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The mild-mannered .44-40 is a more potent deer cartridge than many hun...
By Wayne Van Zwoll
History By any standard, 1873 was a banner year for firearms. It became the model designation for the "Trap door" Springfield, Colt's Single
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The Winchester Power-Point is a classic softpoint with five decades of...
By Wayne van Zwoll
The Winchester Power-Point is a classic softpoint with five decades of big-game kills to its credit. In my youth, Winchester's premier bullets were the Silvertip
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You can't carry every emergency item, and you can't use what's not wit...
By Wayne Van Zwoll
The Snake River claimed one of my friends when he fell into its raging flow. Another friend died when a buffalo burst from the bush and slammed into him.
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Look here for good times, good success and a chance for a bruiser buck...
By Wayne Van Zwoll
Deer hunting in the West ain't what it used to be. Public-land prospects can leave you discouraged. Recent entries in Boone & Crockett records will lift your
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Fitness is not for the weak, it is for the successful.
By Wayne Van Zwoll
The couch potato deserves better. He hasn't pilfered pension funds, planted bombs or spent our children's inheritance. You can't blame him for GM's collapse,
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Blaser's R8 almost cycles itself, but it delivers the accuracy and str...
By Wayne Van Zwoll
Blaser (that's blah'-zer, not blay'-zer) came to life in 1957, so it's a relatively young company. But its products have quickly gained favor among sportsmen
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The .264 Winchester belongs on the trail of large ungulates
By Wayne van Zwoll
Announced in 1958, the .264 Winchester Magnum didn't appear in rifles until the following year, after its stablemate, the .338 Winchester Magnum. Both derived
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More gear does not equate to more success in the backcountry.
By Wayne van Zwoll
Last fall I traveled to Zimbabwe. Everything I took went as carry-on. Of course, had I not borrowed a rifle, checked baggage would have been a must.
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Put down the remote, pick up a book, and discover true adventure.
By Wayne van Zwoll
The other day I got a note from a colleague who'd just published a book. He offered me a review copy, either via post or electronically. Now, an e-book has about
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