Calibers responsible for more wounded game than clean kills
When you’ve hunted long enough, you’ve seen the difference between cartridges that anchor animals and cartridges that only create…
Calibers that look impressive until real wind arrives
Some calibers look great on charts and ballistics tables—right up until you have to shoot them in real wind….
Rifles hunters trade away long before deer season
When hunters swap rifles before deer season even gets rolling, it’s usually for the same handful of reasons. Some…
Calibers that fold as soon as you hit bone
Some calibers look fine on paper and even perform well on perfect broadside shots, but things change fast the…
Calibers hunters pretend work “just fine” in brush
Brush hunting has always carried its own set of myths, especially when it comes to calibers that supposedly “push…
Calibers that turn tracking jobs into nightmares
Tracking jobs get ugly for one reason above all others: the wrong caliber paired with the wrong expectations. Hunters…
Handguns hunters carry out of habit, not performance
Hunters tend to form loyalties, and nothing shows that more than the sidearms they carry into the woods. Plenty…
Rifles that seem fine until you need that second shot
A rifle might seem perfectly capable when you’re slow-firing at the bench, but you don’t discover its real behavior…
Rifles hunters mock but still see at every camp
Every deer camp has a few rifles that draw laughs the moment someone pulls them out of a case….
Calibers that disappear from shelves for a reason
When a caliber disappears from store shelves, it’s rarely random. Most of the time, hunters simply stop buying the…