Why “Knockdown Power” Fails Every Big Game Hunter

Watch enough hunting footage and you’ll see the same two outcomes with the same cartridge. An animal shot squarely through the lungs and heart sometimes runs 30, 40, or 50 yards before it expires, and other times falls where it stood. Hunters describe loading an identical cartridge and bull...

By James Chen •

Beat the October Lull: Where Mature Bucks Actually Go

The October lull gets blamed for empty sits across the whitetail woods, but the deer are still moving. They have shifted their patterns, and in most cases, they are circling the same tired stands hunters keep climbing into. The problem lies in where the hunter sits, not in how the deer behave. If...

By James Chen •

SIG Sauer XRAY9-CUAS Computes The Lead On Incoming Drones

Hitting a drone with gunfire is hard for an unglamorous reason: by the time the bullet arrives, the drone has moved. SIG Sauer's answer is the XRAY9-CUAS, a counter-unmanned aircraft systems electro-optic unveiled at AUSA, and the idea behind it is to let a soldier point and shoot while the ...

By Eric B •

First Look: Springfield Armory Echelon Pro Comp 9mm Pistols

Editor’s Note: The author received a loaner Springfield Armory Echelon Pro Comp pistol prior to the handgun’s official launch for writing this article. All opinions are those of the author. You could say I’m an early adopter. I have been running a Springfield Armory Echelon 9mm for several ...

By Scott Conditt •

Garmin ArcheryX – A Wearable Smartwatch App to Improve your Shooting

Garmin is known for crafting a lot of popular products from smartwatches to chronographs and lots more for outdoorspeople. Now, they can add to that growing list their newest smartwatch app in Garmin ArcheryX. If you are an archer heading into hunting season this fall, this smartwatch app that yo...

By Adam Scepaniak •

Lead-Free Deer Hunting? The Nosler E-Tip Delivers

If your hunting grounds require nonlead ammunition, the Nosler E-Tip solves the problem without asking you to give up penetration or retained energy. In some areas of the United States, including California, hunters may not use bullets containing lead, and the E-Tip is a lead-free bullet built to...

By James Chen •
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