New Benelli MRl Is Varmint-Hunting Ready

New Benelli MRl Is Varmint-Hunting Ready

4 LEAPIERS INC. 4 

UTC T H € B € S T N G V G R R G S T UTC 

PREDATOR/VARMINT HUNTING SCOPES 

1-4-16X40 Fun SMt AO Scope 

•*< RC8 Ret«c»e * Zero LockinyRetelting 

SCP-U4164AORGW 

30mm 3-12X44 Full Size SWAT Scope 

wf EZ-TAP RGB Reticle R Zero Lockli*gmeiett;ng 

SCP3UH24A0V01, 

Jnnone ve Never Br'we SWAT AO on 

Co-pxt Wnvw 

• Uter rney."E4*y to*e»ch Ar 

ObKO"tCWrtfcUp 

•"Opooîl Blfl W?tt>p-n 

ViruMe Itgiwuiw System 

• Specm Circuit »nd Homing Oettjn lor 

RetUMt «*J ttmiaM PerfonwKe 

• H-jh-fech Memory FeKure for 

L«t UlM CCor wj BrtpftWM 

HIGH-TECH FLASHLIGHTS & ILLUMINATION ENHANCING COLOR FILTERS 

BtSIlN CLASS WTH 

CRtt XIAMP W C Q' LEO 

Combat 37mm 

IRB LEO Flashlight 

LT-EL33S / 

Combat 26mm 


LT-EL228 V 

Combat 26mm 


LT-EL268 

r-^-fVT^t-f' fl/3Tl 7nYrr-fri?rir~r CLEAR. . EMERALD, AMBER, and SAPPHIRE 

I L' f ' ' " | \ 1 4 2 m m Q u k k Detach Color Filter Lens Caps RB-CVF42 

©fltAP &»Iiiif»IeU[»^j USflftECfts?^ 32mm Quick Oetach Color Filter Lens Caps RB-CVF34 

32700 Cjcitol Strwt, Lnor**, MI 481S0. USA 1W: (734) 54? 1500 Ftx: (734) S42-7095 fm* mm lMptn com 

it 

The Green Mountain 

33 

of competition and sport barrels. 

Green Mountain Rifle Barrel Companies is pleased to offer it's most 

technologically advanced barrels for the Ruger 10-22 rimfire rifles. 

The barrels utilize a precisely machined 

barrel made of extremely rigid and 

durable 410 stainless steel surrounded 

by a shroud of 6061T6 seamless aerospace 

tubing. The shroud is double o-ring 

dampened at the chamber end to ensure 

consistent alignment and vibration abatement. 

The 16* barrel is free floated from 

1' in front of the chamber to the 11 - 

degree muzzle crown. The stainless steel 

barrel is stress relieved after all machining 

to ensure stability and accuracy. The 

semi-auto match chamber is of the Bentz 

type and mated to a faster 1:15 rifling 

twist for better performance with competition 

ammunition while still giving great 

service with the least expensive bulk 

ammunition available. The barrel shroud 

is .92* in diameter allowing use in all 

readily available stock made for traditional 

"bull* type barrels. The Competition 

Model has an adjustable barrel weicfit 

integral to the shroud and never touches 

the inner barrel. The Sporting Model utilizes 

the same chamber and rifling as the 

competition models but features an ultralight 

machined and anodize surface finish 

in five color choices. The Sporting Model 

shrouds are interchangeable with the 

Competition Model's barrel weight version 

allowing for a great deal of flexibility. 

At a weight of about one pound these barrels 

bring a degree of flexibility, style and 

performance rarely achieved in ultra-licfit 

rifle design. 

PO Box 2670 • Conway. NH 03815 • 603-447-1095 

www.gmriflebarrel.com 

Accessory Full Float Tubes Are Available 

The Sporting Model barrels are also available for 

the 10-22 .22 Magnum in a 19" version with all 

the same features. 

GM has available a wide variety of barrels to 

personalize the performance and style of your 

Ruger rimfire rifle. 

16" fluted stainless with Wvliam's Fire Sights 

Kiffe Ban*! Co. Inc.

P r e d a t o r Volume II, issue 5 

FEATURES 

50 Return Of The Red 

Mike Faw 

56 Alaska Predators 

Big & Small 

Scott Haugen 

66 Lessons Learned 

Mark Kayser 

76 Benelli MR1 

Bob Robb 

2 mnmtuiwintwCOM kimh»s 

COLUMNS 

_6_ Reader Letters 

12 Lead Dog 

Predator Hunting News 

J8_From The Bench 

Powder Burn Rate 

ByJ.C.Munnell 

24 Cooney's Corner 

Garbage In 

ByJudd Cooney 

32 Airgun Advantage 

.25 Calibers 

By Jim Chapman 

SCOUT 

WITHOUT 

DOUBT 

Tom Austin 

38 AH About Guns 

Aftermarket Triggers 

By Stephen D. Carpenteri 

DEPARTMENTS 

By Ron Oates 

02 Hot Tips 

By Joe Bradshaw 

104 The Last Word 

Alternatives 

By Bob Robb 

Cover Photo By Tom 

I and Pat Leeson 

INTRODUCING THE ULTIMATE CONTRAST ENHANCING LENS 

WITHOUT AUTUMN GOLD WITH AUTUMN GOLD 

w s 

ARIS AUTUMN GOLD TRANSITIONS" SOLFX 

Exclusively from X-CEL, Aris Autumn Gold Transitions 

SOLFX sun lenses enhance clarity and contrast while 

automatically adjusting to whatever light conditions 

the day may bring. 

A contrast-enhancing yellow lens with blue blocking 

properties. Autumn Gold changes to a rich brown lens 

in bright light, blocks 100% of harmful UV rays, and 

exceeds the FDA requirement for impact resistance. 

Transitions- Ask your eyecare professional about 

Autumn Gold in your prescription, or 

call (800) 747-9235 for more information. 

www.x-celoptical.com/autumngold 

Premium Features 

• Made of Trivex* material 

• Reduces glare and haze 

• Enhances contrast 

• Improves visual acuity 

in low light conditions 

Preferred by Outdoors Enthusiasts 

• Target and skeet shooters 

• Archers 

• Hunters 

• Golfers 

• Motorcyclists 

X-CEL 

O P T I C A L

EagleTac Flashlights 

Always the brightest in their class! 

EflgloTac T20C2 MKII, tho next generation in cutting 

odgc flashlight technology! Rated at an incredibla 

398 lumens with 300 OTF. Easily illuminate targets 

at 200* yards! Optional remote switches in (3) three 

sizes for easy weapons mounting. Anothor popular 

model for weapons mounting is the T100C2 

(not shown here). 

Model T20C2 MKII •. tl. 300L.. . ...OTF 

featuring tho new CREE XPgh. Mntfunv low 

Runtune: 1.7 hrs/ 13hrs/ 180- hf 

Hidden modes: Strobo. SOS and Beacon 

Gold Plated contacts 

Enpnoered for a comlortablo grip 

Tactical Toward dKk IM i»mil diutMtl miiw coupe* cod*: p>t4»w 

T20C2 

T20C2u**> 

INDl STRIF5. INC 

bfcyuBfPorted 

Kpetiili) Chokrs 

Kick's Industries. Inc. 925 Waynesboro Hwy Sylvania. GA 30467 

www.kicks-ind.com 

4 wmntirMntMUWi KIKEIOT 

EDITORIAL 

E 01 TOR 

Bob Robb 

MANAGING EDITOR 

Mark Oils 

WEB PRODUCER 

Ben Payton 

CREATIVE 

SENIOR ART DIRECTOR/ 

IMAGING ARTIST 

Bronwyne Carr Chapman 

TRAFFIC MANAGER 

Scott Nesmlth 

ADVERTISING 

GROUPPUBUSHER 

Derrick Nawrocki 

PUBUSHER 

Mike KhzJre 

ADVERTISING SALES 

MANAGER 

Jonathan Edwards 

SENIOR ADVERTISING 

SALES EXECUTIVE 

Don Harris 


SAIES EXECUTIVE 

Brett Barker 


SAIES EXECUTIVE 

Tim Snider 

ADMINISTRATION 

GENERAL MANAGER 

Barry lovette 

VICE PRESIDENT OF 

OPERATIONS 

Brent Kizzire 

EDITORIAL DIRECTOR 

Mike Strandlund 


MARKETING 

Hank 8rown 


CONSUMER PUBLISHING 

lee Hetherington 


FINANCE 

8rad Youngbiood 

DIRECTOR OF 

CONSUMER CIRCULATION 

Kevin Shields 

NEW BUSINESS 

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 

Stuart Anderson 

FULFILLMENT MANAGER 

Ted Hannah 

CUSTOMER SERVICE 

MANAGER 

Joe Kaloc 

CREDIT MANAGER 

Mortesha Perkins 

ADVERTISING 

INFORMATION 

Send advertising information 

to the Publisher(s) 

EOITORIAl IN FORMATION 

Send editorial information 

to the Managing Editor 

Predator Xtreme 

(ISSN i«S-398l)rs published 

bimonthly. 

Grand View Media Group 

PO Box 698 Birmingham, Al 

JS»Oi 

Tel: (205)4085700 

Fa* (20s) 408-3799 

Periodical postage paid at 

Birmingham, Al $5242 and 

additional mailing offices. 

POSTMASTER Send address 

changes to PO Box 1847 

Birmingham. AIjjjoz 

febtcripfen Kates 

(6 Annuil Issues) 

U«S*99 yearly 

Canada $11.99 yearly 

Elsewhere inn yearly 

Subscription Customer Service: 

(800)160-7*1 j 

© Copyright zoso Grand View 

Media Croup. Al rights reserved 

No pjrt ofthispubtcaticnmay 

be reproduced without written 

permission from the General 

Manager. 

Grand V

ALL ABOUT AIRGUNS 

Dear Mr. Chapman, I would like 

your help on a decision I am trying 

to make. I own a Wiehrauch 

HW55 rifle that is on the lower 

end of the power spectrum. I'd 

like to step up to a more powerful 

fixed-barrel rifle for hunting 

squirrels. It must be accurate for I 

also enjoy shooting at bull's-eyes. 

As Warren Page said, "The only 

interesting rifle is an accurate 

one." My experience with vari- 

ous rifles is non-existent. This is 

where I would like your advice. 

Midway USA carries the Ruis 

side cocking rifles. These, especially 

the model 54, seem 

interesting: single shot .22 or 

.177; spring piston (can't Ix* 

kept cocked for long periods 

of time) no recoil (M 54). Are 

they well-made and accurate? 

Benjamin has an interesting 

rifle in the Marauder. You seem 

to Ix- holding one in Predator 

Xtreme. What of this rifle: 

suitability for hunting, target 

(accuracy), construction (quality), 

etc.? Are there any other 

rifles I should check out? 

Also, there is the controversy of 

.22 vs. .177. Can one get as good 

accuracy from a .22 as from a 

.177 rifle? Would appreciate your 

thoughts on this issue. 

-Thank you, John in Pennsylvania 

Response: 

German manufacturer RWS model $4 is a very well-made side-lever spring-piston air rifle. It's powerful, accurate 

and the gun's action is floated on integrated rails to reduce felt recoil. This reduces hold sensitivity 

to some degree, and improves accuracy for most shooters.This is a big rifle and takes a moderate effort 

3JO leafy Sheets 

6 •"! :: v~ - KIMCItW 

MOJO 

Woodp«ckor 

MW8104 

MOJO Critter 

has become the 

most effective 

predator 

decoy on 

the market 

HW5121 

Watch exdting predator hunts 

l l O # l / on MOJO OUTDOORS TV 

vadc^ ' * Gotowww.moJooutdoors.com 

KJKb for time and schedule 

www.mojooutdoors.com 

f MOJO 

i y i Crow 

/jLflA HW200I 

I — " 

2 1 

MOJO 

Hawk 

H W 4 3 I O 

Post 

Barn Accessories - Equine Equlpmenl - Outdoor Producis 

www.sandcreeKdarnsiore.com

to cock, but again is very well-made. 

If you want to move into a PCP, the Benjamin 

Marauder has an entry-level price in a gun you 

won't outgrow, and is available in .177. .22. and 

now .25. It's a multishot rifle with a very nice trigger, 

shrouded barrel, and is accurate and powerful. 

This gun is an excellent choice for hunting, plinking. 

and more of them are showing up in field 

target all the time. I've hauled the gun in all three 

calibers through South African veld, Midwestern 

snows, blast furnace deserts out West, and reliability 

and performance have never let me down. 

You can make a good argument for all three 

calibers and a book could be written on this topic, 

but in short my personal opinion is that if I only 

had one air rifle it would be a .22. In a springer you 

might have to work out the holdover a bit more, 

but this isn't really a problem with the right scope 

(mil dots or MAP reticle). In a PCP. the velocity difference 

between the .177 and .22 isn't that great 

so it's even less of an issue. Hope this helps, and 

good luck with finding your perfect rifle! 

—Regards, Jim Chapman 

ipipn 

Dear Mr. Chapman, I notice in your biography 

that you have recently taken big game with 

both production and custom big-bore rifles. I 

read where Lewis and Clark took big game with 

air guns, but never see the big-bores advertised. 

Would you send me some names, addresses and 

phone numbers of some of the big-bore manufactures? 

I certainly appreciate it. 

—Sincerely, John in California 

RESPONSE: 

You're right, Lewis and Clark carried a .32 caliber 

repeating air rifle on their cross-country trek, and 

they've been around a couple hundred years longer 

than that. With respect to modern day big-bores there 

are a few options. Pyramyd Airguns carries the Sam 

Yang and Shinsung big-bore rifles in .308 to .50 caliber 

(the BigBore 44 is a favorite of mine). Quackenbush 

Airguns builds a line of excellent big-bores ranging 

from the .308 to .50 calibers and are the favored guns 

of many big game airgun hunters (I've used these almost 

exclusively in Africa). Adventures in Airguns sells 

a couple of big-bores including the new Corsair .308 (a 

*>\«v(.tiptooc leanlng.com CUT CLEANING TIME & REDUCE SOLVENT MESS. 

• Future* new RAP© demce thic aly* & holdi patch in ptocc 

• Prevent* solvent Wip «nto jun'% action 

• Eniurej proper rod alignment tor easier cleaning 

• 6ore guides protect chamber A bore from damage 

• Integrated solvent port 

• Inserts ft secures into the boh portion 

• fiu most bolt action rifles & AR-1 St 

W«h ilpVg rear fjide puled o*x. Push tht tldi* rear gud« forward Use tht hi*-* sofctr* port to Ifoert (kn

new gun that I'm really 

liking for coyotesized 

game), and 

there are a couple 

of other boutiquegun 

builders turning 

out some very nice 

product.Withallthe 

interest in these largecaliber 

rifles and new 

hunting laws coming 

onto the books. I would 

expect to see more 

coming to market 

from the established 

makers in future. You 

can also take a look 

on my website, www. 

americonoirgunhunler. 

com to find more information. 

EDITORIAL IDEA 

Create a reader's article. You might be surprised that some readers can really 

write. You choose best submission and give a prize of SI,(XX) towards any product(s) 

in that month's magazine for their story. I .cave it raw, unpolished, the way it 

was submitted. Length needs to be word count of min/max and pictures help. 

—Good Luck, Anonymous 

RESPONSE: 

Great idea. We've started a "From The Readers"section in the "Lead Dog"column whe 

all content is reader-supplied. If we publish a reader's submission they receive a gift 

certificate for stylish PX Gear. As always, if you guys have an article idea, hunting tip. 

or cool story to share, then e-mail Mark Olis at molis@grandviewmedia.com. or 

send me a letter at P.O. Box 698. Birmingham. AL 35201. 

FACEBOOX RESPONSE 

We have more I'X readers than ever who haw l>ecome fans of our 

Facelxxik {rage and they want to \vice their opinions, 

too. Visit, wwyv.facelxx)k.com/graruMewoutdoors 

I just received the August 2010 issue of Predator Xtreme, I really V; 

enjoyed the article "By the Light of the Moon." I have already started 

doing research and started to plan hunting days this winter. I have 

confidence this will give me the edge I have been looking for. Thanks 

Predator Xtreme. 

—Arnold from Arizona 

Best for Predator Hunting 

Ono Inch 4-16X40 Full Size AO Mil-dot 

wilh Pica tinny Weaver Rings and Flip-open lens caps 

UNBGATABie 

VALUG! 

SCP-U4164A0RGW 

Butt on Trae Sbm** Platform C7700 Cn*OIStr*»lUv©nU. Ml 4*1*0. U.8A. T«C (714) F42-1M0 Fair (7J4) (43-70M E»»an: offk*4|4*»f«r» com WK»i|Wl(«n 

10 """ ^ w::;« -Kiwatw 

R O . C O M 

Spe^d. Precision. Accuracy. As the fastest shooter 

on earth, Jerry Miculek demands performance. 

And he expects the same from his gun care. That's 

why this legendary shooter turns to Gunslick" Pro. 

JerrV trusts Gunslick's advanced chemicals and 

tools to remove the most stubborn fouling while 

protecting his firearms for future action. Enjoy the 

same Gunslick protection as Jerry Miculek. 

Visit www.gunslickpro.com 

Jerry Miculek 

32-Ttme Champion Shooter

I FROM THE READERS 

WATERING 

"I found this coyote out in the middle of the Colorado 

River. The river is alx>ut 300 to 4(X) yards wide at this 

point. I did not see anything that was making him swim 

4(X) yards across. He never looked at us or turned his 

head, he just kept going — pretty fast for a dog paddle. 

