Several years back, I took a small ring Mauser 96, in 6.5×5,5 and turned it into a scout-type rifle. It later became a more traditional rifle with normal scope mounts and a turned-down bolt. In that configuration it became my loaner, backup, knock-around rifle for friends and relatives that asked to borrow a rifle for impromptu hunts.
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Testing Black Beard Fire Starters
BY Garrett Negen Updated: April 3, 2023Black Beard offers two different types of fire starters as well as several ignition sources.
Irish Setter Pinnacle Hunting Boot — Review
BY S.H. Blannelberry Updated: February 27, 2023Passing that test is critical. You want your deep winter hunting boots to keep your feet warm and dry in any environment you are likely to encounter, all day long.
Beretta’s New American-Made Turkey Guns — SHOT Show 2023
BY Jeff Cramblit Updated: February 6, 2023I got to handle and shoot the new US-made turkey guns at the Beretta range day. They are built right here in the USA, down in Tennessee.
Tried-and-True: Hoyt VTM 31
BY Jace Bauserman Updated: January 2, 2023I had a 2022 love affair with a pair of Hoyt bows, and when you fall in love, it’s hard to make the change. Hoyt’s new VTM 31 made switching worth it.
Lucky Duck HD 2.0 Remote
BY David R. Vaught, Ph.D. Updated: December 5, 2022Technology advances our waterfowl hunting. Lucky Duck knows this and their new HD 2.0 Remote increases the field of options now available to us duck hunters.
Duck Numbers for 2022 and 2023
BY David R. Vaught, Ph.D. Updated: November 1, 2022Beginning in 1935, with what at the time was the first waterfowl census, the International Wild Duck Census began to take a look at the population.
Lucky Duck’s New Goose Agitator
BY David R. Vaught, Ph.D. Updated: October 3, 2022This is not something small or a ducktail painted to look like a goose, rather this is a full-size goose tail with a powerful pump capable of moving a lot of water.
Put a Swimmer In Your Spread
BY David R. Vaught, Ph.D. Updated: September 5, 2022Most will agree in the early season and with those hunting ducks further north, spinners are indeed a must.
Alaska Arms: Ruger M77 Rings and Extra Round Floorplate
BY Jordan Voigt Updated: July 22, 2022Alaska is known as a land of extremes, and the men and women who successfully live and hunt there are rather particular about what does and doesn’t work.