The animal then grabbed Cynthia’s arm and pulled her into the brush, periodically licking blood from her wounds. After “almost a half-hour,” the bear paused. Cynthia got her left hand to the torn pack pocket and keyed the radio. “Ed! Come quick! I’m being eaten by a bear!” Then the beast pounced again.
Conservation
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Wayne van Zwoll
As rifle scopes become more complicated, you might be better off sticking to the basics Excerpt from Fair Chase Magazine Summer 2024 By Wayne Van Zwoll, regular contributor, photos courtesy of author Jack O’Connor scoped his favorite “Number 2” rifle – a Biesen-stocked .270 – with a 4x Leupold...
Old enough for Medicare, it’s been upstaged by upstarts like the 6.5 Creedmoor. But are they better?
By PJ DelHomme Wayne van Zwoll has been writing about hunting, shooting, rifles, and cartridges for decades. He’s been pulling a trigger for even longer. He’s written 16 books and thousands of articles on all things rifle-related. He regularly contributes to Fair Chase magazine and a dozen other...
Long ignored, 6.5mm cartridges now rock! Why? The 7mm clan, dear for decades, holds its breath! Excerpt from Fair Chase Magazine Winter 2016 By Wayne van Zwoll – regular contributor, photos courtesy of author Wet snow followed sleet. Wyoming wind hammered the cold through my soaked wool. I wiped...
No bolt-action rifle can match the Model 70’s long history with American deer hunters!
Because basketball stars making millions of dollars still miss free throws Excerpt from Fair Chase Magazine Summer 2015 By Wayne Van Zwoll, regular contributor, photos courtesy of author Approach ready to fire again, from behind the animal, rifle up front. Save congratulations for later. Why is...
Lead, copper, water and time conspire to sabotage accuracy. You can save it. But first….
The celebrated 7x57 sired a clan now shadowed by 6.5mm cartridges. Fame can be fickle! Excerpt from Fair Chase Magazine Spring 2020 By Wayne Van Zwoll, regular contributor, photos courtesy of author Known as a “classic sheep cartridge,” the 7x57 has been upstaged by friskier 7s, like Weatherby’s...
Accuracy always trumps energy. But with 6mms you needn’t give up hard hits. Just stiff recoil!
Custom: More Than A Rifle. A big game rifle built to order comes with character, even when it’s not yours.
Young Roosevelt heard the call. Shove iron in your scabbard, Pilgrim! And snug that cinch!
Spared optical glass, a rifle is naked, intimate. Shots come close, life glinting in the animal’s eye. Bully!
Riflemen who carry single-shots declare their willingness to bet a hunt on one pull of the trigger.
Distances that test rifles exceed those that test marksmanship-and leave killing to chance.
What matters to most hunters is satisfaction at hunt’s end. You can’t guarantee a kill, but you can choose your rifle and cartridge!
It may not be true that if you haven’t hunted with a .30-30 rifle, or a .30-06 or a .300 Winchester Magnum, you’re still learning to tie your shoes. Some souls so deprived reach adulthood, though mothers have long known .30s are good for you. Hunters born before there were .30s have all died.
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