We got close enough to touch him, but after second 

thought, thought better of it. I wish I could get that 

close out in the brush when I am hunting them. And 

who says they never swim across a large Ixxly of water." 

—Thanks, Larry from Arizona 

12 Mnwin-wnimowi Kiwi JW 

wwwiburtf^ 

If you have a predator-hunting tip, 

unique picture, or a cool hunting story to 

tell, we want it. If your submission appears 

in PX you'll receive a gift certificate 

for PX Gear. All submissions must include 

a picture. Send letters to Mark Olis at P.O. 

Box 698, Birmingham, Al. 35201 or send 

e-mails to molis@xrandvIewmedia.com. 

Burnham Brothers 

Features: 

• Over 250 yard remote range 

• LED display on remote showing 

sound, volume & battery level 

• Choose the power source— 

rechargeable or A A batteries 

• Programmed w ith 16 sounds 

w ith the ability to expand to 32 

• Come- in a Mossy Oak Brosh 

canto bag 

grafs.com 800-531-2666 

Just $6.95 Gets The Order From Our Door To Yours! 

Whon You Ship Via UPS/FodEx Ground 

AMSCOIlSta 

sssrnKKKft 

38 Super $1Q99 

ARA38SUP 9 lO 

•125gr FMJ 

'50/bx 

fe flgg^ 

Hwatcwmoa** 

ARA22LR $ 2 4 9 

* 36gr HP High Velocity 

"50/bx 

ASMS COB. 

PRECISION 

M 

2 2 M a9 ARA22MAG 

•40grJHP 

' 50/bx 

$Q59 

51 

* 180gr FMJ 

'50/bx 

j PRECISIONS AMDCOO 

PRECISION H i Ml 

J 

1 

CAt, 11) kf St 

Huiukiiitwn 

CAU22JW-M 3|2 

Mill IISMMiroHl 

Mt VIMTBJ * 

•jiomumin, nci fHp 

223 Rem Sfl5g 223 Rem $799 

ARA223PSP ARA223REM * I 

•55grPSP 'M193. 55gr FMJ-BT 

*20/bx *2Q/bx 

n 

40 saw $1ftgg 

ARA40180FMJ "lO 

0 0 

PRECISION I 

I) w) ^ 

• wwmicw'ncoi! 

Jib - 1 

38 Special $1Q99 

ARA38SPL "151 

•158gr FMJ 

* 50/bx 

I Blazer Ammunition 

3 8 S p l S1U59 4 4 M 3 9 SOR99 22 LR $929 22 lR 

CCI3522 ?> lD 3a CCI3564 d ZO CCI0021 CCI10021 

•158grLRN Blazer '240gr JHP Blazer ' 40gr HS Blazer • 40gr HS Blazer 

'50/bx * 50/bx '50/bx '525/bx 

223 Rem $R99 

FDXM193 0 

•55gr FMJBT 

• 20/bx 

223 Rem $7Qgg 

FDXM193CBP #5f 

•55gr FMJBT 

• 200/bx 

P0^3C s 3 9 " 

*660gr FMJBT 

* 10/bx 

/IffMTKIUI iM/flr' 

TACTICAL' XMT»J 

s 19" 

308 Win $1«gg 

FDXM762D 10 

•(7.62x51) 150gr FMJ 

•20/bx 

Ad expires: 10/31/10 4050 S. Clark Mexico. MO 65265 Prices are subject to change, and will ship at the current price.

| NEW LAWS FAVOR PREDATOR HUNTERS 

IDAHO COONS BEWARE 

On July I, 2010, raccoons were reclassified as predatory wildlife, 

allowing them to be taken recreationally in any number — and at 

any time and manner not prohibited by other state or federal laws. 

The new law also sets no bag limit on the vermin. An Ida- 

ho hunting or trapping license is required. 

I'or more information, visit http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ or 

call (208) 334-3700. 

SIDEWINDER 

HALF MIL-DOT 

85-20x42 $449.00 

8.5*25x42 $479.00 

)4 nmntumnttiiiai khmot 

Now 10X and ?0X roticlos foaturo: 

Hollow bars - pertoct for brackoting 

Dot and t»o aim points 

\ Rod & groan illumination 

M ; 

All SideWinder scopes feature: 

Futy mulli-coatecf optics, sicto focus, N. 

locking 1/4 MOA turrets, locking fast foct«i~~ocutar. 

tactical side wheel, side wheel pointer, 

sunsltade & screw-in lens covers. 

Nitrogen purged • water, fog end sliock proof 

www.hawkeoptics.com 

HALF MIL-DOT 

10x4? S379 00 

4.6*14x42 $429.00 

DOfflWUZtM 

bVUH I Uf'IILh 

PALMETTO STATE SPOILIGHTS 

HOGS AND COYOTES 

Hunters in South Carolina will 

be able to hunt wild hogs and 

coyotes at night under new laws 

passed by the General Assembly 

this year. Backers of the new laws 

said changes were needed because 

coyotes and wild hogs are rapidly 

becoming a nuisance in the state. 

PRACTICAL GUIDE TO AIRGUN HUNTING 

As predator populations continue 

to grow and human populations 

continue to sprawl farther into wild 

areas, the need for an "alternative" 

weapon is becoming more of a re- 

alistic option for many hunters re- 

stricted by close proximity to hous- 

es and people. Airguns have and 

continue to fill a niche market for 

suburban hunters especially with 

the technological advances making 

them more powerful and accurate. 

I'or anyone looking 

to get into the sport of 

airgunning, I would 

suggest checking out, 

the "Practical Guide to 

Airgun I lunting" writ- 

ten by l\\ columnist 

C a m e r a L ' ' ' • ' 1 

•» •. . ^ n d inc. 

Nikon Authorized Dealer 

Leica CRF 900 

Rangemaster 

P»rt»405l7 

• Manmum range of 825 meter* - the ideal Matter 

model lor many a fiftnt applications 

• Excellent U)ht transmission ratio, wide Md-ofview. 

unsurpassed im*9e qualities and comfortable ocular 

with generous diopter compensation • a high end 

optical Instrument and a measuring device 

• Feature! an lEOdnpby which automattcaty adpjsts 

it>e« to surroundng »ght conations 

Al optical and election* component* are integrated in a solid die-cast metal 

housing ensuring opt mum precision and

Jim Chapman. Chapman's airgun-hunting experience spans more than 

three decades and two continents. He answers many questions that 

beginners and experienced shooters have, as well as goes into detail on 

guns, pellets, gear and game. Whether you're interested in shooting 

pesky squirrels getting into your attic or the neighborhood-roaming coyote, 

the "Practical Guide to Airgun Hunting" is where you need to start. 

You can purchase a copy for $26 at the following online retailers: Pyramyd 

Airgun, www.pvramvdair.com; Adventures In Airguns. www.adventureMnairKuns.com: 

Airguns Of Arizona, www.airminsofarizona.coin. 

—Mark Olis 

Register at www.TimberSmithUSA.com for your chance to win 

a TimberSmith Wooden Rifle Stock Set 

TimbcrSmlth"" n dodkated to providing the highest quality in woolen rifle itocki. Out 

convnkment to quality can be Men through the superior craftsmanship in every piece 

we prodix? 

On top of our unmatched quality, every TrntoerSmith" component is crafted In the 

United States. 8

FROM THE BENCH J.C. Munnell 

POWDER BURNING RATES 

It might be printed in the reloading manual, 

but that doesn't make it gospel. 

The above three powders can and do switch positions in any list of powder 

burning rates, depending upon the case they are used in and even the weight 

of the bullet used in the same case. Actually, any two or more powders close in 

burn speed are likely to exhibit different quicknesses in different cartridges. 

PRO-STAJF 

J.C.MUNNEU: 

IC. Munnell has been 

an avid bandleader 

for over 30 years. His 

interest spans European 

combination guns to the 

most powerful revolvers, 

and includes all facets 

of predator and varmint 

cartridges. His loading 

room houses over 150 sets 

of dies from conventional 

to exotic. He is first and 

foremost a pass»onate 

experimenter who takes 

the art of rolling your 

own to a new level 

18 ,• - •! ••: : • • • Kimm 

I'M SURE MOST READERS .ire familiar with 

the powder burning rate charts included 

in most reloading manuals, or at least are 

aware of their existence. If you have read the 

entire chapter on gunpowders also usually 

found in these manuals, you have probably 

seen the disclaimer of sorts that such charts 

are approximate only. It is very ini|X)rtant 

that we fully realize what is meant by this 

caution and how to deal with this fact. 

To begin with, we must realize how these 

burning rates are established in the first 

place. Without getting too technical and 

discussing "closed bomb" testing and all 

that, suffice it to state that the testing done 

to determine the relative burning speeds — 

what is often referred to as relative "quickness" 

— is highly controlled. A definite 

protocol has long been established, and 

this protocol is strictly followed each time 

a new powder is Introduced to reloaders in 

order to determine where it fits within the 

burning rate range. However, the results 

obtained with this testing are only valid for 

the same conditions. Further, it 

must Ik* remembered that you 

and I do not — and cannot — 

adhere to the same precisely 

controlled environmental conditions 

as the test protocol. 

What all this means is that it 

is not safe to simply look at any 

of the burning rate charts published 

and note that IMR 4895, 

for instance, is faster-burning 

than IMR 4064 and conclude 

that an acceptable charge of 

the former is also an acceptable 

charge of the latter or, even 

worse, that if a charge of 48.5 

grains of IMR 4895 is perfectly 

safe in your rifle, then 49.5 grains 

of 4064 will Ix.- equally safe. 

Recently I was working up 

loads for a .416 wildcat round 

and testing bullets weighing from 

300 to 4(H) grains. Because of the 

capacity of the case I was using (a 

Winchester Short Magnum case), 

I knew powders of a burning rate 

around 4895 and 4064 should be 

ideal. However, whereas normally 

4064 is the slower of the 

two, I found that a charge of as 

much as two to three grains less 

of 4064 would produce the same 

velocity as did the higher charge 

of 4895 when firing bullets 

weighing a certain weight. Since 

there is no such thing as a free 

lunch when it comes to internal 

iKtllistics and cartridge reloading, 

this also meant that pressures 

of the two loads giving similar 

velocities would be approximately 

the same, and this, in 

turn, meant that in this instance 

4064 was the faster-burning of 

the two powders. To complicate 

The BASH Tripod is a multi purpose shooting rest. Whether you are heading 

out for a fall rifle hunt, spring turkey, or year round varmint calling, this 

stand will help you make the perfect shot. 

I V-' 

Features of the BASH Tripod: 

• Fold-down bow holder • Easy carrying, detachable, 

• Telescopic storage shoulder strap 

:«§;, • Self-positioning legs • Li 9 ht wei 9 ht ( 2 - 5lbs ) 

jfli • Steady rest with 360° rotation • Compact carrying, 

•Spotting Scope mount 

c n° lla [fS to 18 

A| 

with 360° rotation • Durable Aluminum Body 

i®;.: •Arrowquiver M 

M > wawm. asS3301. M i r V- kw 

One Product; 

Many Configurations! y 

www.bashtripod.com

(Knowledge that is.) 

Sierra's Tcch Support Guys arc 

full of all the answers to questions 

you have about reloading. As 

cxpcricnccd ballistics technicians, 

they have the knowledge to help 

you choose the right pixxlucts and 

methods to improve performance. 

Send your questions to 

sierra(a sierrabullets.com 

or call our Ballistics Hotline 

at 800-223-8799. 

Monday through Friday 

8 a.m. io 8 p.m. (CSI ).' 

EWERM 

The Bullctsmiths® 

1400 Weil Henry Street • Sedalla. MO 6S301 • www.ilerrabullelt com 

20 • •! : ' • 1 KimtM 

matters, with another 

bullet weight in the 

same case, I could use 

equal charges of 4895 

and 4064 and obtain 

similar velocities. The 

burning rate relationship 

of the two powders 

had changed even 

using the same case. 

As strange as this 

might seem, 

it gets stranger 

still. When 

working with 

the same 

case, but in 

a .35 caliber 

configuration 

and using 

the same lots 

of the same 

two powders, 

the situation 

reversed and 

I MR 4895 

gave clear signs of being 

the faster burning 

of the two powders. 

Had I begun my load 

development for the 

.416 based either on 

my results with the .35 

or based on all published 

loading charts, I 

could very easily have 

loaded a few rounds 

with 4064 that would 

have proven to Ix? too 

hot. Were the loading 

charts wrong? 

No; the listing from 

fastest-burning to 

slowest is approximate 

only — as stated! 

In an earlier column 

I exhorted all would-be 

reloaders to first buy 

at least two different 

reloading manuals and 

thoroughly read both. 

A similar bit of good 

advice would be to 

thoroughly study both 

books as they apply to 

whatever cartridge you 

are intending to reload. 

Only if the powder you 

are intending to load 

is listed is it advisable 

to use that powder in 

that cartridge and only 

by starting with the 

minimum load of any 

particular powder and 

Two cartridges 

In which the 

subject powders 

have demonstrated 

different 

burn speeds 

in the author's 

testing: .220 

Swift and the 

wildcat .416 

WSM. Other 

powdcrt will 

also exhibit 

this "quirk." 

increasing 

charge weights 

slowly and carefully 

will you Ix- completely 

safe. Just because you 

"know" that 11-414 

is slower-burning 

that H-380, and you 

"know" that 40 grains 

of H-380 is safe in your 

gun, it's not necessarily 

safe to assume (remember 

how that word 

breaks down) that 40 

grains of H-414 also 

will be safe. Study the 

books and pay attention 

to what they say! 

Finally, we must 

consider the lot-tolot 

variation in any 

given powder. Although 

all of tcxlay's 

powder manufacturers 

exert very strict 

quality control over 

their manufacturing 

operations, we must 

We test every powder lot for optimum performance. Chemical composition and bum speed are always consistent 

from lot to lot. Propellant density and performance are spot-on. Thanks to test after test, you can exei time after time. 

C 2010ATT tso< 

Alliant offers tfce best powder now 9*1 

the best measuring toots on the mrket., 

Check out the A?rt»l and manual Males 

from RC8S www rcbs.com 

RCBS 

A L LIA NT POWDER' 

Technically Superior by Design 

mwv. alliantpowder.com

emember that every lot of 

powder can be blended a slight 

bit differently than the previous 

lot. Powders can also deteriorate 

through age — especially if 

subjected to extremes in temperature 

conditions during long 

periods of storage. Whenever I 

buy a new 8-pound can of any 

powder, I fire four or five shots 

of it over my chronograph, using 

a middle-range recommended 

load, and I fire the same number 

of shots using the same charge 

of powder from my older can. 

Hie velocities of the two loads 

will tell me if one can is quickerburning 

than the other. Following 

this protocol over the years 

has demonstrated there can be as 

much as two grains of difference 

between different lots of pow- 

22 MnwtiwumiK::w • kimoot 

der when used in the same rifle. 

That is enough of a difference 

that a safe maximum load with 

one lot could be much too hot 

with a different lot of powder. 

It also means that lot number 

XYZ of a powder could be 

faster than lot number ABC 

of another powder, but that it 

might be slower-burning than 

lot I)EF of the second powder. 

So, is this something we 

should worry about? No, but it is 

something of which we should 

be aware. Never assume that 

any given powder will occupy 

a fixed position on the burning 

rate charts when used in different 

cases or even with different 

bullets, and never assume that 

any two lots of the same powder 

are equal in burning rates. 

M-IOxUNXSConpct 

It's not rocket science, but it 

does prove that we must pay 

attention during every step 

in the reloading process and 

not assume that either we are 

so knowledgeable or that the 

writers of the reloading manuals 

are so knowledgeable that 

everything printed in a burning 

rate chart is fixed in stone. 

INDUSTRY CONTACTS 

1. Hodgdon Powder Company, 

wwwjiodgdonxom 

2. IMR Powder Company, 

www. i m rpowder.com 

Visit us online at 

www.PredatorXtreme. 

com for more info. 

ir new Velocity reticles: Designed for how hunters hunt. 

No guessing. No complicated or confusing calculations. And deadly 

accurate. Sight in your rifle once, and you're good to 600 yards. No more 

estimating holdover, no wondering how high to sight in. no cumbersome 

drop charts in the field. Our 

Velocity reticles are up to twice is fast as ordinary rangefindrng and 

'ballistic" reticles, and applicable to virtually any hunting caUxr. Five and 

ten mph windage compensation is also clearly marked, and illumination is 

standard- The Velocity reticle. Fast, foolproof and uncomplicated. 

And only in Nightforce scopes. 

NIGHTFORCE 

Mghttocce uptime. 

})6 Hum lane 

Orcfino. £>83S« 

2(8.4769814 

nighdwttcptKsxom 

nor ma ms 

HUHTIHB mil SA 

VARMINT A 4 / 

#AR1510/2OIN BARREL 

retail/$1125 #AR1500/KINBARREL 

#AR1550 (1:8) OR retail/$1105 

#AR1551 (1:12)/24 IN BARREL #AR1515/I8IN BARREL 

PREDATOR PURSUIT/#AR1530 

retail/$1125 

PREDATOR PURSUIT MID- 

LENGTH CARBINE/#AR1545 

S W retail/$1135 retail / $1115 SJ^Z retail/$1125 

L A R - 8 

PREDATOR H P / # 3 0 8 A 1 5 3 2 

S m J retail/ 

L A R - 8 

VARMINT A 4 / # 3 0 8 A 1 5 6 0 

$ m ? r e t a i l / $ 1 5 0 5 

L A R - 8 

VARMINT A 4 / # 3 0 8 A 1 5 2 0 

$l£ttretail/$1500 

SCOPl MOUNIS 

Mi-Rcti Scope Moiir 

HNCH/#AR0130 

Ht-Risi Sccce Mo.Tir 

30MM/F JLR0131 

.308 

CALIBER 

.308 

CALIBER 

.308 

CALIBER 

NEW! 

