Rifles

Every now and then a new cartridge comes along that turns my head and gets me itching to shoot it. There is no secret, I’ve never been a .243 Winchester fan, always preferring the much hotter 6mm Remington. However, with the virtual obsolescence of the 6mm Remmington in both firearms …

We all have it. That one rifle that we can’t help but reach for inside the gun safe, the one we consider our most reliable. The one that because of our prejudice towards its accuracy and knock down power has a higher kill count than all the others. Here are …

This year on my Wyoming highcountry mule deer hunt I had everything thrown at me. From terrain to weather; I battled through mud, snow, rain, sleet; scrambled across scree slides, slipped through dark timber, and ground up sheer ridge faces to sit like a gargoyle atop a barren, windswept glassing …

By my own admission, I am a fan of Weatherby rifles. I own two of them and that says something because my gun safe is far from full. That is by choice – when I have a few models that perform well I keep them and use them for the …

In the last four or five years, whether due simply to unseasonal weather patterns, or a more deeply rooted environmental change (that debate is better suited to Thanksgiving dinner than this article), I have hunted both Mule deer and Rocky Mountain elk in hot, sunny and dry conditions. Living in …

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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 …

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.

When it comes to elk, Wyoming continues to be a very consistent state to hunt. With an ever-growing, lengthy list of hunt options, a stabilizing elk herd and a very consistent management plan, Wyoming is the quintessential elk opportunity state. The state Game and Fish Department has not made many …

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.