Entries Tagged Wayne van Zwoll

Shooting is a small part of hunting. Finding is the main thing. To find, you must learn to see.

They lost the spotlight to 6mms — now 6.5s have the stage. But many hunters find a .25-caliber is just right.

To consistently hit, you must know when to wait and when to act, and let the rifle find the target.

Arguably, the first were good varmint rifles. Then they left to hunt big game. Are they back?

If you need another bullet, you might better have held the first. Single-shot rifles urge that you do.

Protect your rifle’s fine finish when giving it a good cleaning.

As with children, you do well to think before cleaning and coddling your rifle — and correcting its ills.

Strong, reliable and accurate, bolt actions also fire powerful loads. But which models provide the best values?

Understanding focal planes, reticle focus and angular measurements helps in the decision making process when it’s time to purchase a new scope.

Where the reticle is positioned in the scope affects how you see it and use it as you dial the magnification up and down.

Prone, sitting or kneeling, you’ll get sandbag accuracy with these techniques and assists.

Changing how you hold a rifle can change the point of impact.

Buckshot evolved as heavy pellets intended for deer hunting — albeit ill-informed shooters use the term to include birdshot, too.

When precision isn’t possible, and shots come fast and close, a shotgun excels. But which load works best for anchoring predators?