Photo Of The Day: When precision matters and the clock is against you, a solid rifle-optic pairing becomes non-negotiable. The Schmeisser Pro Hunter, dressed in Flat Dark Earth with its 18-inch barrel and .223 Remington chamber, paired with the Schmidt & Bender 3–18×42 META scope,...
Here’s the truth about hitting small targets at extremely long distances The post I Shot A Prairie Dog At 1,368 Yards, And It Wasn’t (All) Luck appeared first on Outdoor Life.
In today’s review, Robert A. Sadowski tests the Armasight Thermal Contractor Pro 640 3-12x scope on a feral hog hunt. He mounted the optic to a Springfield Armory SAINT Victor to evaluate the thermal scope’s usefulness for hunting. The optic was provided to the author for the review. ...
The Vortex Impact 4000 combines a 4,000-yard laser rangefinder, onboard GeoBallistics solver, and environmental sensors to simplify long-range shooting and ELR engagements. The post Vortex Impact 4000 Ballistic Range Finder: A Quick Look appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
Chronographs are an interesting piece of technology. Either shooters use them religiously for developing reloads, collecting data to create D.O.P.E. cards (data on previous engagement), or they avoid them entirely thinking it is too much work for what they are worth. I might be an outlier in that...
These mighty magnums find themselves in similar theaters for a reason. The post .300 Winchester Magnum vs. .338 Lapua Magnum: Which Long-Range Cartridge Is Right for You? appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Buck Commander is bringing two crossbow scopes to market under the BUK OPS line, both at $699.99, and each is built around a different problem that crossbow hunters deal with in the field. The Cycloptic-X is built for low-light performance and solo recording. The X-Factor is built for precise dis...
I killed a big grizzly bear with a 22 ARC. Here’s what it means, what it doesn’t, and why modern bullets have made cartridge size irrelevant for many hunting applications The post I Shot a Grizzly with a 22 ARC — and the Results Were Not Surprising appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Rifles brought from Europe were of little use in the American wilderness. So hunters, frontiersmen, and revolutionaries began demanding something new from their gunsmiths The post How the Kentucky Rifle Turned Frontier Hunters into America’s First Snipers appeared first on Outdoor Life.
The stories behind how America's soldiers reshaped civilian marksmanship, recreational shooting, and (ultimately) hunting The post America Has Always Loved Its Service Rifles appeared first on Outdoor Life.