrels & Stocks By Don Bitz - Owner - Stocky's Stocks Since the telescopic sight took off in popularity after WWII nearly every bolt-action rifle in the world and indeed many other types of rifles, wear some sort of magnifying optic as a means to place their...

10 Ways To Stronger Rifle Field Shooting Positions By Shawn Carlock After having spent years in the hunting fields, rifle competitions, and training arenas, I have noted that a high number of missed “field” shots in these conditions were the result of unstable or flat out poor shooting...

The Long Rangers By Darin Cooper ©Western Hunter Magazine An in-depth look at two premier ballistic rangefinders - And both are available at Len Backus' Long Range Hunting Store. G7 BR2500 Sig Kilo 2400 Among the masses of rangefinders available, a pair of them stands heads and shoulders...

MEC Marksman Reloading Press Review By Jared Bauder While single stage reloading presses provide the same basic function, the accessories and ergonomics of the configuration can always be improved. The MEC Marksman single stage press brings a solid set of features to its market price point...

Load Development, at Home and In-The-Field By E. Wade Loudamy of LegacyShootingProducts.com In pursuit of long-range extreme accuracy, most of us reload to achieve the best performance from the rifle/ammo, whether for competition, hunting varmints or for pursuing big game. A load that produces...

Zeiss Conquest V4 Riflescope Field Test and Review: 4-16x44 ZBR MOA & 6-24x50 Illuminated ZMOA By Tim King I have been accused of being an addict, and to a degree I must admit that I have a problem. I love shooting and perhaps even more than shooting I love high-end shooting gear. A friend and...

Wyoming Spring Bear Hunt By Ron Simmons To hunt bears or not to hunt bears? That’s a question I’ve pondered for many years. I’ve backpacked and hunted the Olympic and Cascade Mountain ranges in my home state of Washington since I was a Boy Scout. After a handful of encounters in some very...

Schmidt & Bender 3-12x54 Polar T96 Riflescope By Chris Parkin Leaving the 92% clan far behind, this scope claims an impressive light transmission and Chris Parkin is itching to test it in the field and on the range Schmidt & Bender’s T96 riflescope hit the market a couple of years ago with the...

Improving Your Factory Rifle By Don Bitz - Owner - Stocky's Stocks "Only accurate rifles are interesting." - Col. Townsend Whelen Accurizing Process Unless you know a rifle is accurate from the bench, how can you be sure it shoots well in the field? Hitting the bullseye is a play on the law...

Sig Sauer Whiskey 5 5-25x52 Review By Jose Gardner In the shooting world, Sig Sauer is a name that is synonymous with quality in the minds of many. However, seeing the name “Sig” on the side of an optic is a relatively new development. I’ve been quite pleased with my Sig Kilo 2000 rangefinder...

Scope mounting: Should I Lap or Bed my Mounting System? By Jim See The picture is of a very expensive action and a bolted and pinned on rail from the same company. On top of it is a precision ground parallel. You can clearly see at the back of the rail there is a small gap between parallel and...

Tweaked: My Ever-Evolving Gear List By Nate Simmons Originally Published in Western Hunter Magazine Not Less, Just Better It’s been five years since I wrote an article about my backpacking gear list. A lot has changed since then. This article will detail the upgrades and additions I’ve made...

Ruger Precision Rifle in .223 and Huskemaw 5-20x50 Blue Diamond Scope Review By John Johnston In May 2015 while taking the long range course at the FTW Ranch in southwest Texas I came across a rifle I had never seen. At first, I thought it was an AR but on closer inspection I saw the bolt...

Kahles 10x-50x MOAK Long Range Riflescope Review By James Mock The first item of business for me was to learn to pronounce the name of this scope: K-a-h-l-e-s. The pronunciation that I have heard most is Caa’ less. Please forgive my phonetic spelling, but that’s the way I heard it. With that...

What You Need To Know Before Buying A New Rifle Stock By Don Bitz - Owner - StockysStocks.com Welcome to the world of custom stocks! At Stocky’s Stocks we have designed our entire business around promoting the safe use of firearms by enhancing the enjoyment the average person can expect to...