“field test”

Contributor Brad Fenson takes a closer look at a bevy of new optics from Leupold.

Joe Arterburn takes a closer look at the Bergara Premier Series Stalker.

When choosing a scope for serious use, four main categories top of the list of demands: optical quality, durability, accuracy of adjustments and a catch-all we’ll refer to as suitability. Nightforce has delivered a hunting riflescope that meets all four.

The Browning name is a staple in the firearms community; it’s impossible to deny that John Moses Browning had an incredible effect on the development of many of our iconic designs. The Browning label—and its associated BuckMark logo—has long stood for dependability and reliability, and those traits have extended into the new line of Browning ammunition.

For decades, elk hunters have resorted to camouflage patterns designed for the whitetail woods. Now, Western hunters have another option: Mossy Oak Mountain Country.

When you hunt ruffed grouse the last thing you want is a gun that doesn’t fit. To hunt birds genetically designed to out-motor and outmaneuver hawks, gun mount and reaction time is everything. The Stevens 555 provides one such solution.

Editor in Chief J. Scott Olmsted had the opportunity to put Browning's new Hell's Canyon lineup to the test on a Wyoming whitetail hunt.

If you want to kill ducks and geese, you’re inevitably going to get wet. It’s just part of the package. If you’re getting wet, your favorite gear is, too. And while most of a waterfowl hunter’s favorite tools are perfectly capable of functioning no matter the conditions, it’s nice to be able keep things dry when required.

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.