“field positions”

If your preference is a rifle that fits like a glove, comes up fast, settles quickly in field positions, and can practically point like a shotgun, the Lupo is it.

The XPR Renegade Long Range SR is a target/hunting hybrid rifle that combines a premium barrel, receiver, trigger and third-party target stock to deliver a rifle capable of half-inch or better groups from the bench, while remaining handy enough to carry in the field and heavy enough to shoot accurately from field positions.

Before fall big-game seasons begin, it’s important to build confidence in your rifle, ammo and optics—and how you perform with them in hand. To do so, it pays to put in practical range time, shooting not only from field positions but also building skill at quick, accurate follow-up shots.

Every once in a while I get quizzed as to what rifle to bring on a hunter’s first pronghorn hunt. Most of the time I ask in return what the hunter already has.

What defines a good field shot, and what can we do to make sure our skills are on that level?

Like most fears, shooting at long distance targets is mostly mental.

Franchi has introduced the Momentum All-Terrain Elite bolt-action, a high-mobility, quick-to-action firearm that can be ready anywhere, any time—particularly when a coyote or a hog makes a brief appearance.