COYOTE RIFLE/#AR1535 

Sl&KFretail / $ 1 2 0 5 

COYOTE CARBINE/ 

#AR15 4 0 / 5.56MM(.2?3) 

S12S& retail / $1190 

#SPC1540/6.8MUSPC 

Sl&ftr retail / $1190 

~~ 1 8" Bam 

ATHCARBINE/#AR1560 

Side?retail 

#AR1565-AWB COMPLIANT 

s m r r e t a i l / $ 1 2 8 5 

CKUIttfi 

VISIT US ATWWW.ROCKRIVERARMS.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION. OR 

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL ROCK RIVER ARMS DEALER TO PLACE AN ORDER! 

-Stypâwtfrt the COTtquCulUMM suit* A«j cfunj« W Shpmtntl Ogtl>ae By 

contyeous US for those m Oiks aftcti miy restrict the possession ot MoJf" Spcring ftfles tos«J on certjm 

tafcrei. ecm^W nwOtfs *nt en cXM UwundRRA cok>evt>

COONZHTS CORNER Judd Cooney 

Colorado DiViWowafWtldlife 

GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT 

Wildlife research should be done 

in the field — not on a computer. 

ICOULDN1 BELIEVE we were actually 

participating in such a ludicrous 

and time-wasting endeavor. For 

the past 12 years as a conservation 

officer for the Colorado 

Division of Wildlife, every time 

I made a recommendation for a 

big game or any other season I 

had to back up my recommendations 

with aerial surveys, both 

fixed wing and helicopter counts, 

ground range transects and pellet 

group counts, and hunter success 

surveys and general day-to-day 

observations in my assigned area. 

When I first went to work for the 

division it had evolved from the 

earlier WAG (Wild A" Guess) method 

of game management to the 

SWAG (Scientific Wild A" Guess). 

We utilized the latest in information 

gathering techniques and 

methods to gather as much data on 

big and small game as possible — 

during those pre-computer days. 

Twelve years later, 1 was sitting 

in a rm with half-dozen biolo- 

24 ~ ' ' 1 KIWI* AM 

gists and mir division computer 

gurus in total disbelief. Every table 

was covered with maps comprising 

the eight conservation officer 

units within the southwestern 

corner of Colorado's management 

areas. The biologists were blithely 

asking each conservation officer 

to tell them the numbers of every 

four-legged and two-legged critter 

roaming our respective districts 

from weasels and picas, blue 

grouse, cougars, l>ear, elk and deer, 

as well as all the predator species 

from pine marten and skunks 

to fox and coyotes. Talk alx>ut 

slamming back into the world 

of WAG management full force! 

All because the division now had 

access to state computers to store 

and compile all this pertinent and 

totally — in my mind, at least — 

bogus information for future use. 

My partner in an adjacent highcountry 

district very similar to 

mine estimated tongue in cheek 

he had a [X)pulation of approxi- 

PRO-STAFF 

IUOO COONIYi judd Cooney 

began trapping and hunting 

in southwestern Minnesota to 

earn extra money and for the offseason 

shooting opportunities. 

Today. Judd is constantly testing 

rifles, loads.calls and other hunting 

equipment, and he never travels 

without his favorite predator. 

mately 44,(X)0 picas roaming the 

timberline meadows and rockslides 

of his district. My estimate was 4.4 

million of the miniature beaverlooking 

little critters. The biologist 

gave us hell for being glib with our 

answers and informed us in no 

uncertain terms this was important 

stuff. Ha! "I knew you were going 

to ask us about the pica population 

in my district so I counted 

every one of the little lxx>gers last 

week and my answer is right on 

the money, give or take a percent 

or two," I informed him, totally fed 

up with this exercise in futility. 

I could just visualize several years 

down the road, when some grad 

student at Colorado State University 

is perusing the division computer 

data and comes across this vast 

differentiation in pica populations 

between two similar high-country 

areas and bases his master's thesis 

on our totally spurious estimates. 

Welcome to the wonderful world 

of computers and the modern 

world of wildlife management! 

I quit the division shortly after 

this venture into the world of computer-game 

management because 

of the bull dookie and politics that 

was becoming more and more prev- 

THE MODEL ft-75 ADVANTAGE 

www.remington.com/R15 

M O D E L ] ? 1 5 

i 30 REMINGTON* AR 

30-CAUBER BIG GAME KNOCKDOWN, 

Flat trajectory and h»gh retained energy to 300 yards 

The only 30-cal big game chambering for AR-1S style platform 

40*> less carry weight than J0-

cooNznrs CORNER 

alent each year. There's nothing 

like being paid to do a job 

and then having to fight your 

employer every step of the way 

to do it properly. Today, computers 

play a major jxirt in game 

management for all the states, 

and computers are both a blessing 

and a curse, to say the least. 

I guided spring bear hunters 

for a number of years before the 

liberal "bunny buggers" and 

anti-hunters, aided and alxrtted 

by some of Colorado's own 

preservationist-type biologists, 

got it voted out. One of the 

last years of the season another 

outfitter aiul I took 33 bears 

between us in the southwestern 

part of the state, Tor the most 

|wrt our clients were looking 

for trophy bears and one of the 

advantages of hunting over bait 

and with dogs is the hunter gets 

a chance to get a close look at 

26 -. : -Kiwatw 

the trophy qualities of the a bear 

on the bait or treed before deciding 

whether or not to shoot. 

Of the 33 bears our clients 

killed that spring only three were 

females, well within the most 

stringent parameters computerconsulting 

biologists felt wouldn't 

impact the perpetuation of the 

increasing bear population. By 

law, each hunter had to physically 

check in his bear with the local 

conservation officer for a "hands 

on" check and official tagging. 

However, when the Colorado 

IX)W's annual bear harvest data 

came out, both the other outfitter 

and I immediately picked up 

on the fact that the number of 

males to females harvested didn't 

jil>e with our kill figures — and 

we'd taken a high percentage 

of the bears killed in that unit 

during the spring season. When 

I questioned the area manager 

about this seeming discrepancy, he 

blithely stated that they didn't use 

the actual "hands on" information 

provided by the local conservation 

officers. Information that consisted 

of the l>ear's sex, age, approximate 

weight, and if a female whether 

she showed signs of having produced 

cubs. In addition they took 

a tooth for more accurate annual 

ring aging. Instead of this, the division 

got their information from a 

conipiiUT-m

cooNinr s CORNER 

28 

it l

Continuous 

•ptics 

Platform 

30 M»*;;i-,in[M;;;n-KlNH;w 

predator and prey species alike. 

Several years back Colorado 

biologists, egged on by activists 

and bunny buggers, decided the 

state couldn't get along without a 

viable population of lynx. Under 

U.S. Forest Service and Fish & 

Wildlife regulations, to bring back 

the lynx they had to prove that 

lynx were at one time indigenous 

to the state of Colorado. Enter 

the infallible computer, where 

they found that a local trapper, 

Pete Shearwood, had indeed 

trapped a lynx in the Vail area 

years earlier. Proof enough to 

validate a multi-million dollar 

fiasco similar to that carried 

out by the USFWS with wolves 

in the Yellowstone area. At the 

same time the anti's figured by 

introducing the lynx and getting 

it classified as endangered they 

could close the bobcat season 

because it was a look-alike species, 

and work on getting other predators 

protected under the guise 

of enhancing the lynx habitat. 

There were a few pertinent facts 

their underfed computers didn't 

have. Pete was a good friend of 

mine and he was a real woodsman 

who talked the talk and 

walked the walk, making his living 

in the outdoors. Pete was an 

expert trapper that had trapped 

every foot of the country surrounding 

his hometown of Ragle, 

including the nigged high country 

around the ski Mecca of Vail, 

for many years. Pete and I had 

spent many evenings haggling 

prices over his furs and cussing 

and discussing hunting, trapping 

and the game management 

situation in depth. He called me 

right after catching the lynx in 

one of his cat sets and stated with 

no uncertainty that he felt the 

lynx he'd trapped had been in 

captivity and turned loose near 

Vail. According to Pete the lynx's 

whiskers were worn down, a 

sure sign of having been recently 

caged, and its pads had the circular 

wear patterns found on critters 

pacing on concrete or expanded 

wire mesh in a cage or enclosure. 

In all the years he'd trapped and 

traipsed that country he'd never 

seen sign of lynx living in the area 

that was well-populated with native 

bobcats and coyotes. If lynx 

had been present, he felt sure he'd 

have cut sign or caught them. 

Years later when the computer 

spit out the questionable data 

seemingly verifying the existence 

of lynx being indigenous to the 

mountains of Colorado, that was 

proof enough to get the biologists 

off and running on their quest 

to reintroduce lynx where the 

lynx never were and probably 

didn't need to be. It's been over 

10 years since the first of 218 lynx 

were released into the mountains 

of Colorado. Millions of dollars 

have been spent and the Colorado 

l)OW biologists still can't 

say for certain if the lynx is here 

to stay and the recruitment or 

reproduction rate is high enough 

to offset the mortality rate. 

There is no doubt we are living 

in a world being dominated 

by computers more and more 

each day and many facets of our 

lives have been buried in their 

depths and, worse yet, controlled 

by them. I make use of 

my computers on a daily basis 

and it's a love/hate relationship 

to be sure. Feed a computer 

accurate, factual information 

and you have a valuable tool for 

modern critter management. 

Indiscriminately feed it garbage 

and you're going to get exactly 

the same thing out of it. Unfortunately, 

that spewed garbage 

seems to be the basis for some of 

our state's modern predator and 

game management programs. 

www.coreheat.net 

Clothing that puts 

Tim* contortabto sock liaers aw constructed 

with a moisture wicking material that conforms | 

to your loot tor irunaum comfort. This form 

taint material alio helps keep the heat 

pressed tightly to your loot foe superior heat 

transfer. With Microwue® heat technology 

your teet will stay warm lor hours on each 

chart*. It you have mr suffered Item cold 

teet this is the protect lor you. You CM new 

have warm teet whermr yea t® 

Product CodiHSKCH) 

' CtnbicM >n ( >n iMK* r*x 

' toWn t h mOrnM nOvpMk lOmm Mhr> ft* 

MumciKW (%w>aM«f|tfMttat«mt» 

-a

Jim Chapman 

WHERE DOES THE 

.25 CALIBER FIT IN? 

When aligning your crosshairs on coons and 

coyotes, try pulling the trigger on a .25 airgun. 

WHEN MOST OF US THINK about 

airguns, we think about those 

built to shoot .177- or .22-caliber 

pellets. And as a point of fact, 

the vast majority of guns sold in 

this country are one of the two, 

though there are a couple of other 

"standard" calibers to choose 

from — the .20, which possesses 

many of the attributes of both 

the small calibers it sits between, 

and the .25, which is the "major 

caliber" of the standard airgun 

lineup. 

Historically, mainstream acceptance 

of the .25 has been limited 

by several factors: lack of guns 

designed and chambered for the 

caliber, lack of ammunition and 

limited availability, and oftentimes 

less-than-stellar accuracy 

depending on the gun/pellet 

pairing. This has been changing 

32 Kiwaaro 

over the last few years, with more 

guns and a wider selection of .25 

projectiles becoming available. In 

this month's column we'll take a 

look at the state of affairs related 

to the big .25. 

The first question to address is 

why one would choose to shoot 

a .25-caliber gun? It is true that 

some of the new. 22's are generating 

over 30 ft./lbs. rather than 

the 15-20 ft./lbs. range that was 

typical in the past. And many 

are providing superb accuracy 

as well, so why move to a .25? I 

think the rationale is based on 

that when an airgun is used for 

hunting the pellet expands very 

little in soft tissue and it does not 

create extensive tissue damage, as 

does a bullet. These guns kill by 

punching a hole in vital organs, 

so the bigger the hole, the more 

PRO-STAFF 

JIM CHAPMAN: Jim Chapman has 

been hunting with traditional 

firearms for more than 30 years. 

Over the last 20 years, most of 

his hunting has focused on the 

use of airguns. He has taken all 

manner of small game, varmints, 

predators, and more recently, big 

game with both production guns 

and custom big bores. 

efficiently it does its job. And 

if you don't get a bigger hole 

from pellet expansion the only 

way to get it is by throwing a bigger 

chunk of lead downrange to 

start with. The larger diameter of 

the .25 projectile combined with 

its increased mass has a telling 

effect on game. If your airgun 

hunting is restricted to rabbits, 

squirrels, and smaller animals, 

the terminal performance of the 

bigger calilxrr probably doesn't 

make a lot of difference. The 

rabbit is only going to get so 

dead after all. However, if you are 

shooting larger quarry such as 

groundhogs and raccoons on up 

to coyote, there will be a noticeable 

step up in killing power, as 

well as a bit more latitude in shot 

placement and range. It allows a 

chest shot where previously only 

a head shot would have been 

taken, or it permits the shooter 

to reach out a bit farther. If you 

take two pellets of the same 

design, one in .22 (at 21 grains) 

and one in .25 (at 31 grains), and 

shoot them at the same velocity 

(900 fps), they will have a similar 

trajectory and energy-retention 

C R Y S T A L C L E A R 

"HD" S O U N D = 

P E R F E C T L Y 

N A T U R A L C A L L S ! 

ELECTRONIC CALL 

The handheld Mimic 

HD'* features a unique trigger style 

activation for directional calling, just 

point and pull the trigger. The crystal 

clear HD sound ensures the calls 

your prey hears is perfectly natural. 

Trigger activation 

of selected call- 

It's like having over 3 dozen calls in 

your pocket to lure your prey. 

Easy to holdi Ergonomically 

designed grip. 

WWW.FLEXTONEGAMECALLS.COM 

877-9WE-HUNT 

Min.lxtwtd jtf (HtubrtHl S Fteitcoe'" tti\ Hcpvi tow. Nt» Rtois. W 70760

ADVANTAGE 

profile (approximately 80 percent). 

Hut the .25 begins its trip 

at a substantially higher energy 

level and creates a larger 

wound channel anywhere 

along the pellet's flight path. 

The downside of this caliber, 

related to the availability of 

guns and pellets, was touched 

on earlier. In terms of performance, 

there is no reason 

the .25 can't be intrinsically 

accurate, as always it's a matter 

of the gun/pellet combination. 

If a .25 pellet is propelled at a 

much lower velocity than a .22 

pellet, the point of impact will 

have a much greater drop at 

longer distances. This requires 

that the shooter apply a greater 

degree of correction (holdover) 

to stay on target. As previously 

discussed, if the .25 leaves the 

muzzle at close to the same 

velocity as the smaller caliber. 

THE ULTIMATE 

NIGHT VISION 

SOLUTION Ordw 

the trajectory will be similar. In 

my experience, the .25's trajectoryis 

not that far off of a .22 with 

most of my pre-charged pneumatics 

(PCPs), and even when the 

trajectory of the .25 is more pronounced 

can Ix? easily compensated 

by using the scope's mildots. 

I have my Marauder .25 zeroed in 

at 50 yards and have no problem 

dropping prairie dogs out at 75 

yards using the mildots to find 

my target. The secret here is to 

spend the range time to know 

what your gun will do at different 

distances, and if you can't remember 

it, write it down on a card and 

tape it to the rifle's stock. Another 

frequently mentioned disadvantage 

of .25 caliber guns is that the 

ammo costs more, however we're 

still talking about 200 pellets 

averaging around $10. Considering 

the fact these guns are used 

primarily for hunting, that's a lot 

|uSttCtHlTlCS* 

of shooting for not much money. 

In terms of the availability of 

guns and pellets in .25, there is 

gtxxl news on the horizon — 

manufacturers of both spring piston 

and PCP air rifles are offering 

more of their guns in the larger 

caliber. Companies like Crosman, 

UMARFX and Gamo produce 

several of their spring piston rifles 

in .25 caliber, and Ku Jin, Crosman, 

Falcon and many other PCP 

manufacturers are expanding 

their .25 product portfolios. While 

I'CI's tend to work more efficiently 

with larger calibers, some of the 

new springers are working very 

well with the lighter .25 |X'llets. 

The recent availability of lightweight 

alloy pellets is an interesting 

development and will make a 

good topic for a future column. 

One of the .25-calibcr springers 

that I've been shooting a lot and 

finding very effective is the 

HIGH POWER LASER LIGHT MOUNTS ON YOUR RIFLE SCOPE TO ILLUMINATE TARGETS UP TO 500 YARDS 

lasergenetics.com 

Walther halcon from UMAREX 

USA. l or a spring piston gun to 

work well in .25 it needs a powerful 

spring and a substantial 

compression chamber, which 

means the gun will be big and will 

require some effort to cock. By using 

a well-designed synthetic stock 

on the Falcon, the weight is kept 

reasonable and the shooting ergonomics 

are retained. Further, the 

long barrel reduces the cocking 

effort to a point that most averagesized 

adults can manage it without 

difficulty. This isn't a gun you'd 

necessarily spend the day plinking 

or target shooting with, but for a 

day of hunting it's not a problem. 

