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You’ve saved, planned and are ready for that hunting trip of a lifetime. Now, the success of your hunt boils down to one thing: your rifle. Is your rifle fit for you, your hunting style and the game you are pursing? Not all rifles are created equal, plain and simple. For me, I want a rifle that fits like my favorite pair of jeans, it isn’t affected by the weather, can handle a total beating and performs no matter what. Here is my go-to criteria for selecting a rifle.
How would you use an ATV or Side-by-Side if you had one? For those who own one, how do you use your ATV or Side-by-Side?
Are you an outdoorsman, hunter or angler using your machine to get to and from your hunting or fishing destination, to help you pack your animals out of the field or to haul your gear around? Do you use your machine to help you plant and maintain food plots or do other habitat related projects? Are you a farmer or rancher that uses your machine for a wide variety of tasks from feeding and caring for livestock to fixing fence or perhaps running between buildings or fields for various tasks? Do you use your machine for commercial projects like working on construction sites, moving people and materials around? Possibly your machine stays at home but takes care of things like plowing the snow through the winter, hauling firewood, and other home necessities. Do you like to have fun and use your machine strictly for pleasure, riding trails and trailering it across the country to explore trail systems? Maybe you take fun to the next level and race your machine.
Dedicated to Scott - who took me hunting and showed me what not to do.
When it comes to hunting, I’m willing to try anything. I love learning new techniques and ways other people hunt. And recently, that is just what I did. I took a quick last-minute trip, to the corn fields of eastern Colorado, where I got in one last pheasant hunt of the season. By last minute, I mean, I didn’t know I’d be able to go until 30 minutes before it was time to leave. I went home, threw my box of Federals into a bag with the rest of my gear, grabbed my gun and ran out the door. I’m not exactly sure what I was expecting, but it definitely wasn’t that I would be hunting with almost 50 other hunters, 46 to be exact. There were 19 trucks and a van. It was a true hunting party. I’ve never seen anything like it. It was amazing to meet more people in the hunting community and spend the days scouring corn fields and talking with new people. In the group of 50, it was nice to see there were some other women partaking in the excitement.
Are you thinking about purchasing a new rifle this year? Maybe you are having a custom rifle built to your specifications. Either way, one of the toughest choices you’ll have is caliber selection. Derrick Ratliff is the President and Founder of Horizon Firearms and says that there is no one size fits all solution to this question. Derrick and the team at Horizon Firearms are experienced in helping buyers navigate this question and land on a good caliber fit for them.
What’s new for 2019 in the world of firearms? Industry shows are wrapping up so now is a good time to see all the new products that will be hitting the shelves this year. Here to guide us through a few of the hot new arrivals is Eric Poole, editor of Guns & Ammo magazine and co-host of “Guns & Ammo” on Sportsman Channel, Thursdays at 9:00 pm ET. Let’s dive in!
When you unload your pockets at the end of the day, be honest, how much stuff do you pull out? It’s likely that your pockets are stuffed full with a wallet, cellphone, knife, cash, multitool, firearm, extra magazine, pocket lint, loose change and more. While that’s what pockets are designed to do, hold your stuff, the reality is that those pockets are only so big and there comes a time where you have to either cut down on what you carry or find a smarter way to carry it.
Do you carry every day? What do you look for in a self-defense load?
Jared Hinton is the Communications Coordinator for Federal Premium Ammunition and he’s back on The Revolution this week to talk handgun loads. Last year, Federal introduced Hydra-Shok Deep in a 135 grain 9mm load and they are expanding on that offering for 2019 by adding a 165 grain 40 S&W and 210 grain 45 Auto loads. Jared says the Hydra-Shok bullet was originally introduced in 1989 and was designed to perform well in a variety of different mediums. However, through the years there have been advancements, FBI protocols have changed and improved and there have also been improvements in ammunition overall.
Shane Coley is the captain of Team GLOCK, an accomplished shooter and the envy of every person at the range. He started his shooting career at age of 14 with his father, a retired Police Officer as his mentor and quickly decided that he wanted to make a career out of it. Immediately after high school in 2009, Shane enlisted in the military and joined the United States Army Marksmanship Unit as part of the Action Shooting Team. After spending six years in the service and locking down 3 National titles, 3 Team World Championship titles, and multiple Area and Regional titles, Shane left the Army and has been with GLOCK since. His accomplishments are nothing short of impressive and he joins us this week for a wide-ranging conversation, offering up pistol shooting tips as well as a look at the new GLOCK G43X and G48.
Anytime is a good time to teach kids about firearms and firearm safety. It’s believed that there are more than 393 million civilian owned firearms in the U.S. Furthermore, polls conducted in 2017 concluded that more than 42% of people in this country live in households with guns. It’s great to see such a large portion of our population armed. Responsibility comes with owning firearms and if you have a child in your life the onus is on you to teach them the fundamentals of safe firearm handling. Here, I’ll break down some basic tenants of firearm safety that you should be teaching the kids in your life.
Every once in a while, a game changer comes along. The freaks of nature, world record monster bucks, just don’t step out very often. However, this is one of those moments. The Brewster Buck is set to take its seat on the throne as the top non-typical bow kill of all-time and the top hunter harvested whitetail of all time. With a gross score of 330 0/8 inches and a net score of 320 ⅝ inches, this Illinois bruiser taken by Luke Brewster is making waves and setting records. Gordon Whittington is the Editor in Chief of North American Whitetail magazine, charter team member and regular contributor to “North American Whitetail TV” and he joins The Revolution this week to talk about the Brewster Buck, the largest buck ever taken by a hunter in North America.
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