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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.

Contributor Frank Melloni puts Fiocchi's new Golden Waterfowl Bismuth ammo to the test, examining its properties both on the range and in the field.

Have you heard of Federal Select Outfitters? Neither had contributor Frank Melloni, but one experience was so memorable that it spurred him to take a dive into the whole list. Read on for more.

Delivering superb accuracy and ruggedness at an attractive price point, Mauser’s new M18 Savanna features a savanna-colored polymer stock with soft grip inlays on at the pistol grip and fore-end and a threaded barrel for the addition of a suppressor or muzzle brake.  

The CZ 600 Trail proved to be a handy rifle that can down game in hard-to-find places, all without alerting everything with fur that you have moved into the woods. Its lighter chamberings make it easy for recoil-shy shooters to field and makes it ideal for target work, too.

The semi-automatic J.P. Sauer & Sohn SL5 Waterfowl is an excellent step outside the rifle maker’s proverbial box, and one that waterfowl hunters will surely appreciate.

Contributor Frank Melloni takes the Muddy Odyssey XLT Treestand out for a test-drive to determine how well the features on the stable ladder stand perform in the field.

The Rock River Arms All Terrain Hunter is a mid-length, AR-style rifle designed specifically with hunters in mind.

The new 110 PCS bolt-action pistol is built around the 110’s factory blueprinted action, which is secured in a one-piece aluminum chassis from MDT and includes an AICS-style detachable box magazine. It makes for the perfect all-terrain firearm, and would be particularly useful when hunting from a tight ground blind.