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Guides to rifles, shotguns, handguns, ammunition, optics and archery, plus hunting know-how by species for the United States and Canada. Every page lists the sources behind it.
Guide · Bows and Archery
A finished arrow is usually introduced as four main parts: the shaft, fletching, nock and point. Modern arrows may also include inserts or half-outs, broadheads, wraps and cresting, and each part can affect fit, weight, balance, tune or identification.
Comparison · Shotguns
Pump-action shotguns cycle when the shooter moves the fore-end by hand. Semi-automatic shotguns use energy from the fired shotshell to eject and reload, while still requiring a separate trigger pull for each shot.
Article · Firearms History and Technology
The SKS was Sergei Simonov’s Soviet self loading carbine for the 7.62x39 mm M1943 intermediate cartridge. Adopted in 1949 and soon overshadowed by the AK, it became one of the most widely recognized Cold War carbines through Soviet, Chinese, Yugoslav and other national variants.
Guide · Rifles
Rifle twist rate is the distance a bullet travels in the barrel while the rifling makes one full turn. A 1:8 twist is faster than a 1:10 twist, and bullet length, bullet weight, velocity, and air density all affect stability.
Guide · Hunting Guides
Black-tailed deer are the coastal blacktail group within Odocoileus hemionus, with Columbian black-tailed deer from northern California to British Columbia and Sitka black-tailed deer in Southeast Alaska and the north British Columbia coast. This guide covers identification, range, habitat, diet, rut timing, and behavior for hunters and wildlife watchers.
Guide · Ammunition and Calibers
The .454 Casull is a high pressure, rimmed revolver cartridge with roots in the .45 Colt and SAAMI standardization by the late 1990s. It is best understood as a serious handgun hunting cartridge, with strong performance and substantial recoil.
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