“grip”

On a West Texas hunt, where shots can go long, a capable rifle is only part of the equation. Success requires peak performance from the shooter, too.

The Carbon Ascent is accurate enough for target-style, ragged-hole groups, light enough to barely notice on a long hike and still packs enough punch to make the post-shot walk to your quarry very short, provided you do your job.

Ravin’s R18 crossbow is nothing short of revolutionary. The arrow-launching machine is 25 inches long, 6 inches tall, 4 inches wide and weighs a shade over 6 pounds bare.

Accuracy doesn’t have to be heavy.

B. Gil Horman builds himself a new hunting rig right from the studs, exploring the ways in which an AR-pattern rifle can meet the various needs of most any American hunter.

Fixed blade or folder? Drop point or clip point? What kind of steel would you like, and what kind of handle material would you like to grip when using your knife? Answers to these questions make a hunter’s knife just as personal as his firearm.

Contributor B. Gil Horman tests out the Model 1854 lever-action from Smith & Wesson.

B. Gil Horman makes a roundup of some of his favorite function-over-form .410-bores.

Henry Repeating Arms has announced that a matching Big Boy Revolver and Big Boy Rifle pair was selected as the 2024 Friends of NRA Gun of the Year.