Innehållsförteckning för July 2019 från Gun Digest

I don’t know about you, but there’s always a subtle amount of anxiety that comes on the front end of a trip to the range when building out a new bolt-action/scope/ammunition combination. Whether it’s a new personal rifle, dusting off one of Grandpa’s guns or matching up a trio for review within these pages, it’s been my experience that there are no marginal days at the range—it either goes very well, or it comes off the rails in a hurry. So, what do you do when things get gnarly downrange? And I’m not talking about a rifle that prints just above MOA: For most situations, I can live with a sub-1.5 MOA rifle. I’m talking about those really bad days when a new combo is printing a target like a…

FROM THE ARTICLES AT GUNDIGEST.COM NEW GUNS 12 New Remington Rifles Big Green is still turning out top firearms. Here are 12 rifles worth keeping your eye on in 2019. CLASSIC GUNS Cap-and-Ball Revolvers There’s a major nostalgia factor to blackpowder shooting ... and an appreciation for just how far things have come. CONCEALED CARRY 11 Top Picks For CCW Handguns Check out these 11 excellent concealed-carry handgun options. AMMUNITION .300 Ham’r Deep Dive Built to bring .30-30 ballistics to the AR platform, the .300 Ham’r is on-target as a modern-day hunting cartridge. SOCIAL SPOTLIGHT Find us on Facebook! facebook.com/gundigest Follow us on Twitter! @gundigest Follow us on Instagram! @Gun.Digest…

While you don’t have to be borderline OCD to be a good reloader, a certain amount of daintiness and neatness is a good idea ... ... Especially when it comes to progressive presses. Those are the ones where you can shuttle cartridges along the shell plate in order as you work the handle and process each in a separate step. You know: Dillon, Hornady and RCBS, to name a few. There are a few things they have in common that you must attend to if you expect to be crafting good ammo. Lube the Ram You need to lube the ram. The center post—the part that moves the shell plate with its load of cartridges—needs attending to now and then. Not often; but wiping the ram and using lubricant on…

It was a family heirloom, a lever-action of good pedigree and an undeniable American classic rifle in an equally classic cartridge. The Savage Model 99 had belonged to my friend Mike Buser’s grandfather and was handed first down to his father and subsequently to him. Understanding the importance of a family heirloom, Mike wanted to see the rifle in the woods again, but there was one small issue: It didn’t shoot well. “Minute-of-softball” is not a scientific unit of measure, but it aptly described the groups this .300 Savage delivered with many different types of factory ammunition. Action screws were set to the proper torque, nothing on the stock was obstructing the barrel, the scope mounts were set up correctly, and a quality scope was used. But still, the old…

When I was a young man, premium ammunition was virtually unheard of. We shot what was available. But when I finally saw the benefits of the premium stuff, I was immediately hooked. I had seen a few boxes of Norma ammunition—a brand I was definitely unfamiliar with—with the lower-case brand name and wood grain look, and I was amazed at the performance. Fast-forward three decades, and that kid (with a lot less hair but a bit more wisdom) would have developed a passion for premium ammunition and would become rather well-acquainted with the Norma brand. Long before I ever pulled the trigger on Norma’s ammunition, I developed a love for the company’s component brass. It has given me some of the most accurate handloads I’ve ever created. As I began…

Developed by Mauser as a military cartridge, the 7x57mm was introduced in 1892. Shortly afterward, this caliber was adopted by the Spanish government and chambered in a limited quantity of Model 92 Mauser bolt-action rifles. In 1893, Spain adopted a new-model Mauser rifle in this same cartridge. This rifle has been called the “Spanish Mauser” ever since. Remington chambered its rolling block and Lee rifles for the 7mm around 1897, and later, the Model 30. The Winchester Model 54 and 70 also chambered it. As of recently, the Ruger Model 77 and Winchester Featherweight bolt-action, plus the Ruger No. 1 single-shot, offer the 7mm as standard. Also, most European-made bolt-action rifles and combination guns chamber the 7mm Mauser, as do many custom-made rifles each year. Although originally a military cartridge,…

One of the overlooked features of a holster, next to keeping your pistol on your hip and your finger off the trigger, is keeping your gun out of a bad guy’s hands. For many, this important duty is achieved by remaining clandestine. Felonious meatheads can’t yank what they don’t know is there. But there are circumstances (duty, open carry) that require more than just friction to keep a gun secure and in your possession. In these cases, retention devices are called for—hopefully in a system that doesn’t slow down your draw to the point of peril. Seconds count, so the last thing you need is fumbling fingers around a release. For holster makers, it’s a tricky balance to achieve—kind of like being fast and accurate behind the trigger. However, with…

It’s no secret that I’m a fan of the defensive handgun training offered by Gunsite Academy. I believe it’s the best training available for the money. I’ve attended several handgun training courses there, and so has my son. My wife has trained there numerous times, and it’s my intention to send both of my daughters to Gunsite. My faith in the academy is one of the reasons I was excited to be the host of the upcoming Internet video training series, “Gunsite Academy NOW!” However, I’m also grounded enough to recognize that not everyone can attend Gunsite Academy. The tuition, combined with the travel to Arizona, can approach used car prices. Gun-site Academy does offer some off-site courses in Columbia, South Carolina, and Nashville, Tennessee. But still, for some, the…

REDDING PR-50 PRECISION RIFLEMAN’S POWDER MEASURE Broad and precise go together about as well as wet and dry. Nevertheless, it’s exactly what you get with Redding’s latest precision powder measure. The PR-50 is capable of throwing a charge from around 20 grains up to 100 grains. This is a achieved with a micrometer metering chamber on the front that dials in at the exact charge you need. From there, you simply record the setting and set it up again any time you need to. MSRP: $336.25 HORNADY A-TIP BULLETS The “A” is for aluminum. Now that we’ve gotten that cleared up, the new Hornady A-Tip line of bullets is pretty self-explanatory. Why aluminum? Accuracy. This resilient material is easier to hold to tighter tolerances and offers more bullet-to-bullet uniformity. Hornady…

You have three different scenarios, and you have both rifles—a .300 Savage and a .300 Win. Mag.—with you. Which rifle would you pick ... and why? For the sake of this question, both rifles are 1 MOA guns with a bolt action and equal optics. You are free to choose whatever bullet you want. NICK SACHSE (Remington) 1. Alabama white-tailed buck deer hunt, tree stand. Longest shot is 80 yards: “I’d opt for .300 Savage for the recoil benefit without giving up any on-game performance.” 2. Colorado bull elk hunt. Spot and stalk. Longest shot is 600 yards: “I’d choose the .300 Win. Mag. for the longer-range capability (beyond 300 yards) and probability of a hit in the vitals with enough bullet terminal performance to cleanly harvest the animal.”…