The Falcon in .25 is generating 

a very respectable 30 FPE, which 

I think is quite impressive in a 

gun that is fully self-contained. 

I've used this rifle to put down 

groundhogs and raccoons at 45 

yards, and it hits with authority! 

Another gun I've been using 

(and talking about) a lot is Crosman's 

Benjamin Marauder in 

.25. This is a full-sized PCP riflethat 

charges to 3,000 pounds 

per square inch (I'M), and delivers 

approximately 45 ft/.lbs. It's 

a feature-rich design, with an 

eight-shot rotary magazine, a 

fully shrouded barrel, an excellent 

two-stage adjustable trigger, all 

matched with outstanding performance. 

At 25 yards this gun will 

consistently empty the magazine 

into a one-hole group (using the 

Benjamin domed |X'llcts), and at 

50-75 yards a shooter can drop 

prairie dogs all day long without a 

miss provided they do their part. 

This rifle delivers sledge-hammer 

power with tack-driving accuracy, 

and has proven an excellent longrange 

varmint gun. 

So with manufacturers offering 

more guns in .25 caliber, both PCP 

120% BRIGHTER THAN THE ND-3 

PATENTED LASER & OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY 

and spring piston models, which 

will best meet your needs? The optimal 

gun for you will depend on 

how you shoot, what you shoot, 

and how much of your hardearned 

paycheck you want to Ix* 

separated from. The springers are 

less expensive, are self contained 

(no filling equipment needed), 

offer good all-around performance 

and are fairly quiet. However, the 

cocking effort is such that you 

probably don't want to spend the 

whole day on the target range 

or out plinking with them. To 

cock one of these big guns 10-15 

times while hunting is nothing, 

but a couple hundred times for a 

plinking session, well, your arm 

will know it's been exercised. Hie 

PCP guns, on the other hand, 

tend to cost more, require filling 

gear (pump or tanks), and unless 

shrouded they are louder (still far 

below the sound signature of a 

LONG DISTANCE USER DESIGNATOR 

QUICK. TWO FINGER ADJUSTMENT OF THE BEAM DIAMETER AND 

INTENSITY - FOCUSING LIGHT WHERE YOU NEED IT MOST. 

7 HOURS CONTINUOUS USE WITH TWO 3V BATTERIES 

mck»d«3 

mount*>* sy«ems 

(tripod, weaver & 

scope). battery and 

prewwe w*ch 

ALSO AVAILABLE: 

N 3 3 x 4 Q 

Online 

anytime at 

lasergcnctics.com 

VHIt pour tpwlinj good! retiik* cr vliit ui online to place your Cr6*t 

Dnluxe w> vary dependng on weather

AIRGUN ADVANTAGE 

.22 rimfirc). However, they are 

more powerful, easier to shoot 

accurately, and they tend to he 

lighter and more compact than 

spring-piston models. Also, many 

of them are multi-shot and much 

faster to cycle when a follow-up 

shot is required. 

In terms of pellets, you most 

likely won't find .25

y 

ALL ABOUT GUNS Stephen D. Carpenteri 

AFTERMARKET TRIGGERS 

Replacing a factory trigger with a 

quality upgrade is a good investment 

i for improved accuracy. 

Falling-block rifle* come with non-adjustable, sloppy 

triggers that require a careful touch for long-range accuracy 

on varmint-sized targets, making them an ideal candidate for a trigger upgrade. 

PROSTAff 

STEPHEN 0. 

CARPENTERI: 

Steve Carpenteri 

has been 

an outdoor 

writer, editor 

and photographer 

for over 

)S years He 

specialiies in 

shooting and 

hunting with 

anything that 

has a trigger 

attached 

38 >•«•< =--:r: = : ••>••• ;;v • KIIKItW 

WHEN IT COMES TO LONG-RANGE PREDATOR SHOOTING, 

few tilings matter more at the moment of truth than 

a clean, crisp trigger pull. Slop, slap, creep and jiggle 

are just some of the challenges a shooter is likely to 

encounter with factory trigger mechanisms, and the 

cheaper you go the worse the situation becomes. 

I have owned guns with triggers made from 

stamjx\l, cast or even plastic parts and sooner or 

later I've had field issues with every one of them. 

Rather than cause undue embarrassment to manufacturers 

who are trying to hold the line on cost, let's 

just say, "You get what you pay for." This definitely 

holds tme when it comes to low-end triggers. 

Aside from misses due to faulty trigger perfomiance 

(mostly a noticeable delay between "pull" and "bang" 

caused by pull settings that are too heavy) I've had 

three standard factory triggers utterly fail in the field. 

One (a cheap, department store shotgun) literally exploded 

as I shot at a lx>bcat in Maine at -20 degrees 

Fahrenheit. Spring, screws and pins flew everywhere in 

the snow around me as the cat escaped unharmed. 

The worst case (xcurred just weeks after a factory recall 

of the trigger assembly on a favorite rifle I'd used (without 

prior trouble) for 10 years! This situation was serious 

and dangerous. The recall said that when a cartridge 

was slipped into the chamber and the bolt was closed, 

the gun would fire — without touching the trigger and 

with the safety on! I never had that happen up to the 

time I received my recall notice, 

so I dismissed the notion as irrelevant 

to my gun. Sure enough, 

on my next trip the gun went off 

unexpectedly as I loaded up for 

a day in the woods, f ortunately 

I had the muzzle safely |x>intcd 

toward the ground (always have, 

always will), so the only damage 

was a smoking hole in the dirt 

and a thoroughly rattled psyche. 

Interestingly, the replacement 

trigger provided by the manufacturer 

was of no Ix-tter quality 

(cheaply made with sheet 

metal and plastic |xirts), so I did 

what any serious shooter would 

do — hunt the aftermarket for 

a reliable trigger assembly! 

WHArS THE DIFFERENCE? 

In many cases, the shooter will 

find that most aftermarket triggers 

will cost as much as, if not more 

than, the original firearm. Why 

is this? Simply |Hit, Ix-tter quality. 

Mid-range and low-end gun 

manufacturers are stuck with an 

o|x?rating budget that allows only 

so much for trigger assemblies, 

and as long as the safety catches 

and the firing pin falls they are 

happy. In most cases, the average 

pi inker or weekend hunter 

won't know or care alxnit the 

nuances in specialty trigger manufacture, 

assembly and operation. 

But when you get into the small 

target, long-range realm, you begin 

to appreciate the Ix-nefits of a projv 

erly made trigger built by a company 

that specializes in close-tolerance 

production. "Good enough" 

is fine for everyday shooting, but 

precision vanninting requires 

something more in the way of trigger 

manufacture and performance. 

After my experience with that 

first faulty rifle trigger, I saved my 

loose change and ordered a replacement 

from Canjar, a reputable 

tool company that (sadly for us 

all) went out of business in 2007. 

The price of my new trigger was 

S10 more than my rifle cost new, 

but the differences in quality and 

workmanship were noticeable 

right out of the box. Kven the steel 

pins that held the trigger assembly 

to the receiver were an obvious 

improvement over the factoryparts. 

One quick session of careful 

Installation and adjustment 

and my rifle has been spot-on 

ever since — going on 30 years 

if my calculations are correct. 

The best aftermarket triggers 

have all the features of a competition 

shooter's trigger — no slack 

or rattle, no creep, a consistently 

adjustable let-off, and imperccptible 

lock time (the period of time 

from trigger pull till the hammer 

or firing pin strikes the primer). 

Most low-end and mid-range 

commercial rifle manufacturers 

provide triggers that are built 

"within tolerances," and most 

average near a 3-pound pull. 

Some rifles have trigger pulls set 

to 5 pounds or more, mostly to 

avoid dangerous situations involving 

shooters having itchy trigger 

fingers. IJability, my friends! 

But, when the trigger pull in 

|x>unds exceeds the total weight 

of the gun, you're going to have 

accuracy problems. Cozying up to 

the bench you will Ix? able to seethe 

gun move as you haul back 

on these heavy-set triggers, and 

accuracy will certainly suffer. 

To be fair to manufacturers, the 

goal has been to produce rifles 

capable of 3-inch accuracy at 100 

yards right out of the Ixxx, and 

most of today's guns will meet 

that level of accuracy with triggers 

set at 3- or 4 pounds. Some 

manufacturers go a step farther 

and guarantee 1-inch groups, 

but you won't find these guns 

Fe» yow w«iii .wa*oeta relator 1-M0-2U-S474 v «•« u» >4 ww» lUmbMuouMoorvcom 

on the local department store 

racks. Because safety is a necessary 

concern for manufacturers (no one 

wants the blame for accidental 

discharges due to factory triggers 

being set too light), they tend to 

set their triggers on the heavy side. 

For the purposes of predator 

shooting less than 100 yards, the 

manufacturer's standard trigger 

is usually good enough to do the 

job. I've shot Winchesters, Remingtons, 

Rugers, Savages, Martins 

and all the rest over my 45 years of 

all-species hunting and can't recall 

many misses due solely to trigger 

failure. If you practice, know 

your gun, breathe and squeeze, 

you should have few malfunctions 

with factory triggers. 

If you want more exit of your 

rifle or shotgun, however, the 

tweaking must begin somewhere, 

and the cheapest place 

to start is with a new trigger. 

The LONE HOWLER" 

Draws Attention 

That Rival Coyotes 

Can't Resist! 

THE MOST REALISTIC COYOTE DECOY AVAILABLE! 

RoaHsttc, posafet* tan moves In th« b

ALL ABOUT GUNS 

If your predator rifle is shooting 

well at the bench and you 

can be honest about your own 

shooting ability, a new, custom 

trigger can reduce your groups 

as much as 50 percent, all other 

things being equal. It is important 

for the gun to go off when 

you want it to, and if you truly 

think that's not happening, a 

custom trigger can help big time. 

TRIGGER TYPES 

We've definitely come a long 

way since the matchlock (where 

the shooter ignites a rope-like 

match or fuse and then waits for 

the spark to reach the chamber 

— which must have been fun 

in combat situations!). Today's 

offerings include single triggers, 

single-set or double-set triggers, 

electric triggers, adjustable trig- 

TAKE PREDATORS BY STORM with MADs explosive new 

line of predator calls, jp signed by champion caller and hunter 

Tad Brown, these uniqi/e calls feature rubber horns that blast high 

pitched rodent screams or close in realistic squeaks. Howler and 

Predator calls feature innovative, removable hows with long range, 

ringing tones that will make any hunter sound like a pro. From coaxer 

to howler, open reed to closed. MAD has every call to help you 

Bring the Thunder. Be a MAD Man. 

For your nearest available retailer call 1-800-232-3474 or 

visit us at www.madgamecails.com 

40 >nm wiu wiTtmtan KWEIJW 

gers, smooth, serrated, laser-carved 

or checkered triggers, wide and 

narrow triggers and more. Hie cosmetic 

variations are endless, from 

top-end (S.«X) plus) hand-made assemblies 

to cheap, factory-stam|x.-d 

"within tolerances" models hardly 

worth including with the gun. 

Of course the price goes up as 

the list of features increases. 

TRIGGER MATTERS 

In the final analysis, the most 

important aspects of a trigger are 

consistency in pull weight, defined 

as the effort required to release the 

sear, which holds back the firing 

mechanism (hammer or firing pin). 

When the term "crisp" is used in 

discussions alxnit triggers, it means 

a clean release of the sear. If letoff 

is sharp, clean and consistent 

you will shoot more accurately. 

If there is drag, delay or mush in 

the sequence, point of aim will 

be lost, the gun could move and, 

ultimately, accuracy will suffer. 

Some original manufacturers' 

triggers may IK- adjusted (although 

doing so can void the warranty), 

and this is best done by a competent 

gunsmith. A little |X>lishing, 

honing or stonework here and 

there can sharpen interacting jxirts 

to |X?rfection at relatively low cost, 

but you must know what you are 

doing and take it one thin shaving 

at a time. A little goes a long 

way. In the realm of trigger adjustments, 

if you are inexperienced, 

it's Ix-st to leave this work to an 

expert. Bad triggers are often made 

much worse when tinkered with by 

amateurs. Know your limitations 

and leave things alone if you don't 

know exactly what you are doing. 

TRIGGER OPTIONS 

The world of aftermarket trigger 

manufacturing is a relatively small 

but stable one. Start with your lexal 

gunsmith. If he can't fix your trigger 

issues by adjusting or inkling 

new parts, he will certainly offer 

some custom recommendations. 

There are some trigger manufacturers 

that have been in business for 

decades and offer a wide range of 

services and prcxlucts. One of these, 

Timney Manufacturing, Inc. (www. 

timnevtriggcrs.com) has been in 

business since I946and has a solid 

reputation. Brownells, Inc. (www. 

brownells.com) is one of the largest 

gunsmith supply outlets in the 

world and has a sterling reputation 

for providing excellent service and 

prcxlucts. The com|>any offers triggers, 

trigger kits and parts for a wide 

variety of firearms. One jxipular outlet 

for match grade anti-friction ball 

triggers is Huber Triggers (www.hulx.T-triggervcom>. 

Tliey offer trigger 

replacements, upgrades and repairs 

on many military and civilian rifles. 

A good source of trigger manufacturers 

and gunsmiths may Ix.' 

found in the index jxiges of the 

2010 Giui Digest, which includes 

a listing of companies sjxxializing 

in new and used gun parts, repairs 

and accessories. There are well 

over 100 companies represented 

MORE TRIGGER SOURCES 

les Bacr Custom, Irx. 

1804 Iowa Drive, 

leClaire, 1A 52753 

www.letbaer.coni 

(563) 2892126 

JP enterprises. Inc. 

P.O. Box 378 

Hugo, MN $$038 

www.iprlflet.com 

(6si)4J6 9196 

Pacific Tool and Gauge. Inc. 

P.O. 80* J $49 - $98 Ave. C 

White City. OR 97S03 

www.pjtifictooljr.ds.iuge.com 

(541) 826-5808 

Midway USA 

5875 Wett Van Horn Tavern Road 

Columbia, MO 65203 

www.midwayuta.com 

(800) 243-3"0 

Timney Triggers 

3940 W. Caiendon Ave. 

Phoenix, AZ 85019 

www.timneytdgKfft.tom 

(602) 274-2999 

that offer trigger building, repair, 

upgrading or fine tuning services. 

THE FVUL ANALYSIS 

In a nutshell, accuracy depends 011 

a properly tuned barrel, the right 

loads for the gun, tight sights and 

consistent trigger function. If you 

have all the former bases covered, 

consider an investment in the latter. 

A custom trigger is a confidence 

Ridgeune Scopes^^w 

Field tested to meet the strictest quality 

standards the 2nd generation Ridge line 

series of scopes are built to measure up 

to the toughest hunting environments. 

builder on the range and in the 

field, well worth the cost if it helps 

your performance down range. Not 

all firearms will benefit from a new 

trigger, but if you think yours is one 

of them, take the plunge and see the 

difference in accuracy for yourself. 


www.PredatorXtreme.com 

for more info. 

' LIMITED \ 

UhtTlMEj 

INIY. 

• High Impact Rated Shockprool Design 

• Fully Multi-Coated Optics 

• Locking Windage & Elevation 

• Illuminated P4 Sniper Reticle 

• Flip-Up Scope Caps 

• Lifetime Warranty 

BARSKA'a Now Tactical Rings 

and Accossoros 

•BAR S K A For More Info on BARSKA OPTICS 

or fo BUY ONLINE Visit: 

VALUE QUAUTY NEW TECHNOLOGY 

www.barska.com 

mram»iwti«itf ran • icrwEian 4j

* j 

We are easy to 

hunt down! 

CONNECT 

FACEBOOK 

facebook.com/grandviewoutdoors 

FOLLOW 

TWITTER 

twitter.com/gvoutdoors 

WATCH 

YOUTUBE 

you tube, com/grand viewoutdoors 

VISIT 

GRAND VIEW OUTDOORS 

grandviewoutdoors. com 

CLEANUP 

YOUR ACT! 

outperforms ' " ^ c l . doo 1» t„,a. 

« soshouWVO"- 

MONTANA X-TREia 

Solvents & Lubricants 

Cleaning Rods 

Jags & Brushes 

Patches 

MONTANAX-TREME 

SUPERIOR GUN CARE PRODUCTS 

www.montanaxtreme.com

Scout Without Doubt 

The only way I can have confidence I am taking paying 

clients to potentially productive spots is scouting them 

out first. Here's why you should do it, too. 

42 KMPumwnKMittM • Kiwaaw 

Tom Austin 

»MWIIR:NMII M • TCIWTI ARC 43

A coyote places each 

paw one in front of 

the other, forming a 

nearly straight line. A 

domestic dog's stride 

looks more like that of 

a staggering drunk. 

44 wmntMiwiiKiK CWi Ktwtian 

THE DAY DAWNED CLEAR AND 

CRISP, with the mercury frozen 

somewhere between a dime and 

a nickel. I exited the cozy cab, 

stealthily moved to the bed of 

the pickup and placed my hands 

on an e-caller nestled among 

other calling paraphernalia. 

