Gear

The era of the four-blade broadhead is here. It’s been over a decade in the making but they have begun to really gain popularity, especially in recent years. Why? The answer is simple. More total cutting area, designs built for accuracy and most importantly, hard-hitting modern bows to drive them …

  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 …

Hunting the West can be challenging at best and extreme at worst. Dan Heavrin joins Brian Barney on this week’s episode of Eastmans’ Elevated. Dan is an accomplished hunter and one of Brian’s most trusted hunting partners. Give this podcast a listen to hear them talk about some of their …

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 …

Last year we were able to review the new hunting lineup from Mystery Ranch as well as their new Guide Light frame. Jason Matzinger was able to put the Pintler to the test on the Guide Light frame on a spring bear hunt and highlight how to use the pack …

On this week’s episode of Eastmans’ Elevated Brian Barney is joined by his long time friend, Phil Larson. Phil is an experienced rifle and bow hunter who takes precision accuracy seriously. Take a listen, pick up a few tips and hear how to increase your accuracy down range whether you …

“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 …

Swagger BiPods are a new piece of hunting gear to make steady rifle shooting possible at any and all angles. In uneven terrain, soft, hard, or rocky ground this shooting tool is at home. Press play to follow along as we test out the this BiPod from Swagger while shooting …

Three generations of hunters put Hornady’s new ELD-X bullet and Precision Hunter ammo to the test on western big game. Ike Eastman and Dan Turvey Jr. share the logic behind a mid-fall switch from a custom ELD-X load to off-the-shelf Precision Hunter ammo.

Eastmans’ Hunting Journal’s Dan Turvey introduces a no rust, no dust reinvented ring-base scope mounting system from iota. Featuring under-angled screws this scope mounting system is lightweight and ideal for the ounce-counting hunter. Press play to watch the full review get a look at all of the features.