Scientist say that may realistically be able to regenerate the Mammoth. The NY Times reports: Scientists are talking for the first time about the old idea of resurrecting extinct species as if this staple of science fiction is a realistic possibility, saying that a [Read More…]
Ruger and Hornady have teamed up to produce the new .416 Ruger cartridge which will be available next year (2009). The round is basically a necked up .375 Ruger and offers performance comparable to the classic .416 Rigby in a standard length cartridge. The Ruger M77 [Read More…]
Sean @ Everything Hunting has written detail instructions on how to butcher deer yourself. The price of butchering a deer ranges from $75-150. I don’t know about you, but that is a little much when you can butcher your own for free in about 4 hours. If you are [Read More…]
The latest Popular Mechanics (October 2008, Volume 185 no. 10) list 100 Skills Every Man Should Know. I was pleased to see no. 69 was “Shoot Straight”. Of course it is damn near impossible not to shoot straight, what they meant was shoot accurately 😉 [Read More…]
John Snow @ The Gun Shots does a lot of hunting. Here are a couple of posts about his recent hunting trip: Going Long With The Uselton Warbird and Swarovski Z6 Kessler Canyon: Colorado Mule Deer Hunting At Its Best
I got pretty excited when I read the title of the Ars Technica review entitled “Hands on with some surprising $80 night vision goggles”. I immediately started day dreaming about stalking varmints on a starless, moonless night. Unfortunately the “Eye [Read More…]
Leupold have launched a new scope called the UltimateSlam for shotguns and modern muzzleloaders. The SABR reticle can be adjusted to match your load. SABR: Sabot Ballistics Reticle Leupold’s® all-new UltimateSlamâ„¢ riflescope is the ideal combination of flexibility, [Read More…]
Later this year Remington will be selling the Model R-25, an AR-10 type rifle chambered in .243, 7mm-08 and .308. Click to expand all images. With the hunter in mind, the new R-25 modular repeating rifle boasts the most advanced design aspects of AR 308 Win. style [Read More…]
[ This guest post was written by Michigan Slugger ] After 20 years of shooting about every brand of sabot slug out there, our group of four has 2 favorite slugs we shoot. So far the best we have found for accuracy and power with our 12 ga. slug guns is the Winchester [Read More…]
I spotted this rifle over at longrangehunting.com. Is it anti-air artillery or a deer rifle? 😀 Built by a New Zealander … they sure know how to build a cool rifle. Click to expand the photos Beautiful scenery The rifle has a custom suppressor with a muzzle [Read More…]
Very interesting article on reading the wind when hunting. Most articles on wind tend to focus on bench rest shooting. 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 [Read More…]
Winchester has launched a reduced recoil .260 S&W for hunting. They claim it has 50% less recoil than a regular .460 S&W cartridge. The reduce recoil comes at a cost of approx. 34% less muzzle energy. The press release: For 2008, Winchester Ammunition offers a [Read More…]
Trying to become predators instead of prey, Marines headed to Iraq will go through training built on advice from big-game hunters, soldiers of fortune and troops who grew up around firearms in the woods or the inner city. More here. Hat Tip: Danger Room
An interesting revolver I came across for sale at gunbroker.com There are very few examples of these revolvers known. I know of only two others reported in print. Note the distinctive hammer and grip. Seven shot cylinder, Birmingham proof marks, nickle plated brass [Read More…]
Expert Village has published a series of deer hunting videos on YouTube. The first is entitled “How to Hunt: Deer Hunting Tips : Hunting as a Sport”. To view the rest of the videos scroll through these search results.
Mossy Oak have launched a new camo pattern designed for … … hardcore whitetail hunters who hunt from an elevated position. Treestand offers whitetail hunters the ideal camouflage solution for altering their silhouette among the bare limbs of a tree in late [Read More…]
Winchester will be launching a new line of Safari ammo. They will be offering it in calibers 375 H&H Magnum, 416 Rigby, 458 Winchester Magnum and 416 Remington Magnum cartridge and will be using Nosler Partition and Nosler Solid bullets. The new ammo will be [Read More…]
Remington have announced a very cool looking new sabot slug called the “AccuTip Bonded Sabot Slug” Looks cool doesn’t it? It doesn’t just look intimidating, it’s flattening whitetails and competitors in the tipped-slug market with [Read More…]
How far would you go to enjoy 12 gauge shot gunning without disturbing the neighbors? Wendell Diller has invented a lightweight shotgun barrel extension that is about 5 feet long! When Sean Coffey’s honker call pulled a flock of geese within range, paraplegic Dave [Read More…]
Deer like pumpkin 🙂 From Kit John and I went hunting two days ago and saw ONE deer. This morning on one four mile stretch of road in town, I counted 14 does and 1 buck. Clearly we just need to go out into our own yards to fill our tickets. I dunno whose yard [Read More…]
The hen harriers were reported to have been killed on the Queen’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk. There are now believed to be just 20 breeding pairs left on mainland England. Killing the birds could lead to a fine of up to £10,000 and six months’ jail. [Read More…]
From RFC
Game have a new line of spring powered airguns with integrated suppressors. They do not use the word “suppressor” which I find odd. Instead they call it “ND25 Noise Reduction Technology”… A suppressor by any other name. The Whisper is a [Read More…]
Very interesting blog post about the 17th Century Firearms trade in America and impact on the Indians of the northeast. Of all the trade goods the European introduced to the American Indian, the gun has had the most broad-ranging effect, both positive and negative, on [Read More…]
I’ve tried, but I can’t warm to the .243. It’s billed as having three great attributes: it’s death on varmints, it’s adequate for deer-sized big game and it is a great cartridge for young hunters because of its moderate recoil. I think it [Read More…]
The Box O’ Truth has tested various cartridges to see what penetrates brush the best. As I hunter I found this is a *very* interesting read as it has been something I have wondered about many times. Sometimes a deer will be behind a brush and only allow a narrow [Read More…]
Slaton @ Gun Shots discusses long distance (100-200 yard) slug hunting: I started deer hunting with a slug gun. Well, let me qualify that. It was actually an old side-by-side Stevens, and back in college, just before the deer opener my buddy and I would drive to an [Read More…]
More from the guys @ Anzio Ironworks. Anzio produce a lightweight .50 BMG hunting rifle. Click to increase the image size:
A South African on rec.guns asked about hunting geese with his 30-06! Hi guys. Jacques here from South Africa. I use my 30-06 to hunt wild birds especially Egyptian geese for research purposes.My problem is that this is my only rifle and I need a load to minimize meat [Read More…]
ShelbyFan over at RFC warns about the use of hot .22 rimfire cartridges on game you plan on eating! normally I use PMC Zappers, but I was in a hurry and used quik shoks to go grouse hunting, big mistake. just saying, if you wanna blow something up the quik shok’s [Read More…]
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