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Deer Camp: Top Tips For Effective Deer Calling

Deer Camp: Top Tips For Effective Deer Calling

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While deer hunting may be seen by some as a sport where hunters simply go sit in a spot and wait for something to walk by, that characterization couldn’t be further from the truth. What if your deer is out of range and you need to bring him closer? That’s where a great hunter turns to his calls, and making the right ones can be critical.

Suppressor Company Offers An AR?—The AAC MPW in 300 BLK—Full Review

Suppressor Company Offers An AR?—The AAC MPW in 300 BLK—Full Review

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Today, everyone in the industry is aware of the 300 BLACKOUT cartridge. Indeed, firearms and ammunition in 300 BLK are readily available from most major manufacturers. However, many readers may have forgotten, or never heard, the origins of the cartridge. And the company that developed has its own AR designed to fire it.

GAO Report: ATF Failed to Comply with its Record-Keeping Policies

ATF (Almost) Bans Smokeless Powder! – Also Finds Trail Cam IEDs in Kentucky Wilderness

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The ATF has issued two notices on explosives — and has quickly retracted one of them.

The Snap Safe Take Apart Gunsafe - Finally an Answer to the Secret Gun Safe (and for those of us who live upstairs!)

The Snap Safe Take Apart Gunsafe – Finally an Answer to the Secret Gun Safe (and for those of us who live upstairs!)

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In a perfect world we all have enough secure storage for all of our guns, and not only do our homes offer us ample space for giant safes, those safes also magically appear with no conspicuous delivery and team of installers. For the real world, there is the bolt together, take apart Snap Safe. It still arrives by truck freight, but the box does not resemble a safe, and you can take the pieces in one by one, inconspicuously, up the stairs, whatever, without advertising your safe to the neighborhood.

Deer Camp: Top Trail Camera Tips For Before, During & After Deer Season

Deer Camp: Top Trail Camera Tips For Before, During & After Deer Season

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When it comes to scouting and whitetails, trail cameras are one of the best inventions ever created. Find out more about top tips on employing them as well as some of the best options available today.

Deer Camp: Five Top Field-Ready Backpacks for Deer Hunters

Deer Camp: Five Top Field-Ready Backpacks for Deer Hunters

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A good backpack is essential gear for the hunter no matter whether he or she plans to hike far off the beaten path to their favorite stand or plan on sitting a blind right off the edge of a field behind the house.

Beginner’s Guide to Duck Hunting: Top Tips for Waterfowling

Beginner’s Guide to Duck Hunting: Top Tips for Waterfowling

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Hunting a new kind of game for the first time can be intimidating. No matter how much you read and research, the most valuable knowledge can only be gained in the field. Waterfowl hunting always seemed like a big mystery to me; that is, until a few weeks ago.

Full Auto Speeds - No NFA or Bumpfire - Franklin Armory Binary Firing System Installation & Full Review

Full Auto Speeds – No NFA or Bumpfire – Franklin Armory Binary Firing System Installation & Full Review

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The Franklin Armory Binary Firing System drop-in AR-15 trigger allows a shooter to fire a round with the press of a trigger and fire a second round with a release of the trigger. From a tactical standpoint, the Franklin Armory BFS can significantly increase the rate of fire.

Deer Camp: Five Top Deer Gear Essentials

Deer Camp: Five Top Deer Gear Essentials

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Hunting is a gear intensive sport, some types of hunting more so than others. There are items, beyond the obvious firearm or bow (and ammo or arrows), that can really make your hunts more successful, enjoyable and even safer. Read on to find out some of our top picks.

To find range to your target, you could make use of technology and use a scope with integrated laser rangefinder like the Burris Eliminator (bottom.) Or, with some basic math, you can use a scope with a graduated mil-dot or MOA reticle like the Burris Veracity (top.)

Optics Buying Guide: Finding Range With A Scope

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You can figure out how far away an object is using your scope, provided its reticle has markings in mil dots or minutes of angle.