Floating upon the breeze was the 

familiar aroma of sage, a most 

delightful bouquet that Estee 

Lauder would be hard pressed 

to bottle. My AR-1S remained 

fast asleep in the eggshell 

foam padding that keeps it 

protected from the rigors of a 

predator-hunting guide. I then 

delicately pressed the tailgate 

shut, allowing darkness to fall 

upon my collection of precious 

predator-hunting tackle that 

was stowed securely beneath the 

tonneau cover. 

With nothing more in my 

hands than my e-call and 

some l-uropean glass slung low 

around my wind-burned neck, 

I felt almost naked. 1 wasn't 

hunting predators today in the 

traditional meaning of hunting 

— the intent to dispatch them. 

Instead I was hunting for 

locations where predators make 

their daily bread and reside in 

the wilds of the Western states. 

Simply put, I was scouting. 

Webster defined the term 

scouting as "To explore/observe 

in order to obtain information 

or evaluate — to find by making 

a search." After all, that is 

essentially what we are doing 

— exploring and observing 

terrain or habitat in order to 

obtain information and evaluate 

our quarry by searching. Easier 

said than done, right? Not so 

fast. These scouting tips and 

techniques have been developed 

and honed by professionals of 

the predator-hunting realm. 

If you are diligent in your 

scouting, you'll know which 

direction to point your hunting 

rig on the next outing. 

As a professional hunting 

guide and videographer, the 

most common question asked 

of me is, "How many coyotes 

can you guarantee in one 

day?" Although that question 

is at the forefront of anyone's 

mind who plans on spending 

their hard-earned green on 

a guided hunt, it's better off 

left unasked. Anyone offering 

guided hunts who in the 

very same breath speaks of 

guarantees on harvesting 

animals should be chased 

down by a pack of hounds 

and treed. My response to that 

haunting question has been, 

and always will be, " There 

are no guarantees in fairchase 

hunting," and for that 

reason it is crucial that I have 

confidence in each and every 

stand that I take my clients to. 

In The Beginning 

From the time I was old 

enough to tie my own 

hunting boots I was Dad's 

hunting and fishing buddy. 

Wanting me to experience 

satisfaction like his own. Dad 

taught me to fly fish. Several 

times while in my youth my 

father would utter the phrase, 

"Fish for fish." It didn't take 

me long to figure out what 

he was trying impress upon 

me. In order to put more fish 

in my creel, it was essential 

to point my fiy rod to a 

specific area where an active 

fish was feeding. Sure, you 

may look like Brad Pitt in "A 

River Runs Through It" as you 

throw beautiful lazy loops 

of buoyant neon line with a 

hand-tied fiy knotted at its 

end, but if you don't fish for 

fish, your chances of catching 

something are just that, a 

random chance. That's why I 

take the same principles Dad 

taught me about fly fishing 

and apply them to predator 

hunting. I hunt for animals, not 

just hunt randomly. Now that's 

a deadly combination. 

Killing two birds with 

one stone lias always 

sounded intriguing to me. 

Unfortunately, I can't hurl a 

rock worth a darn. Although 

I've never accomplished the 

aforementioned literally, I 

accomplish it hypothetical!)often. 

With an economy as 

pungent and odiferous as a 

gut-shot deer, it's tough to 

get energized about spending 

money on anything — especially 

scouting. Yet some of the best 

scouting can take place while 

you're already making the usual 

rounds. Camping, cruising on 

the ATV, hunting different game 

species, taking a vacation, family 

reunions, fishing for rainbows, 

or searching for a pot of gold at 

the end of a rainbow. Yes, I've 

done that, too (I have a little 

daughter). My point is, all of 

these events are gcxxl times to 

scout. You're already burning 

time and fuel, so why not chuck 

a stone at the entire flock? The 

possibilities are endless. 

Til The Fat Lady Sings 

Generally, this expression is 

a way of knowing when it's 

over. However, when it comes 

to scouting for coyotes, it's the 

beginning. There's no more 

precise method of locating 

coyotes than singing to them. 

Don't be shy; you're not 

auditioning for "American Idol" 

here. I've found several sounds 

that will get the whole pack to 

answer you back in full chorus. 

Sirens, lone howls, group howls, 

or even Grandpa's WWII buglewill 

provoke a response most of 

the time. Dawn and dusk are the 

most productive times, but it's 

not uncommon to hear a prairiewolf's 

sweet lullaby in both 

broad daylight and pitch black. 

Simply mark the location where 

the concert is taking place and 

return with a rifle in your hand 

and confidence in your head. 

Ever noticed how much your 

patience swells when you know 

without any doubt that your 

calls aren't falling on deaf ears? 

Anyone who has hunted 

recordbook big game knows 

that your most important 

scouting tool is a good 

binocular. In my opinion, 

all coyotes are considered 

a trophy, even though the 

Boone and Crockett Club 

doesn't recognize them. While 

locating 01' Wiley, gcxxl 

optics are just as important 

as they are when hunting big 

game. Obviously, if you see a 

coyote that's probably a good 

place to hunt him, but that's 

not what I'm talking about 

here. Look smaller. I make it 

a practice to look for coyote 

tracks and denning areas from 

high places. Not too long ago 

while hunting coyotes in my 

home state of Utah I glassed a 

large basin that stretched for 

a mile to the north and halfmile 

to the west. With my 

binocular resting lightly upon 

my cheekbones, I followed a 

straight and narrow dotted 

lined in the snow left behind 

by a coyote. As 1 studied, I 

noticed a central hub where 

several single trails met at a 

massive intersection. Upon 

further investigation, I could 

see where the coyote had 

been coming from and going 

to. I discovered a very large 

and highly active den with 

fresh scat and urine saturating 

the entrance. All this was 

found from the comfort of 

my calling chair without ever 

making my presence known 

or contaminating the coyote's 

estate with human interference. 

Next time you go a field, raise 

your glasses a little more. You 

might Ix- pleasantly surprised. 

The a 

glassi 

sites, 

and 

to k< 

free 

• 

MB' K>tx, . 

ft*; 

f

e Bacteria 

Introducing the future 

of performance base layer technology 

- Scent-A-Way Tek 4 garments. Designed 

and engineered with permanently 

bonded silver antimicrobial yarns for 

unmatched odor control, superior 

moisture management, superb 

thermal properties and exceptional 

comfort, Scent-A-Way Tek 4 garments 

reign as the most advanced odor 

control system on the market 

SCENT-A-WAY TEK 4 SILVER-BONDED BASE LAYERS 

GIVE HUNTERS COMMAND OVER HUMAN ODOR, 

THERMAL COMFORT & MOISTURE MANAGEMENT 

in perspiration gets zapped the 

instant it comes into contact with the fabric. 

The Tek 4 bonding process ensures the 

scent-busting silver - as much as 33"*> more than 

comparable fabrics - wJI never wash away or 

need revitaSzation or reactivation. So-called 

scent-control fabrics with miniscule amounts 

of extruded or topical silver take a kinda/sorta 

approach that quickly dissipates. Scent control 

qualities in a carbon-based garment eventually 

wash away in the laundry. 

jtift Highly breathable. Tek 4 garments 

^ provide superior moisture management. 

Moisture quickly wicks away from the 

hunter's skin to keep him dry in the full 

range of weather conditions. 

jgy-^ Whether the garments are worn as an 

f^yr insulating layor or on outer garment, 

the superb thermal properties of tho 

silver-bonded fabric in tandem with its 

extraordinary moisture control qualities 

keep a hunter cool when it is warm, toasly 

when the snow flies. 

« 3 

| 

1 

warn survtsfofl 

WUSSTBCTtO WYIWNI 

k f«ncpsowtsw»«»»unai 

I 0008CONTWXtwoesAUYWOISTWE 

[jfc nju CUT f« tuxuuvi comom 

SKW HBOC MMS WITH WJ 

FXTtt LONG IM STATS TUCKD W 

CONTAINS UP TO 

33" MORE . 

ODOR-BUSTING £ 

SILVER J 

THAN OTHER; " • 

ANTI-MICROBIAW' 

BASE LAYERS:?';-- m 1 

K V k Ij. fJBf] 

& J 

| * 

m T V 

: K 4 r m 

f BUSTING \ 

I suvre is i 

PERMANENTLY 

BONOEDTO 

THE YARN 

PROVEN SAFE 

FOR HUMANS 

ANDTHS 

ENVIRONMENT 

TEK 4 GARMENTS 

REQURENO 

SPECIAL LAUNDRY 

PROCEDURES OR 

REVALUATION 

• 

.- jart 

K n p ^Nf J JB l W J/ii.OiB 

1 %l 

S^-jriFS 

I t J B 

11 VM 

B iji Y f ^ 

I BEYOND SUPERIOR 

ODOR CONTROL. 

i TEK 4 FABRIC 

PROVIDES EXCELLENT 

MOISTURE MANAGEKCNT 

O Beyond Tek 4s masterful odor 

control, moisture management 

t 

and superb thermal properties. 

the garments are comfortable 

to the extreme. Silky smooth 

to the touch, both tops and 

bottoms make your every 

move more fluid. 

Creating the ultimate 

scent-control base layers 

might make us look a little 

like control freaks but 

wearing them will make 

you smell invisible. 

Bose Layer Shirts • Base Layer Pants • Boxer Briefs 

Crew-Length Socks • Knee-Length Socks • Spandex Gloves 

Baseball Caps • Watchman Caps • Spandex Headnet 

3/4 Spandex Pace Mask • Flex Form II Face Mask 

|Jii)HUNTER'S 

\ / SPECIALTIES

Scout Without Doubt 

• Dog Track 

Coyote Sign ID 

How docs one know the difference 

between the tracks left by Wile E. 

Coyote and his domestic cousin, 

I'ido? It's really quite simple. A 

coyote's tracks are shaped like 

an arrowhead while his cousin's 

are rounder. If a canine track 

is longer than its width, you're 

likely looking at a coyote or fox 

print, depending on size. Another 

telltale sign is the way the animal 

walks. As Johnny Cash "walks the 

line" so does a coyote. His steps 

resemble a perfect dotted line 

upon the interstate while Fido'S 

tend to look like the town drunk, 

staggered and wandering. In deep 

snow, coyotes rarely drag a foot in 

or out of his track. A dog will often 

leave scuffs in front or behind his 

lazy print, nearly connecting the 

dots without intent. 

48 ww HicritiiKMccw kimuhm 

Another way to tell is often left Ix'hind to collect upon the 

Vibram sole of your favorite hunting boots. Coyote scat is very 

distinguishable from scat of a domestic dog. There's not a dog fcxxl 

on the market that contains bits of bone and chunks of hair. It's 

always interesting to see what passes through the bowels of 

a coyote. One day in my travels, I was amazed to find an antelope 

fawn hoof no larger than a pair of almonds. The shape is also a 

dead giveaway. Coyote scat is segmented and drastically tapered 

at both end, sometimes resembling a linked sausage with a 

highly unpleasing smell. The older the scat, the harder it becomes. 

When it's extremely old, it turns as white as Santa's beard as it 

begins to decompose. 

—- - 

Where's Ihe Beef? 

Coyotes and cattle are seemingly attached at the hip. When I find a 

large herd of slow-moving beef in a rural area, I know there's a pack 

of coyotes somewhere near its flanks. As a general rule, at anytime 

of day or night there will Ix* a coyote within a mile radius of those 

cattle. There are several reasons for this. Coyotes are very efficient 

diners. They eat a well-balanced diet anytime they can. A cow pie 

holds a lot of nutrients, including undigested grains and seeds, quick 

and easy pickings for a busy scavenger — not to mention all the 

other vermin and fowl that peck through the same pie. There's always 

something for a coyote to fill his belly. During calving season, coyotes 

indulge in a smorgasbord of afterbirth, stillborn calves, and even live 

ones when they can get away with it. Coyotes are opportunists and 

when the dinner table is already set, they can't resist. 

My livelihood depends entirely upon my success while pursuing 

predators. In a world with limited time and a diminishing dollar, it 

is paramount that I spend both wisely. It's been my experience that 

any time you have available to commit to scouting, will be time well 

spent. If you follow these simple, but effective scouting techniques, 

coupled with your own proven tactics, a world of opportunity may 

unfold before you. Good Scouting! 

Visit us online at www.PredatorXtreme.com for more info. 

Coyotes fe«d on a 

. 1 -large 

variety of food 

ound in and around 

cattle grating areas. 1 Thoroughly scout these 

r I locations !< for coyotcs. 

fn'KWff' 

NEW F9R 2010! 

10 &12 GAUGE #4B I 88B 

nXTENDED RANGES? 

0UT T0 70 PLUS YARDS 

W i / # * W N y M E T A L r 

Mattrial Stitmtt f*r J BtHtr l/aml' 

NEARLY TWICE AS EFFECTIVE PATTERNS 

AS CONVENTIONAL LOADS. J L 

For more information on HEVI'SHOT DEAD COYOTE!", Visit us online at www.hevishot.com

50 wni.mmwiiian.cMi • kimqm nmntu-nnm cm mm jot

THE THERMOMETER at the bank 

in the small rural Iowa town 

displayed -40 degrees Fahrenheit. 

It was that glaring minus sign 

before that number that really 

made me stare with a prolonged 

glance as I drove past. A short 

time later I opened the truck 

door and stepped into a strong 

Midwestern wind. I began my trek 

across soft snow that squeaked 

loudly underfoot. I glanced 

up often as I waded through 

snowdrifts and shuffled over icy 

patches to confirm that my target 

was still visible and sleeping on 

the distant hilltop. That target 

was a fluffy red — a.k.a. red fox. 

52 —nmsrt'twiifkw Kiwtitw 

When the temps are 

bitter cold, reds will 

lie on sunny hillsides 

to absorb the warm 

sunlight, giving the, 

observant hunter 

the option to glass 

for prime fur. 

Yes, it was definitely bitterly cold 

out, but that fox had emerged 

from its den to soak up the 

sun's warming rays while trying 

to increase its body warmth. I 

wondered what was warming 

about being out in a -40 degree 

temperature and a stiff wind? 

When I was alxnit 150 yards away, 

I hunkered over a Stoney Point 

tripcxl and settled the Mcxlel 

70 rifle on the rubber prongs. 

The unsuspecting red fox was 

headed into a very deep — and 

permanent — sleep. 

When I shot, the fox spun like 

a top, struggling to its feet, and 

then it dashed about 20 yards 

before collapsing in a heap of 

red fur. 'Hie really odd thing, 

however, was that the rifle 

report — I was shooting a 

rifle chambered for .22-250 

Win. — sounded more like an 

air rifle's "Whumpf" instead 

of a prominent loud bang. It 

was indeed bitterly cold out 

today. After I collected the fox, 

I made a hasty dash for the 

truck and its heater. It was time 

to find another red and make 

another shot. Today, more 

and more predator hunters are 

bagging reds because they have 

returned in gcxxl numbers to 

many regions. 

A few years back much of 

the Midwest was nearly void 

of red fox. Mange, not hunters, 

had taken the toll. Mange is a 

contagious skin disease caused 

by parasitic mites. The mites 

embed themselves in the host 

animal's hair follicles or skin. 

Sarcoptic mange, or canine 

scabies, is highly contagious. 

Infected animals lose hair and 

have inflamed skin crusted 

over. Without hair for warmth, 

wild fox literally freeze to 

death in a raw Midwest winter. 

And with this problem so 

highly contagious, it spreads 

faster than a California brush 

fire and runs through a fox 

population in short order. 

Coyotes can also catch the 

mange and assist in 

spreading it. 

Another law of nature also 

worked against fox. As fox 

numbers dropped and fox 

weakened and hunted less 

for food, coyotes muscled 

in on food sources and turf. 

The years 2(XX> through 2006 

were not kind to fox in much 

of middle America. Hunters 

everywhere noted that fox had 

vanished from the landscape. 

Now there's gcxxl news for 

those hunters with bullets in 

their jxxkets and visions of 

fox in their rifle sights. In many 

areas, fox numbers have either 

returned or are rebounding. The 

mange ran its course and Mother 

Nature is rebuilding. There has, 

however, been a noted change 

in the new generation of reds by 

some hunters. In many cases the 

fox have moved into towns or 

close to farmsteads and buildings. 

They've given up the wilds to 

coyotes and have found a new 

habitat niche. The fox I shot 

on that knoll had been across 

the highway to a farmhouse 

and barn according the clues 

left by the tracks I followed and 

observed after my killing shot. 

"'Iliey (fox) do make a 

cyclic rebound, and we're on 

the rebound side of the cycle 

now," said Ron Andrews, 

Iowa's Department of Natural 

Resources' furlx-arer biologist. 

"Fox have also retreated to the 

edges of their habitat to avoid 

harassment, with some coming 

from coyotes and some coming 

from humans. Overall, people 

are more accepting of fox these 

days." Andrews noted while he 

ear tagged about 1,500 red fox 

during a four-year period for a 

study in the 1960s and early "70s, 

he'd Ix? hard pressed to find fox 

so plentiful anywhere today. 

Red fox populations were also 

up in Illinois in 2007 when 

compared to 2003-2006 data, 

based on observations made and 

reported by archery hunters. It's 

important to note that reported 

coyote sightings in this survey 

are about 10 times higher than 

red fox sightings. 

Deadly Tactics 

First, layoff the coyote howlers 

and coyote-yip calls if you 

want to kill a red. A howler 

call says loud and clear that 

coyotes are about, and any fox 

who hears your howl will head 

underground or under a nearby 

farm building. 

