The Optika5 Rimfire is a well-made riflescope that is reasonably priced, given its optical quality, making it ideal for a rimfire squirrel or small-game rifle.
Federal’s new HammerDown ammo line has been ideally adapted to feed, cycle and function in lever-action rifles while also delivering the best level of terminal performance for hunting that can be extracted from each cartridge.
Do old-school outfits hold up to modern standards of warmth and waterproofing? Contributor Richard Mann takes a detailed look at traditional methods and materials that don’t just measure up to synthetics, they often outperform them.
In 2008, Richard Mann launched the Empty-Cases blog, which quickly became a premier internet source for educational and entertaining content related to firearms and the outdoors. Now, he is taking things a step forward, with the Empty-Cases Podcast.
Based on the company's popular Hawkeye bolt-action rifle line, the new Hawkeye Hunter is built for the modern big-game hunter, featuring a stainless-steel action and factory-threaded barrel, which pairs well with its traditional American walnut stock.
For any hunting application where the distance is expected to be extreme, the Ruger Hawkeye Long-Range Hunter is a solid contender. It will deliver all the precision you need, it’s portable enough to carry on long walks, it's handy enough for close-in snap shots and it's short enough to remain manageable in compact shooting blinds.
For spot and stalk hunting where you may need to frequently look out to around 1,000 yards—particularly to make trophy judgments—the Oscar3 image-stabilizing mini spotting scope is an ideal device that won't add a lot of weight to your kit.
Big-bore lever-action rifles have the ammo capacity, dependability and speed to be considered ideal African dangerous-game rifles, as long as you do your part.