“hunting needs”

When customizing a firearm, it’s important to have a clear objective—are you trying to improve accuracy or aesthetics, shave weight or all of the above?

Deer populations are down by about 2.8 million since 2008. Some biologists are alarmed by this, while others believe it’s natural and healthy for the overall herd.

Looking for a new shotgun? Here are eight offerings from 2012 that stand out from the crowd.

There is something unique and romantic about the concept of a single-shot rifle. Especially if that rifle is the venerable Ruger No. 1.

America’s big-game bullet has evolved with the introduction of the new Core-Lokt Tipped. The addition of the Big Green Polymer Tip brings this long-trusted hunting bullet into the modern world.

The .17 Hornet, son of the classic .22 Hornet, is a well-balanced design. Sharing the rimmed design of the parent case, it feeds nicely in a bolt-action repeating rifle, provides pinpoint accuracy and minimal recoil, and checks all the boxes for varmint hunting.

Introduced in the mid-1940s, the 7mm Weatherby Magnum case has minimal taper, maximizing powder capacity, and the correlative muzzle velocities show Roy Weatherby’s penchant for speed. Anything the popular 7mm Rem. Mag. will do, the 7mm Weatherby will do just a bit faster.

Contributor Larry Case runs through the benefits of training new hunters on squirrels.

What is the ideal scope magnification that can cover nearly all hunting scenarios? Is it possible to have “too much scope”?