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Hardware: Zeiss Victory V8

With apologies to vegetable juice and automobile engines, riflescope users can now have a V8, too. A Zeiss V8.

Behind the Bullet: .45 Colt

Considering that the .45 Colt has been with us for 143 years, it remains a completely relevant, powerful, and well-balanced handgun cartridge, that is equally at home at a Cowboy Action Shoot as it is in the hunting fields.

Behind the Bullet: .375 H&H Magnum

The .375 bore is the legal minimum for dangerous game in many African countries, and with good reason: it generates just over 4,000 ft.-lbs. of energy at the muzzle, and offers a bullet with enough Sectional Density to get the job done, and done well.

Hardware: Tract Toric

Never heard of Tract Optics? We can fix that.

Behind the Bullet: .454 Casull

.454 Casull is not a cartridge for the faint-of-heart, and will require a shooter to put in a considerable amount of time at the practice range in order to become a proficient hunter. However, once that happens, you’ll have a very effective hunting tool in your hands.

Behind the Bullet: .35 Whelen

“Only accurate rifles are interesting.” So goes the quote from Col. Townsend Whelen, and he was right.

Behind the Bullet: 9mm Luger

The 9mm Luger has a respectable resume, serving many military roles including a stint as the U.S. Armed Forces' chosen cartridge.

Behind the Bullet: 7x57mm Mauser

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

Field Test: Zeiss Victory V8 Riflescope

The Victory V8 1X-8X-30mm riflescope, lauded as the biggest of the super-zooms, offers a wide field of view (FOV); superior image quality and target resolution; 8X magnification; a 10mm exit pupil at 1X for quick target acquisition and precise shots through small openings or at close range; and 92 percent light transmission for bright, high-contrast images.

Behind the Bullet: .38 Smith & Wesson Special

What is it about the veteran cartridge that still appeals to shooters to this day, when there are so many more powerful cartridges available, including the Elmer Keith-upgraded .357 Magnum? Philip Massaro has the answer.

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