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Tune Your Shooting with Summer Varmints

A summer varmint shoot may be just the ticket to not only help farmers and ranchers limit crop depredation but also to hone your shooting skills.

Hardware: Ruger Mark IV Hunter

A variation of the Ruger Standard, the Mark IV Hunter features stainless metalwork with a handsome, brushed satin finish, and a 7-inch bull barrel with six flutes. It's fitted with iron sights, but it's drilled and tapped for optics.

Selecting the Best Bullet for Varmint Hunting

Take a look at the construction and conformation of several popular bullet types to ensure you make the right choice for your next varmint hunt.

Photos: A Lone-Star Predator Hunt with Browning and Winchester

Get an inside look at Assistant Editor Connor McKibbin's varmint hunt in Texas.

Forget the Lake: It’s Family Day at the Range

Put down that handheld portal to the digital world. Forget about soccer weekend. Take a break from the never-ending chore of yard maintenance. If you hunger for a surefire way to bring the family together in a setting that is guaranteed to generate a grin then plan a family day at your local shooting range.

Varmint Hunting With Hornady's .17 WSM

Hornady has announced that it's expanding its .17-caliber lineup in 2015, with the addition of the .17 WSM. Earlier this year, Web Managing Editor Shawn Skipper had the opportunity to put the new offering to work on some prairie dogs during a Wyoming varmint hunt. Get an inside look at that trip with the gallery provided here, and be sure to check out our video for even more information.

Hornady's .17 WSM

Hornady has announced that it will be expanding it's .17-caliber line with the addition of its own version of .17 Win. Super Mag. Neil Davies took a moment to discuss the new release during a varmint hunt earlier this year.

Wyoming Bound: A Varmint Hunt with Winchester

Summer is an excellent time to bust out the varmint loads and put a hurting on small game. With that in mind, Web Managing Editor Shawn Skipper and some of the folks from Winchester ventured to northern Wyoming with the intention of putting the company's .17 Win. Super Mag. to work on the local prairie dog population. Get an inside look at the hunt with this gallery.

Dillon’s Border Shift Bag

It took Dave Campbell a little while to get around to trying out Dillon's Border Shift ammunition bag—which he now very much regrets.

Laser Genetics SubZero ND-3 x 50

The new laser designator from Laser Genetics makes for a great long-range night vision device for any riflescope—and that's just to start.

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