Fox will definitely come to 

most common small mammal 

distress calls, and while they dine 

on rabbits, smaller mice mimics 

and loud squeaks will also lure 

them near. He certain you are set 

up properly, are camouflaged, 

have your rifle loaded, and will 

just need to flip the safety and tug 

the trigger before you push your 

call's remote or press a call to your 

lips. Fox have been known to get 

up and come running in pronto. 

There's rarely the lag-and-look that 

a more cautious coyote often does 

before committing to the call. 

On cold days fox act more like 

cats, lying in the open to sun. 

The colder the temperature, the 

more this seems to bring out the 

sunning fox. And speaking of 

small cats, a fox is actually alxnit 

the size of most farm cats. I>on't 

let that 3-4 inches of fluffy fur 

above and below the midsection 

fool you. Fox are small, so 

shoot for center mass. Many 

hunters overlook this, or forget 

to remember in the seconds of 

excitement as the rifle settles, and 

they shoot through fur. T hink of 

a fox as an illusion, and you are 

seeing twice as much animal as 

is actually there. Now you know 

how small your target is. 

Rifles favored by fox hunters 

M»*':r:»ri[ti; KiWH2W 53

include those chambered in 

.22-250, .223 and .204 Ruger. A 

.22 Magnum will work well at 

closer distances. Small, soft fox 

bodies do not handle expandingtip 

bullets well, and this is 

important if you plan to keep 

the fur or do a mount. 

You will need a good binocular 

and a window-mounted S|X>tting 

scope to scan and spot a red 

before you lx*gin your stalk. Note 

the wind where you are, where 

the fox is, and at points between. 

Wisps of snow can reveal the 

wind direction in areas where 

grasses arc buried under feet of 

white snowtlakes. 

Snow camouflage is important 

to wear if you are hunting in a 

snow-covered landscape. While 

I've written a lot about napping 

fox, they are also listening 

intently while they lie about. 

If you are crunching crusted 

snow during your approach, 

the fox will hear and look for 

you. Blending in with snow 

camouflage could provide those 

seconds needed to take a killing 

shot should a fox rise. Fox also 

are unpredictable and will, for 

unknown reasons, rise to look 

around, then turn about and go 

back to sleep. 

I saw a fox that I thought 

had frozen to death return to 

life and stand to look about 

when a huge grader with a 

back-up alarm reversed while 

plowing a far distant road 

ditch. That fox knew it was an 

odd noise and observed until 

it decided that grader was not 

a threat. Then it went back to 

sleep atop a snow drift. 

When looking for fox, also 

look for tips of ears or a faint 

hint of red in a stark white 

world. Fox like to hunker down 

behind snowdrifts when possible 

to keep out of the wind. Good 

optics are a plus when looking 

for a hint of red fur. If the sun is 

54 wimiriiiiiim cm xmtizw 

Battle of the Brrrr... 

Really cold weather — o degrees Fahrenheit and below — can change 

the pliability factor of many hunting items. Plastics can snap, and the 

grease used inside of binoculars and spotting scopes to help move gears 

and glass can become solid and the optics frozen. You can avoid this 

problem by keeping any binocular used on a sub-zero fox hunt tucked 

inside the top of your coat's front when not in use. With the binocular 

on a neck strap and held next to your chest inside your clothing, it'll stay 

warm and be ready for use in an instant. You'll also find tripods far more 

shooter friendly as a rest when you must settle a rifle over snow. Some 

shooting sticks can be adapted for use with snow bases or baskets. 

You'll find these at REI (http://www.rei.com/product/753991) and many 

backpacking stores for less than $10. Snow and cold temperatures 

changes many hunting principles, so plan ahead. 

out, consider wearing sunglasses and turn your optics' eye cups In as 

you scan. lxx»king at glaring snow through a binocular can give you a 

headache in short order. 

In shallow early-season snow it's not uncommon to notice a fox 

leaping. It's actually trying to get a snow-covered mouse or tiny 

rodent to move so it can make a kill. This tactic does not work 

once the snow is a foot deep or more. Fox also eat insects, rabbits, 

pheasants and other birds, and fruits and nuts. Take note of and 

inspect any apple orchards in your hunting area. You can also get 

a fox to stand with a pheasant call (see www.woodswise.com for 

a mouth-blown pheasant call) or other bird sounds. Fox seem as 

interested in birds as bobcats do. Start out calling in low tones and 

increase the volume as the time passes. 

Read Up On Red 

The more you know about fox, the better you'll be at getting a fox 

pelt. Research your state's hunting and nongame websites for specific 

details about how red fox in your area live, and possibly where they 

live. For example, Colorado's Division of Wildlife website had this 

statement at the bottom: "In Colorado, the species occurs throughout 

the state except for the southern half of the eastern plains." 

Another example is Kansas, where the state's Division of Wildlife 

and Parks reports this on its website: "Red fox occur statewide, but 

are most common in eastern Kansas, where urban areas and woodlots 

are most abundant." This site also revealed that reds In the U.S. are 

prol>ably a result of fox being imported and released from Europe by 

earlier settlers. I can attest that fox hunting is very popular in much 

of Europe and the countryside is dotted with fox hunting huts. Hie 

Kansas website also noted that fox kills by hunters had been on the 

decline in recent times: "About 500 red fox have been harvested 

annually over the past few seasons, though double this were 

harvested several years in the mid-1990s." They'll need to possibly 

update that site as reds make a rebound. The site goes on to note that 

hunters take less than a third of the annual state fox harvest. Trappers 

gather the others. Might be a good place to go fox hunting! 

Visit us online at www.PredatorXtreme.com for more info. 

SHOP OUR EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF: 

• \yiIDEOS • M'OOTJH (CALLS /('AM 

CALLS • Ifcwn it* limit V Burnh+n » • Ul » SHI'] II()\\ 

Oilii Thompson Ounr C»lf» • C.L R lr< • f.li/l*s 0.i"ir fjlto • I'm/cu rut I I \ ( 

PREDATOR 

' I S I)().\I'" 

J 

» n.i.yc/w i Uaim-

Alaska^^redatorî^^^mal^ 

56 '•«>nt:n ; i;t;Mf Kiwtiail 

Scott Hau|i en 

ALASKAS 

PREDATORS 

BIG II SMALL 

STUNNING SUNSETS. CAPTIVATING TUNDRA. LUSH 

RAINFORESTS and snowcapped mountains will 

leave you speechless, and that's part of Alaska's 

allure. It's also about weather that can kill you, 

24 hours of darkness during the winter months, 

and temperatures so cold you 

wonder how people — let alone 

animals — survive. 

During the years I lived in 

Alaska's Arctic region — I lived 

there for much of the 1990s and 

traveled throughout the state— I 

got to see and experience more 

than I ever dreamed possible. 

The day I moved from Alaska, 

part of me stayed behind. It's 

one of those magical places that, 

once you visit, you're never the 

same, last fall, Alaska once again Ix'ckoned me, 

but this time instead of antlers I was in search of 

a range of predators. 

High Country Bears 

I've hunted black Ix-ars in many places, but 

never in the heart of Alaska where the conditions 

Alaska is a 

big-game hunter's 

Mecca, but as a 

predator-hunting 

destination it can 

be even better. 

resembled a Dall sheep hunt more than any bear 

hunt I'd experienced. Flying into spike camp in 

a Super Cub, the runway barely longer than my 

driveway, I was relieved we found flat ground, 

not only on which to set the plane, but also to 

pitch our tents. 

It was mid-August, and with 

daylight coming at 4 a.m. and 

lasting until nearly midnight, 

racking up the hunting hours 

wasn't a problem. Calling, 

however, was. I was intent on 

trying to call in one of these 

mountain-dwelling black bears 

with the use of predator calls, 

but I had a source of competition 

that proved too overbearing — 

blueberries. 

The locals warned me of the bumper-crop 

blueberry patches looming in the hills, and 

that it would be next to impossible to pull the 

bears off them. They were right; either that 

or my calling just wasn't convincing enough. 

With bears set on gorging themselves on wild 

blueberries, crowberries and cranberries, I knew 

Mumn'sn-wKcm- kiiki 2W 57

Black bear camp. It was from here Haugen and his 

partner hiked into the hills and tagged their bears. 

- The .375 H&H shells arc swallowed 

in this fresh brown bear track. 

Tracks like this leave no question 

as to the she of predators Alaska 

h3s to'offer. 

58 "QWHiCrtMUfMECiM KIWtlttW 

I n f iV-liv I 

our tags would have to be filled 

via spot-and-stalk hunting. 

Good friend Tom Munson, 

marketing director of Trijicon 

scopes, joined me on this hunt. 

It was Tom's fust time to Alaska 

and his first bear hunt. 

We glassed bears each day, 

but they either weren't quite 

what we were looking for or 

in unreachable terrain. We 

also watched grizzlies, their 

silver coats shimmering In the 

summer sun, as they frolicked 

in the berry patches. Finally, 

we found a bear Tom wanted. It 

would require a hike of nearly 

1,000 vertical feet to reach, but 

that didn't matter. But just as 

Tom got into shooting position, 

the bear winded us and took 

off. To witness a bear running 

up a shale cliff, covering the 

distance of a football field faster 

than any human can on fiat 

ground, gives you another level 

of respect for these predators. 

Intent on seeing what was on 

the other side of the mountain, 

we kept climbing. Once on top, 

we found Tom's l>ear. now over 

a mile away. As we watched, 

another bear joined it, and they 

began walking our direction. 

Figuring they might be 

heading back to the berry patch, 

we sat, watching and waiting. 

Nearly an hour passed, and 

the bears were now within a 

half-mile, still moving our way. 

Often they'd stop, eat some 

grass, wrestle, spar on their hind 

legs and chase one another, but 

they kept moving toward us. 

When they disappeared into 

the valley below us, we lost 

sight of them. Then, suddenly, 

movement caught our eyes less 

than 40 yards away. Seemingly 

from nowhere both bears 

appeared, walking down the 

same trail we sat on. There 

was no brush to hide behind. 

We hadn't planned it, it just 

happened. 

Quickly, Tom cranked the 

SHOT Legal 

Aurora Tactical Day/Night Scope Systems 

Originally designed for the demands of 

military and law enforcement for extreme 

accuracy day or night. Can easily be mounted 

on almost any weapon system from .22 

through military .50 cal sniper rifles. 

Combined with a suppressed 

system makes for a successful 

combination. 

law Enforcement Sales and 

P informaum infoe.m--iy.i:aci

power all the way down on 

his scope; I did the same. Now 

staring us down, Tom took 

the lead bear, straight on. The 

other bear just stood there, so I 

dropped that one. 

There we sat atop a mountain, 

admiring one of the most 

spectacular views on the planet, 

with two bears only a few yards 

apart from one another. The 

skinning job was easy in the heat 

of the day, and the breathtaking 

hike off the mountain was one 

I'll never forget. We simply gave 

thanks to these great predators 

for bringing us to this part of 

The I-ast l-'rontier. 

Canines I More 

In early October I was back 

in Alaska, this time along the 

blustering shores of Bristol Bay, 

south of the village of Kgegik. 

It was brown bear that drew 

me here, but it was the small 

predators that caught my initial 

COPE'S DISTRIBUTING 

Phone Orders: 866-523-2673 • 866-775-9466 

Inquiries: 937-692-8412 • Fax: 937-548-3197 

Al major credit cards accepted • Prices subject to change 

Brown Bear 7.62x39 123gr. 

HP SOOrnd CASE 

7.62x39 Brown Bear I23gr. 

full Metal Jackct. Polymer 

Coated. Steel Cased This 

ammo it manufactured by 

JSC Barnaul Machine-Tool 

Pl»nt in Russia.This ammo it 

100*> non-corrowve and the 

primer is sealed for moisture 

protection. It comes packed 

in SOOrnd Case (Our $7.95 

shipping applies to this 

ammo,) SI 09.99 

GO wwmMit»iiti«.tMi (Cretan* 

The M4-22 Conversion allows sem«-auto .221ft 

fire in semi-auto guns. This is a complete upper 

with a barrel designed specrfkaly for .22 LR 

ammunition, dont risk damaging your centerfire 

S.S6 barrel with lead bullets or settle for poor 

performance due to a fast twist rate. Oont let 

the ever-increasing cost of ammunition prevent 

you from enjoying your favorite Alt-1S / M-16. 

Chiappa firearms new 22 conversion allows you 

the opportunity to shoot inexpensive .22 rimfire 

ammunition for training or just for fun! The 

M4-22 Rimfire Conversion contains al the parts 

necessary to change your AR-15 / M-16 from its 

existing caliber to the inexpensive .221R rimfire 

cartridge.The conversion takes less than a 

minute and is achieved with no permanent 

alterations to your firearm.lt can be quickly 

returned to its original caliber. Comes with one 

28rd Mag Not Pictured. $349.99 

P.O. Box 70 • Pitsburg, OH 45358 

SHIPPING is flat rate of $7.95 

per order for 1 or 1000 items 

C Products AR1S30rnd. Grey 

Teflon w,'Green follower (DSPallet] C 

Products ARIS JOrnd. magazine. 

Aluminum Magazine with Grey 

Teflon finish. Comes with Green 

follower. New in package. Was $899 

NOW $7.99 

ATI 410 Rifled Slug 2.5in. 2Srd Box 

2.S" Rifled slugs with high brass. 

Manufactured in Turkey and 

imported by ATI. Works well 410 

AR upper receiver by ATI. 

2Srd box. $10.99 

Safir Arms .410 AR-1S Upper With Mag 

No Rifling smooth bore Hunting barrel. Used for 

Semi-auto only comes with one Srd mag .410 Caliber. 

Works best with 

Winchester 

or federal 2 1/2 shells. Made In Turkey. 

WAS $579.99 NOW $469.99 

Order all these products online at www.copesdistributing.net 

Prices subject to change...check website 

Much much mure at www.cupesdistributing.net 

attention. 

During the years I lived in 

Alaska I hunted and trapped 

furbearing predators from fox 

to wolf, wolverine to lynx, and 

never got enough. With winter 

fast approaching, the red fox 

were on a mission to gain as 

much food as possible, and what 

better place to find it than along 

the beaches? 

I'd arrived in camp early, so 

had a couple extra days before 

the brown bear season. That's 

all I needed to fulfill my smallpredator 

urge. 

On my very first set 1 

positioned the FoxPro Fury 

in some tall, sparse grass. I 

called into a slight crosswind, 

figuring any approaching 

fox would come in directly 

downwind. I was shooting a 

12-gauge shotgun, so I needed 

a close encounter. Increasing 

the volume with the handheld 

remote, the sounds of the 

NEW 8th EDITION BLUE BOOK OF AIRGUNSl 

"Oie new and expanded 8th Edition Blue Booh ofAirpuis is available now! 

• Over 500 pages 

• Hundreds of B&W images 

• Thousands of modern and vintage airguns thoroughly described with up-to-date values 

This is the most important book ever published on airguns - no other book even comes close! 

Only $29.95 plus S/H! 

THE 2ND EDITION AMMO ENCYCLOPEDIA! 

The 2nd Edition Ammo Fncyelopedia by Michael Bussard is the most complete reference source for 

ammunition information on rimfire, centcrfirc, and shotshdl cartridges! 

• Over 60 chapters covering enrr 800 pages provide you with the history and development of 

cartridges, nomenclature, manufacture, and extensive ballistics charts with cartridgc/shotshdl 

dimensions. 

• New chapters on cartridge collecting and recent ammunition developments 

Booking Bear Hunts 

In Alaska, nonresidents are required to hire a guide when hunting 

brown or grizzly bears. I hunted with noted brown bear guide 

Bruce Hallingstad of 8echarof Outfitters (253-326-6198. www. 

becharoflodge.com). 8ruce is based out of the village of Egegik. 

and has high numbers of red fox in the area. There are also crossfox 

in the region, and lots of brown bears. 

My inland black bear hunt took place with Curly Warren, owner 

of Stoney River lodge, near the remote village of Sleetmute (907- 

526-5211; www.stoneyriverlodge.com). Curly $pecializes in inland 

grizzly and black bears, amidst some of the most incredible 

country I've set foot on in Alaska. 

— Scott Haugen 

Simply a must-have reference source for all hunten, shooters, and rdoaders! Also available online! 

Only $29.95 plus S/H! 

ext. 3 

www.bluebookinc.com • 800.877.4867 

tXue Book S^jt. cations. Inc. • 8009 44th Ave S Me. 1 /S • Mmr*»polis, MN bWS • FmaH: tupportObluebookine.com • Fax: 9S2-8S3.1486 

M»*;:r:'Min; K1KI m (j|

odent in distress intensified, 

carrying loudly across the grassy 

fiat. Only a few minutes passed 

and before 1 knew it, there was 

a glowing red face staring me 

down. The fox had come in 

from the side and approached so 

quickly I didn't see him until he 

was right on top of me. My only 

concern was hitting the Fury 

with my pattern; fortunately 

that didn't happen. 

The next day I was back at 

it, this time on higher ground 

near a big willow patch. I let the 

Fury cut loose with some rabbit 

distress sounds — a favorite food 

source in this part of Alaska — 

and within five minutes, not one 

but two red foxes approached, 

both from different directions. 

This time I swapped the 

P R O T E C T YOUR NUTS 

And vegetables, fruits and flower 

gardens with AirForce Airguns 

The popular Talon SS provides 

quid and accurate - backyard pcsl control. 

Call us today at 

X77-247-4.X67 and start 

protecting your nuts right 

Visit us at 

www.airforceairguns.com 

for more information or 

to find a dealer near you. 

