“the shot”

Associate Digital Editor David Herman takes to the field with five different reflex sights this turkey season, to see how they perform when the spring thunder rolls.

It’s understandable if hunters everywhere feel defensive about our pastime, even to the point of being bashful. But the author has learned to bury the ignominy and proclaim his love of guns and hunting. After all, the last time anyone checked hunting was a legal activity.

The newest camouflage patterns allow hunters to disappear in any terrain or environment.

The new Hornady CX bullet is an upgrade of the popular GMX. The company’s ballistic engineers looked at all the attributes of the older GMX design and made some key changes which had an effect on downrange trajectory and terminal performance.

The Zeiss SFL (SmartFocus and Lightweight) provides traditional Zeiss optical performance combined with a compact and lightweight design.

While it may lack the speed and shapely beauty of modern contenders, this nearly 150-year-old cartridge continues to prove itself in the field. Whoever said nothing lasts forever obviously never met the .45-70 Gov’t.

Associate Editor David Herman takes a pair of Leupold BX-5 Santiam binoculars and an SX-4 Pro Guide spotting scope afield to scout the Sonoran mountains.

Contributor Mike Roux shares some knowledge on how to get junior turkey hunters interested in a life afield.

In celebration of Federal Ammunition’s 100-year anniversary and rich history of shotshell manufacturing, the company is releasing four commemorative shotshell packages.