“jim corbett”

John Rigby & Co. donates a breathtaking, commemorative .275 Rigby Jim Corbett Rifle inspired by the rifle presented to Corbett in gratitude for shooting the man-eating tigress of Champawat, India, in 1907 by Sir John Hewett, then lieutenant governor of the United Provinces.

Looking to beef up the library? Here are three new books that are well worth your time.

Some say the man-eating leopards and tigers than plagued India and Africa in the old days are history. But other reports, and even recent video, suggest otherwise.

Here are a handful of cartridges that have fallen out of favor with the general hunting public, but still worthy of your time afield.

Few cartridges, in the history of modern firearms, have influenced our shooting world as much as the 7x57mm Mauser.

A hunt across the pond reveals age-old traditions still practiced today in the Scottish Highlands.

Between the 7x57mm Mauser and the 7mm-08 Remington, which is the more useful cartridge for hunters? Contributor Philip Massaro compares the two and picks the winner.

In the adventurous world of hunting, there are many great stories and books to make us all gasp, laugh, cry and more. If, as a hunter, you are a reader, odds are your life has been influenced by some of them. If you haven’t yet read enough of them, find them, read them, then pass them on to an aspiring hunter.

Fine writing embodied in tall tales holds more sway over hunters’ hearts than perhaps any other influence.