Bell and 

Carlson 

MInMfe *•

E.L.K. 

P.O. Box 85 

Gardiner, MT 59030 

\\ ww.elkinc.ctmi 

1-800-272-4355 

SQL/A WK/NO MAOP/E 

Predator Decoy 

Creates a realistic kill site 

with excellent visual appeal 

plus actual magpie feeding 

sounds! 

The "M/W/"SWEM 

Covote Locator 

it. 

11 

/ You "Siren". 

finilii 

They Howl! 

POM:ft //OWL/:ft 

HOWLS 

IT* 

BARKS 

CHALLENGES 

9 

Used in winning the World 

Championship! 

Preferred by government hunters 

VOTE BUSTER 

Universal Coyote Call 

Rabbit Distress* 

Howls- 

Coyote Distress* 

Sqcaks-Mock 

Coyote Fight 

THE COYOTE 

//UN/Eft HOOK 

tHl 

COVOTF HWTU 

Oilers a 

complete look 

at tactics, 

equipment and 

techniques for 

hunting coyotes. 

While waiting to hunt 

brovm bears, the author 

utiliz&J his two free days 

to hury red fox. Under the 

hunting license the author 

had for this unit,you are 

allowed two red fox. 

Still on the run, this time I 

put the AccuPoint in front of 

the bear's nose. There was no 

mistaking when the 300-grain 

Swift A-Frame found the point 

of the shoulder, sending the 

bear to the ground. 

Though I'd taken tundra 

grizzlies in Alaska and had 

unsuccessfully bowhunted 

coastal bears before, this was 

my first brown bear. He wasn't 

the 10-footer we'd hoped for, 

but I didn't care. The hunt 

encompassed everything 

Alaska's most dangerous 

predator is all about, all the way 

up to nearly sinking our boat 

while crossing F.gegik Bay on 

our way back to the main lodge. 

In Alaska you never know 

what will happen, no matter 

where you are or what the 

size of the predators may be. 

In reality, it's the dangers of 

predator hunting in Alaska 

that creates the excitement, 

and once it's in your blood, 

there's no getting rid of it. 

Editor's Note: To order signed 

copies of Scott Haugen's 

popular adventure book. 

Life In The Scope: 

The West. 

send a check for $15.00 

(free S&H) to Haugen 

Enterprises. 

P.O. Box 275. Dept. PX. 

Walterville.OR 97489. 

or visit 

www.scotthaugen.com. 


www.PredatorXtreme.com 

for more info. 

BATTI'E-tested, 

HUNTER-ready. 

OIK proving ground is the battleficM. adopted 

by the US MAtary in 1999, Stonor b»noculars 

now serve with distinction worldwide 

Stemer's been making the toughest hunting 

binoculars lor over 60 yoars When you'ro 

ready lor your next binocular, think Stoinor 

and equip yourseM with the brightest, 

sharpest and most durable optics your 

hard-earned money can buy. 

Nothing escapes these eyes. 

STEINER 

AR-15/M16 Complete Cleaning Kit 

Includes precision fit brushes & cleaning tools 

• gas tube brush & guide tool • cleaning tool with extension rod 

• bolt carrier key brush • include* bore rope & patch puller 

• bolt carrier brush • upper receiver brush 

• chamber brush • bore brush (.223) 

IOSSO PRODUCTS 

Elk Grove, IL 

888-747-4332 

• MADE IN 

www.iosso.com THEUSA 

54 »-?":f;:i;f=wr KIMUtt* »M NTII'JTRIFIII CW • KINO M 65

Lessons Learned 

The best teacher is the 

school of hard knocks. 

Here's how five tough-tocall-coyote 

hunts made 

me a better coyote killer. 

Mark Kayser 

illustrations by Armstrong 

LESSONS 

LEARNED 

WE LEARN BY EXPERIENCE and my best teaching moments are 

usually difficult and hair-pulling situations that didn't always 

end in my favor. That even holds true for coyote hunting. 

Although I've learned volumes on coyote hunting by spending 

time with coyote hunting veterans, my best educators have 

been challenging coyotes that didn't just roll over for the 

bargain-bin rabbit-in-distress call. Coyotes that question 

everything In their environment test all of your hunting skills 

and ultimately make you a savvier hunter. Enjoy the easy 

coyotes, but analyze the tough coyotes for success. 

» !-- :r:=; • K I W I M 67

| The Hay-Yard Coyote 

I'd hear yipping in the pre-dawn 

light whenever I tried to set up 

on the coyotes, but they would 

never show up at sunrise. Even 

when I moved deeper into their 

territory for surprise setups I'd 

lie greeted with silence or 

suspicious stares from coyotes 

glaring at me from beyond 

high-percentage shooting range. 

Any retreats were led by a 

light-colored coyote. 

Despite discouragement, I was 

gathering intelligence. I knew 

the coyotes liked to hunt along 

a small riparian zone (river bank 

area), occasionally bedding in 

the thickets when the weather 

was blustery, but on sunny 

days they'd retreat into distant 

pastures to bed well beyond the 

Sometimes calling in an old, educated 

yote isn't an option. In a last-ditch effort 

the author employed spot-and-stalk 

techniques to put the ol' dog down. 

bustle of the lowland agricultural buzz. With the forecast for wind 

and snow squalls I opted for an early-morning setup and instead of 

arriving at dawn I set my alarm for a jump start to sneak in under 

cover of darkness. 

My destination was a hay yard brimming with stacks of large round 

bales. In the dark I silently crawled to the top of a pile, propped my 

rille on its Harris bipod, then napped until shooting light arrived. 

My plan was loosely set, but I was squarely in the travel route of the 

coyotes and I'd use rodent squeaking, not blaring distress, to pique 

the curiosity of any coyote within earshot. With my elevated perch I 

had ample visibility to tip over any coyote approaching. 

Shooting light had arrived when, to my astonishment, a coyote 

had mimicked my plan. In a haystack not 80 yards away a frostcovered 

coyote stood, stretched and looked around. I slowly swung 

my rille towards the target, checked light levels and dropped it before 

it could leap from the stack. At the report two other napping coyotes, 

one light in color, bailed from the hay yard and dashed to thick 

cover before I could make it a double morning. 

Lesson learned: Hunt travel routes when coyotes ignore distress calls or 

coyote vocalizations. 

I The Loud Mouth 

Twice prior I'd sat in this 

long draw trying to call in a 

coyote using subdued coyote 

vocalizations. Twice before a 

hoarse, deep-sounding coyote 

answered aggressively, but 

would never close the distance. 

It conversed from the rim 

of a rugged canyon offering 

the perfect escape hatch to 

disappear in a flash. Halfway 

through the winter I decided 

to try the draw again and 

without disappointment the 

deep-toned coyote answered 

my howls. This time I shut 

up and waited, but as before, 

he was a no-show. Instead 

of moving on to greener 

coyote-calling pastures, I had 

the crazy notion of trying to 

spot and stalk this antisocial 

canine. 

Rodml Squtqln 

DjinjRakMl 

For more information contact: 

Jerry Antley 

238 Vk Alen Road • DownsvBc, LA 71234 

(318) 982-5632 

Using terrain, I kept low and moved toward the canyon 

rim. It was a risky move since I surmised the coyote was 

likely bedded high and on alert. Hopefully it was busy 

hunting. When I reached the mesa near the canyon rim 1 

kept low and crawled to a nearby yucca plant to camouflage 

my surveillance. I was in the motion of pulling my Nikon 

binocular out to glass when I spotted a coyote peering at me 

from the other side of the small mesa. It had seen me, but 

wasn't sure of the threat. To get a clean shot I had to crawl 

another 10 yards to a small rise. Staying low on my belly and 

pushing my rifle ahead, I inched forward with the coyote 

clearly watching my slithering backside. 

I knew it was a long shot, but when I edged up the coyote 

was still there, but now he was obviously leery and slinking 

away. I barked to stop the coyote and it looked over its 

back for a now or never moment. My .204 cracked and the 

coyote took off. Had I missed? Rushing over to the location I 

immediately spotted blood and a short trailing job revealed a 

giant male coyote crashed permanently in a thicket. 

Lesson learned: You can spot and stalk coyotes, but it takes a slow, 

invisible approach to get within rifle range. 

Amazingly 

Accurate 

For accuracy and beauty, 

the most advanced wooden stock on the market. 

828-321-9132 

www.accurateinnovations.com 

68 WrXWKUWtlltMCCWI «mtia» KM -••;! nit; CCIWHm 69

I 

H-Trvmo Shooting Products, LLC 

Cincinnati, OH 

l 

iHTî iii'i y/77^w>i«7i7i 

513-393-3464 

70 wmntwwiiiaK.cm tcmtian 

Aerial gunners pushed a local group of 

coyotes into the safety of a deep ravine 

near the author's home, allowing him to 

sneak into his setup undetected. At dark, 

a lone coyote chargcd his position and 

Kayser left with his prize. 

G «9 f p * 

HEAR BETTER, SHOOT BETTER 

NO MATTER YOUR PASSiON 

es 

MOIS 

,.99 ca 

$6.95 »* h 

PRIM OS 

GM rtt&i lor wfartawwnt. Vtfbif«r Kylf.Witrti n Bet. CjfctCTjtftthaHafccrStwJkhtNK* U«tuat»*". 

Sm&I aed ttw Yit mint a {*•{ trtaf pao aot «ofj kari ta 0w Hit THHtO Oatr*" n m Uacft 

tnito Wi M aho Mta UMIM ta ana4i{ Mf Twacrtakatcataf^taaerMptaMtaMk* 

1«M adfcn tododat n* *ro*a{ a iMo«o. It*. • PO Boi 423 • \ ukntiiK. NB 69201 

A New Level of Precision! 

Case 

Trimming 

Lathe 

New micrometer - makes .001" case length 

adjustments simple and repeatable. 

Innovative - New push button collet lock 

simp lilies loading while maintaining 

period alignment. 

Features: 

• Cast Iron Frame-will 

maintain precision alignment tor years 

• Universal collet - no others to buy 

• Replaceable cutter with Titanium Nitride (TIN) surface treatment 

• Convenient pilot storage holes 

• Case length capacity from 25ACP to 470 Nitro Express 

Redding "case trimming lathes" turn the case - not the cutter! 

This guarantees a perfectly square case mouth with every cut. 

aenmiMG # reloading 

/^CL/L/IIVLy f EQUIPMENT 

1089 Starr Road • Cortland. NY 1304S • (607) 7S3-3331 • Fax (607) 756-8445 

www redding-rcloading.com 

| The Cattle Coyote 

Coyotes and cattle go hand 

in hand like macaroni salads 

and summer family reunions. 

When you find one you find 

tiie other. Despite this one-sided 

relationship where coyotes take 

advantage of any cow or calf 

that hits the dirt many ranchers 

are still leery of hunters setting 

up within rifle range of their 

livestock. That was the case 

several years hack when I tried 

to waylay several coyotes that 

not only sauntered through a 

large herd of black baldy cows, 

but often bedded right on the 

fringe of the herd. 

When I received permission 

to hunt the rancher was 

adamant about me not hunting 

near his cows. Despite my 

long-range calls, 1 couldn't 

lure the dogs away from the 

herd. All I did was give them 

an education on what calls to 

ignore. Everything changed 

one day when the rancher 

discovered coyotes feeding on a 

dead calf that was to IK- shipped 

in the coming days. Although 

I suspected the calf died from 

natural causes, 1 now had the 

green light to hunt the pasture 

crammed with bawling cows. 

Now that 1 had my permission 

slip I had to come up with a 

strategy to get a couple of the 

coyotes before they realized the 

crosshairs were on them. The 

plan I hatched was simple. Since 

the cattle routinely stayed on 

low pastures I'd sneak in from 

above in the dark. At sunrise the 

cattle would gradually move my 

way and with them the coyotes. 

I'd use howls to hopefully dupe 

any coyotes that an invading 

coyote had inserted itself into 

the cattle herd. It couldn't fail. 

Thirty minutes into my setup 

I was beginning to suspect 

failure. At 45 minutes I called 

it quits. I had other chores to 

attend to and was gathering 

Hunt in close proximity to cattle. 

I Coyotes will be doing the same. 

my gear when I spotted the 

first coyote walking towards 

me while zigzagging through 

the herd. Despite my surprise, 

I couldn't believe the coyote 

hadn't seen me. I waited until it 

passed behind a plump bovine 

and then dropped to use a 

bipod-steady rest. Just before I 

depressed the trigger on the 

first coyote I spied a second in 

tow. Timing was everything 

to get a double without a cow 

popping up in the background. 

My .22-250 dropped the first 

cleanly and I immediately 

started the hurt/whimper canine 

call to stop the second. He was 

in the clear and in the snow a 

second later. 

Lesson learned: To this day I look 

at hunting areas and evaluate 

them based on proximity to cattle. 

Once I gain permission I safely 

hunt as close as possible to my 

bovine neighbors. 

You can't get more real than 

Cass Creek 

AmpliFire Series Game 

Call with built-in speaker 

Authentic recordings 

of real animals! 

rrrz 

Loudest Call Available 

visit us at 

www.casscreek.com 

ruse Promo Code PE10 and get a 1 

FREE Predator Mini Call-SIO value J 

800-S91-3680 

«c4 WWeWiQ 

Traverse Crty. Ml 49683 

an Alius Brands, UC con-pany 

old ail fcfabn 31.1010 

72 wwntmwmtm.cw Kmntt* m minimcc cm - cciwh m 73

Enter online to 

WIN! 

A 2010 UXV500 LE 

KYMCO 

And Other Monthly Prizes! 

Enter Online at: 

wmgiaoMewoutlNriconi/sweeiislalies 

PROMOTIONAL & PRIZE BARTNERS: 

KYMCO 

SHEffKlO FINANCIAL 

MATHEWS 

KNIGHT ft HALE GAME CALLS 

SUMMIT TREESTANDS 

CODE BLUE 

CARRY-Un DECOYS 

MOULTRIE 

''*!

The Benelii MAI 

While the A.R.G.O. gas 

system is excellent, 

there's much more in 

this new modern 

sporting rifle for serious 

predator and varmint 

hunters.

The Benelii MRI 

High Quality, Reliable, 

K ROMANCE AiuwNinoN JlffonliM6 Ammunition 

.»•;» toi si(.i» 

Varmint Hunters' Choice 

ft 

.»> «H 5V»' FMJ . 

D', »» C*M4 

wolf is the onlyammunition 

company that presides a 

100% Performance Guarantee 

www.wolfammo.com 888-757- (9653) 

78 wwfwmt«»niK.ctti tcmnaii 

The best groups from my test rifle 

topped with a Nikon Monarch 2-8X 

scope were with Federal Premium 

Vital-Shok ammunition featuring the 

SS-grain Barnes Triple Shock bullet, 

where it consistently produced 

j-shot, 100-yard groups of between 

1/2 and 11nch. 

UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN LIVING 

IN THE CAVE next door to Bin 

l.adcn, you know all about 

the giant Modern Sporting 

Rifle (MSR) wave that is the 

focus of so much gun industry 

promotion and shooter 

enthusiasm. For the past couple 

of years AR-platform rifles have 

been selling like hotcakes, 

with many of the new wave of 

shooters unfamiliar with the 

platform's history or some of 

its problems. 

The original "AR" patent was 

filed for by Eugene Stoner 011 

8/14/56, and in September, 

1960 U.S. Patent Number 

2,951,424 was granted. 

Fairchild Armalite sold its 

rights to the original AR-10 and 

NORTH AMERICA'S FAVORITE HUNTING COUPLE' 41 

onov hT 

b e m a n . assomr Q ^ a a j M« i / i ^ e 

Nikon 

CMhA 1

Benelli/ a subsidiary 

of Beretta/ designed 

the A.R.G.O. gas 

system used by 

the MRI. It is the 

A.R.G.O. system 

that differentiates 

the MRI from other 

5.56mm modern 

sporting rifles. 

AR-15 in 1959, and the rifles 

went through lots of changes. 

One example is the rate of twist, 

which went from 1:14 in the 

original AR-15 to 1:12 and then 

1:7 in the M16A2 (Colt Model 

645). Of course the biggest issue 

with the old models was its "gas 

impingement" design, which 

means gas shoots directly onto 

the lx>lt and into the breech, 

with bolt fouling and reliability 

issues (jamming) plaguing this 

design for years. 

Today's MSR shooters 

don't really worry about 

all that because of design 

improvements. And those 

who decide to give the new 

Benelli MRI a test drive will be 

pleasantly pleased with this ARstyle 

rifle. At this writing I have 

put approximately 2(X) rounds 

through mine over a four-month 

period, both on the range and 

in the field, and have been quite 

happy with the results. 

Defe »d the r« ^ 

AOA 

80 wywntu•wimit.CTn KiwtittH 

G E M , a r t f e a " 

*eihr t 

Al rgU0 8 

First off, I was initially 

impressed with how the rifle 

seemed to flow to the shoulder. 

The safety is positioned in such 

a way that it is quick and easy 

to use. The same can l>e said for 

the magazine release, which 

can easily be done with either 

hand. The trigger is set at the 

factory at 5.5 pounds, heavy 

for a long-range sniping rifle, 

but not bad for an AR. It breaks 

clean once the initial take-up 

is done. The peep sight is easy 

to adjust and use, though after 

initially shooting the rifle with 

the peep I had to remove it 

to be able to mount a scope 

low enough on the Picatinny 

rail to IHT able to keep a proper 

shooting position. Also, Benelli's 

choice of a 1:9 rate of twist is 

one that is considered good 

for ,223-caliber bullets in the 

40 to 60-grain weight range, 

which is what most .223 

shooters employ. 

