The days of “range guesstimation” are long over, or in your case they should be. I will admit, being a traditional bowhunter for many years made me resist the idea of rangefinding technology being incorporated into my gear. Boy, was that wrong! In my humble opinion, I since feel …
Read More »The New Krux Stock From iota Outdoors- UPDATED
Accuracy with a firearm starts at the hands holding it steady, tightly against the shoulder pointed squarely down range! but what if the hands aren’t comfortable? That is where the iota Krux stock comes in! In this video review Dan Turvey of Eastmans’ Hunting Journals takes this stock on it’s …
Read More »The Eastmans’ Rewarming Drill
“Everyone is lucky until they aren’t…” – John Barklow John could not have said it any better and to take it a step further, luck breeds complacency which results in contentment and culminates in over-confidence. So if we take equal parts luck, complacency and contentment combined, you have the recipe …
Read More »Taking Optics By Force: Sig Sauer Optics
As I wrote in my blog piece last year, SIG SAUER is a well-known and respected brand when it comes to top-shelf firearms and tactical products but optics are a new venture for them. When they hit the hunting market, they hit it hard, with innovation and quality at an …
Read More »Kimber Hunter – Custom Rifle on a Budget
What would you be willing to pay for a rifle that has a sub-MOA guarantee, weighs 6.5 lbs., sports a match-grade chamber with a Mauser claw extractor, Model-70 three-position safety, pillar bedded stock and detachable box magazine? $1,000? $1,500? That seems to be the going rate for a rifle with …
Read More »Extended Accuracy: The HS Precision PLR
Rifle hunting out West is hard enough. Between the increased amount of fellow hunters in the field and the seasons falling during a time when it’s harder to locate trophy-class animals – you have your work cut out for you. So why compound that difficulty with a rifle that has …
Read More »The Kryptek Vellus Series and Anorak Jacket
“Quiet and warm” is the mantra of the mid to late-season hunter and Kryptek answered with the new Vellus fleece system. These garments are created of windproof, waterproof, seam-sealed and highly breathable laminates sandwiched between a pile-resistant fleece. They also insulated the interstitial space with Thinsulate Platinum XTS insulation to …
Read More »The Eastmans’ MRS Annual- Your Source For Hunting Research!
For those of you familiar with the MRS (Members’ Research Section) you’ll need little explanation when I say it’s all finally bound inside one cover! If there’s been one request that I have repeatedly received it’s, Why can’t I get the MRS in one book, or why do I have …
Read More »Sig Sauer Optics
Okay, so where did these guys come from? I mean really, SIG SAUER is a well-known and respected brand when it comes to firearms and tactical products but quality optics is a new one for them. I will admit, I was a bit skeptical at first with SIG being so …
Read More »The Vortex Ranger 1000 and Razor HD 65
One definition of a vortex is a whirling mass. Well, that pretty much sums up the optics offerings for today’s hunter. I will be the first to admit that early in my hunting career I was the guy who didn’t carry a spotting scope or a rangefinder. The reasons were …
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