LOOKING LONG

Most big-game hunters are binocular-illiterate. This may seem odd, when more and more hunting magazines run optics articles and even regular optics columns. But most of these essays deal with …

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WHERE GIANTS WALK THE EARTH

“¡MÁTALO YA!”

My Mexican guide, Alfredo, lowered the binoculars, slowly turned his head, and spoke again with the steady assurance of an old hand. “Shoot him right now.”

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SHORT AND LONG ACTIONS

These days, many shooters firmly believe in the virtues of “short” bolt actions versus “long” bolt actions, but before discussing details it should be noted that …

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Headed for cover at 330 yards, this bull fell to Wayne’s Nosler from a 7mm WSM. A long poke, prone.

LOADS FOR THE LONG SHOT

After a hunting expedition in 1873, George Armstrong Custer enthused: “With your rifle I killed far more game than any other … at longer range.” Remington’s Rolling Block had great reach. Ironically, on the Little Big Horn in 1876 …

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