“elk rifle”

Use a premium, controlled-expansion bullet for large game like elk.

As I write this I can smell the ammonia-based bore solvent on my hands from cleaning my Model 95 Winchester chambered in .405 Win.

That new hunter you've been tutoring may be in love with a lever-action rifle. Alternately, he may think he absolutely needs a .30-caliber magnum to "cover all the bases." But it's up to you to talk him into making a reasonable purchase when it comes to his first big-game rig.

Bryce Towsely explores elk cartridges that are going to give you an edge in elk hunting. This—you can be sure—is not an article about “adequate” elk cartridges.

Chambered for the 7.62x39mm cartridge, the Ruger Mini Thirty is well suited to deer and similar-sized game in the same style of compact, handy rifle that the Mini-14 brought to the table.

While hunting participation at the nationwide level is down, license sales in Western and Southeastern states are booming.

If you’re looking for extreme versatility in a bright, sharp, high-contrast scope, the Optika6 should more than meet your needs.

The author's life-long dreams of hunting elk in the Rocky Mountains can finally come true with the Weatherby Back Country by his side.

The sights and sounds of big bulls during the frenzy of the rut can defy description, especially in the elk paradise of New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains.