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Must-Have Turkey Gear for 2021

Be prepared when you enter the turkey woods this spring with this year's must-have gear.

Hardware: Nosler M48 Mountain Carbon

The M48 Mountain Carbon is perhaps the ultimate do-all rifle. Its carbon-fiber wrapped barrel and high-end carbon-fiber stock results in a sub-.75-inch rifle that handles like an ultralight yet shoots like a mid-weight.

First Look: Outdoor Edge JaegerPair

The JaegerPair, a lightweight and compact fixed-blade combination set from Outdoor Edge, weighs only 8.5 ounces, but is capable of taking on big-game-sized jobs.

Hardware: Escort FieldHunter Turkey

Available in 12-gauge, 20-gauge and .410-bore, this pump-action turkey gun boasts a 3-inch chamber, a synthetic stock and a sight upgrade you'd normally expect to find on guns with a much higher price tag.

Top 10 Varmint and Predator Loads

Here’s a look at the top 10 varmint and predator loads available right now. Thanks to widespread availability and quality manufacturing, many of these loads are fairly inexpensive yet highly reliable.

First Look: Outdoor Edge RazorBone Folding Knife

Outdoor Edge has announced the introduction of a new replaceable-blade knife, termed the RazorBone. Accepting a 3.5-inch drop-point blade, a 5-inch boning/fillet blade and a blade with a guthook, the RazorBone allows the field dressing, skinning and deboning of meat with a single knife that never needs to be sharpened.

Top 10 Elk Cartridges of All Time

Here’s a look at the top 10 elk cartridges ever made.

Tested: Modern Reloading Powders for the .30-30 Win.

Handloading for Grandpa's old .30-30 can greatly improve it's effective range. Here's why it's worthwhile, and how to go about it.

The Shotgun Torture Test

Everything has a breaking point. We did our best to find it in four of the hottest shotguns on the market, and then analyzed what that means for hunters.

Head to Head: .404 Jeffery vs. .416 Rigby

While both cartridges have a rather impeccable reputation, which makes a better choice for the dangerous game hunter? Contributor Philip Massaro takes a closer look at what makes each cartridge tick.

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