Cartridges that are always “coming back” but never do
Every few years, the same cartridges start popping up in conversations like they’re about to make a big comeback….
Calibers deer hunters retire after one season
A lot of deer hunters don’t “retire” a caliber because it can’t kill a whitetail. Most of them can,…
Rifles that “pattern” more than they group
A good rifle will stack shots when you do your part. A “patterning” rifle does the opposite: the group…
Guns that don’t like being stored loaded
Storing a gun loaded isn’t automatically “bad,” but some designs tolerate it better than others. The issue usually isn’t…
Guns that make gun counters cringe when you ask for them
Walk into enough gun shops and you start noticing a pattern: some models make the guy behind the counter…
Pistols that hide bad triggers behind good marketing
A good trigger won’t fix bad fundamentals, but a bad trigger can absolutely waste good shooting. It’s the one…
Rifles that beat scopes to death with unnecessary recoil
A rifle doesn’t have to be a true safari cannon to wreck a scope, but the ones that do…
Guns that are picky about lubrication in a bad way
Some guns will run with almost any decent oil job and a quick wipe-down. Others act like lubrication is…
Carcass transport rules are spreading: the bone-out requirement hunters hate
Across the country, you are running into a new kind of fine print in the hunting regulations: rules that…
CWD “core area” designations explained: why your county’s rules might flip overnight
Chronic wasting disease regulations can feel like a trapdoor under your hunting plans, stable one week and completely different…