POWER MEETS 

ELEGANCE 

(480) 46 1-1 1 1 3 

WWW.AlRGUNSOFARIZONA.COM 

The MRi's push-button safety sits just in front of the trigger and is quick and easy to use. So, too, is the magazine release 

button, which is accessible from both sides of the receiver. 

flEUJ TflCTICRL mODEL 

• mULTICRUBER mil-SPfC lOUJER RECEIVER 

• CHIflPPR FIRERRmS 221R 0E0ICRTE0 UPPER RECEIVER ^ ^ 

- inCLUOf S ORE 28 ROtlllO mRGRZIDE • 

OR onE io Rouno mnGRzmE PER STRTE RfsiRiciions 

• 16 inCH BRRREL X 

• fUP UP RERR SIGHT " ^ S P ^ t t F 

• 0UR0 RRIl WITH Rflll COVERS W ^ ' - 

• VERTICAL EOREGRIP T 

AMERICAN TACTICAL IMPORTS 

100 AIRPARK [>mvr • Roc HfSTIR. NY 14624 • fflO-290-OObS • U\ S85-JK-4168 • VSWWAMFRIC^N'TACriCAt.WS 

rM nannutg cw • KIWI M 81

Soec Sheet 

Manufacturer: Benelii (www.benelliusa.com) 

Model: MRi 

Caliber: 5.56 NATO (.223 Rem.) 

Action: Semiautomatic featuring Benelii A.R.G.O. (Automatic Regulating Gas Operated) system 

Magazine Capacity: 5 (rifle accepts all 20- and 30-round AR-15 magazines) 

Barrel: i6-inch length, 1:9 right-hand twist 

Trigger: 5.5 pounds 

Sights: Fixed front blade, adjustable rear peep. Picatinny rail for mounting optics standard. 

Test rifle employed Nikon Monarch 2-8X scope. 

Stock: Black synthetic with tactical pistol grip 

Overall Length: 37.1 inches 

Weight (Unloaded): 7 pounds. 9 ounces 

Other Features: Hard chrome lined bore; rotating bolt. 

MSRP: $'.299 

High powered pellet guns. 

Rethink what an airgun can do. 

^ViarauJcr 

S469J0 

HtUSMmNCI 

Benjamin Marauds PCP Air Rifle 1100 fps 

TV. DMntti"' • tv* »»*> •r-.SM >vlMffllk 

WwtnUrt'tmilwIiwUi'tw'CM^Mi. 

rpmltr «•! yM >CO»ry »P«C«r *»»• 

at* •>>«.» erf 

rtono Vet. LSct cotcmM «0C C1 Ml H 

CCD. Hnl r«hM tatVERY «

The MRi is easy to maneuver in the field, sets up solidly over a set of shooting sticks, and is comfortable to shoot prone 

over my daypack. It is also easy to maneuver in the cab of the truck, making it a nice "ranch" rifle. 

"America's Choice in Recoil Reduction, Tools and Accessories" 

^Taming Tough T/C Recoil. 

^ ^ Upgrade I Innr.iHn thr» the comfort, rn style and performance 

of any T/C handgun with Pachmayr's 

popular, no-gunsmithing grips 

& forends. 

Call 800-22-LYMAN or 

www lymanproducts com 

84 NIRFITMWIIITMTCTN KITKIMI 

Pachmayr 

A lyitun Brand 

IPF 

The Original Contender 

Pwneored and pwtecsed by 

this gno & lorend sei a new standard for 

great looks and superior recod control 

• Sling Swivel Studs Included 

• Recoil Reducing Internal Chambers 

• Fasl. Easy. No-Gunsmith Installation 

Lyman 9 475 Smrth St. Mddltfown, CT 06457 Oept 0000 

The A.R.G.O. System 

The Benelli MRI is the civilian 

version of the Beretta R.\4 

Storm. Benelli, a subsidiary of 

Beretta, designed the A.R.G.O. 

(Auto-Regulating-Gas-Operated) 

gas system used by the MRI. 

It is the A.R.G.O. system that 

differentiates the MRI from 

other 5.56mm modern sporting 

rifles, litis system was originally 

designed for the Benelli M4 Super 

90, or as the U.S. military calls it, 

the M1014 Joint Service Combat 

Shotgun. The system was then 

adapted by Benelli for their R1 

line of hunting rifles. Then in 

2005 the Beretta Rx4 Storm — a 

tactical version of the A.R.G.O. 

rifle — was marketed to law 

enforcement agencies across the 

country. The MRI is essentially a 

Civilian version of the Rx4 Storm. 

With the A.R.G.O. gas 

system and its short-stroke piston 

design, gas is trap|>cd 

NIGHT VISION OFYKCS 

ATN PS tt 

very close to the chamber. 

With the M1014, this highpressure 

gas allows the shotgun 

to cycle any shotshells, regardless 

of the load, a system that has 

proven to IK- incredibly reliable. 

The system Incorporates a gas 

|x>rt located just forward of the 

chamber where the gases are 

hotter and cleaner, resulting in 

less fouling and more reliable 

cycling. This also allows the 

use of short operating rods 

and reduced recoiling mass. 

According to Benelli, in function 

testing the MRI "exceeded 

the military requirements 

without malfunction. The 

result is a Benelli carbine with 

Marine-tough reliability able 

to function under the harshest 

environmental conditions." 

Field Use 

While the MRI is an excellent 

choice for those seeking a 

home defense-type tactical 

semiautomatic .223, for predator 

hunters the question is, can it 

also get it done in the field? 

In addition to my test rifle, I 

made a five-day trip to South 

Texas in April to hunt turkeys 

with the Benelli Vinci shotgun 

— and it is one of the finest 

shotguns I have ever shot, period 

— along with doing some target 

shooting and hunting with the 

MRI. Thus, I had the chance to 

shoot several different MRl's 

to get a feel for both how they 

function as well as shoot. 

I ran several different brands 

of factory ammunition through 

my own test rifle, including 

loads from federal, Hornady, 

Winchester and Remington. It 

is apparent that, while the MRI 

was not built to be a tack-driving 

machine, it is accurate enough 

for much of what we do. The 

best accuracy I got in my test 

ATN0TB14 

Thmuf IM> IM 

ATM 0TIS17 

TteNuf Wr JPM 

m ^ ^ 1 ^ f e ATN white ^ ^ m w J M 

- Phosphor Technology B ^ ^ ^ f l 

!o tertiktt* (V bf«(.n •! IrfNilt Mf .tkvlr I ATN HARS4WPT I TVfnal Eye X-S0 

^."J**? 1 !'''.^ m»*«• Mtfrt-cmtoi* "i •n--i~iii'f'-i - I"i .. TXftuiC-»w« 

www.atncorp.com 

1341 Stfi Mjleo AY*. Sooth S*n Francisco. CA 9W30 r*l 800-910-2862.650-989-5100. Ux 650-375-0129 e-rrui MksOitncorp.com. rtotfetneorp com 

KIMITM 85

it is pleasant to 

shoot/ reasonably 

accurate/ and 

the A.R.G.O. 

system has been 

proven under 

the toughest of 

conditions to be 

as reliable as the 

sunrise. 

86 MWMKnsilKMfttM Ktwtian 

Acccleiaie your advantage 

rifle was with Federal Premium 

Vltal-Shok ammunition 

featuring the 55-grain Barnes 

Triple Shock bullet, where it 

consistently produced 3-shot, 

100-yard groups of between 

V* and 1 Inch. With much of 

the other ammunition, group 

size increased to between VA 

and 2 inches. 

I've had the rifle out in the 

desert near my Arizona home 

a lot. I shoot it off the hood 

of the truck at 100-yard bull'seye 

targets, and have used it 

to dispatch a fair number of 

rabbits and ground squirrels. 

It's too hot right now to 

seriously chase the local coyote 

population, but when fall 

arrives I will carry it for that 

task as well. 

During this field use one 

thing I have grown to like 

about this rifle is its compact 

size. It is easy to maneuver in 

the field, sets up solidly over a 

set of shooting sticks when 

I sit, and shoots quite well 

when I go prone and rest it 

over my daypack. It is also 

easy to maneuver in the cab 

of the truck, making it a nice 

"ranch" rifle. 

All told, the MRI strikes me 

as a modern sporting rifle that 

is here to stay. It is pleasant to 

shcx)t, reasonably accurate, and 

the A.R.G.O. system has been 

proven under the toughest of 

conditions to be as reliable as 

the sunrise. Check one out at 

your local dealer. 

Wanna See More? 

Check out www.benelliusa. 

com, for video and details 

on the features of the new 

MRI from Benelli. 

before There's nothing this fast. 

Nothing even do**. 

Our Holographic Woapon Sight* 

provide faster target acquisition 

than any other sight system. 

Period. 

Ask anyone 

who's usod one. 

FUR REPORT Ron Oates 

THE MONEY'S 

IN THE 

DETAILS 

WITH THE GLOBAL ECONOMY SO ER- 

RATIC the fur business has fared rather 

well considering this past spring it 

looked very dark for us. We will continue 

to see the market yo-yo up and 

down as a result of countries like 

Greece going bankrupt, oil spills, the 

Euro dropping in value, double-digit 

inflation or just alxnit any ripple 

In the sea of global economics. 

We now have such an interdependent 

economy there is now no 

safe haven to market any product 

or commodity without the markets 

being disrupted with political 

or environmental issues. 

I spent an hour on the phone with 

Jim Gibb of Fur Harvester Auction 

t was wolverine, up 

10 percent with a top at almost the 

magical S5(X) level and 100 percent 

sold, while Arctic wolves were going 

for more than S600 at the top with 

an average of more than $300. 

As you can see, over this season 

we dimbed out of a crash and at this 

point are teetering on the edge of 

88 : • • kmhhh) 

MARKET REPORT FROM MAY 2010 

SPECIES OFFEREO SECTION VtSOLD HIGH AVERAGE 

Lynx 5.$'7 CDN 

Alaska 

III section 

85% 

40% 

92% 

$220 

$230 

$18.20 

$122.07 

$1592$ 

Lynx Cat 3.805 Can. 

Western 

55% 

80% 

$155 

$690 

$100 

$311.24 

Northern 40% $130 $62.12 

Raccoon '34.849 Ontario mainly unsold.. 

Minn/Wis. 25% $38 

Iowa 20% $33 

Eastern US mainly unsold.. 

Coyote 13.779 Western Can. 70% $68 $4490 

Western US 68% $56 $33 55 

Eastern 30% $35 $2495 

Red Fox 15.748 Eastern 92% $54 $25.26 

15.748 

Central 60% $14 $8.98 

Gray Fox 1.231 mainly unsold 

Arctic Fox 577 100% $88 $30.17 

Cross Fox 193 90% $90 $30.06 

Wolverine 132 100% $460 $246.31 

Timber Wolf 417 Arctic 

Boreal 

96% 

90% • 

$620 s a g 

$180 

Black Bear 48 90% $580 $14995 

GET YOUR PREDATOR KTREME GEAR NOW! 

fui torrw 

Address 

PREDATOR 

KTREME GEAR 

Qty State 

/ipCcde Phcrt? fûriter 

F-UKlAdio 

• (S) HUNT HARD T-Shirt 

S12/EACM 

fact ao* ajrexy nettatat 

M I H XXI 

• PREDATOR XTREME Cap 

S14/LACH 

Pace arabr aarttj mat to paean 

©Mnetsge Im4e« 

©Adflrta^sMw-l HO 

S(KB HBU FIM t PAWUr W 

GrandVitwOutdoors.com Storefront 

200 Croft SUeet, Suite 1 

Birmingham, AL15242 

O © HUNT HARD Koozle 

SS'tACH 

CXnntfff 

• G: HUNT HARD Decal 

S&EACH 

Quant iff 

TOTAL 

AU0t«T 

ENOOSft) S 

• «*aO*0aPir«ero 

CRAMO VltWMfOIA CROUP 

LnMwrtMMttk il«frinSM route CK» t-*»B in) iVaM 5V»» ** I* wfct to Mmr, Wcrm»«n cn $>- M***

Are you a custom gunsmith? 

Ever try bono char (or casohardoning or barrel bluing? 

Look no further for your charcoal needs than Ebonex. 

Thre© grades available for your applications! 

msTrnm o? 

7AHD1BI3T 

NEW 

ONLINE CLASSES 

Don't go to taxidermy 

school. 

Let it come to you online! 

Imptnct call ce »me: 

American Institute of" Taxldcrnn 

4JJ2 H»> 51 S«T>. • BcoUrt JuKtuM. Wl 54$12 

800*853-9146 

w»»«-micricant uxidermy.com 

90 :-W-; "M • KlWUtW 

• 313-388-0060 • Fax 313-388-6495 

WwrJ 

ANNEAL-RI" 

Cartridge Cose 

Annealing Machine 

•UMtM«Olnn« • I to I to-p art-. 

• Kfnxu 3 -«*uM DMttOI 

Entorpriso Services. LLC 

PO Box 190994 • Fort Smfth. AH 72918 

Tel. 479629-5566 

Winn i»an 

OptK» Mount 

Drtur than 

• rrfpotf? 

Visit: www.guugomnto.com 

or Can o» ai: IDWIU»-«IU 

m 

Sninlaa 

No jagjeads & clowns like Spinjag 

U\xK nxiiKf Kills to ballistic-tiwxxl bulk* 

• Bulet Sfort«r» • AdopMri-ixtemions 

• SpinJog lood** • Custom Ramrods 

rtiwunn tsoiw^MSÂ 

Spinjag.com 888-271-2323 

V 

FUR REPORT 

The purchase of fur 

harvesting-designated 

rifles in calibers that 

do not destroy hides/ 

but cleanly kill the 

animal is also a sound 

investment. 

a slow and cautious recovery. Most 

likely we will continue this recovery, 

but at a snail's pace. The auction 

houses are supporting this effort to 

gain Ixick the market by limiting 

price fluctuations and holding species 

of fur until they have collected 

a large enough volume to entice the 

bigger buyers to come and make 

large purchases rather then letting 

small lots get taken at under fair 

market prices. We have to remember 

auction houses work on a percentage 

basis, and the better you do the 

better they do. When you consider 

all the advertising, overhead, 

employees, and insurance they 

have to have, for the money, we're 

really getting a bargain contracting 

them to market our product. 

Jim Gibb also explained a very 

ini|x>rtant point in harvesters getting 

more out of what they are 

selling — the uniformity of product 

for foreign buyers to inspect and bid 

on is so inconsistent that they have 

trouble figuring out what a large or 

extra large is as we have no set pattern 

sizes for hide stretchers. 1 le used 

the ranch fur market as an example 

of uniformity as these guys use standard-dimension 

stretchers throughout 

the industry regardless of what 

country the farmers are from. Here 

in North America we have an endless 

variety of patterns and, thus, we 

are hurting ourselves. If a buyer is 

grading fur and he comes to a lot 

of odd-shaped skins he will grade 

down for size rather then guess at 

what it will be after the tanning 

process. So, by suggesting we start 

doing little things like going to a 

uniform stretcher there will be a 

monetary reward for the effort. 

The other issue that's coming 

up is female cats and nursing 

swirls 011 the bellies. The money 

in cats is the belly fur, not the 

back and flanks, the big dollar 

coats are basically belly fur with 

the black S|X>rt with flank or back 

fur as trim. And we are getting 

to the point of overharvesting in 

some areas when you dip into the 

female cat population. In so doing 

you are going to end up with 

a cat that is of little value, and the 

most important |>art — the overall 

population In a given area — is 

damaged and slow to recover. The 

best thing to do is find new imputations 

to harvest from and not 

dip into the female cats or we'll 

have nothing in the future to sell. 

The 2010/2011 season is right 

around the corner and now is 

the time to start preparing for it. 

There is equipment to upgrade, 

the establishment of new land 

access, fur-processing equipment 

upgrades and building of fur 

sheds amongst an endless list of 

things to do. Right now is also a 

good time to outline what didn't 

work or you had problems with 

and resolve these issues so you 

don't have to deal with them 

again this season. The purchase 

of fur harvesting-designated rifles 

in calibers that do not destroy 

hides, but cleanly kill the animal, 

is also a sound investment. 

Did you know these guns can 

lx" a tax deduction if you report 

income from the fur you harvest? 

They're "tools of the trade" and 

this makes them a legitimate part 

of your business. Having a rifle 

for a specific task really simplifies 

the option of having to try 

and make do with what you got. 

Never Lose Your EDGE. 

The Quik-Change Knives'" 

That Never Run Out of Sharp 

With an easy-tohnd Wa« < 

It* the pro fropftys 

lose. Alivays sharp - |ust replac* 

the blade and 90! 

The sharpest 

knives you'll 

ever use. 

SaSsfertor 

CuvjOMA 

or your 

nontytitct 

U A V A L O N 

PIRAN1A 

Call Today! 

•iwwhM&iCOm ProaoCcdr KJ10 

(Talley 

Piranta-Edge 

• Blare orange ABS handle 

• 12 additional Wades. 2-3,

HOT TIPS Joe Bradshaw 

WHEN A HAND CALL "STICKS" 

Don't let a little moisture ruin your next calling stand. 

•A 

B A 

92 • 1 ' KIWI* arc 

MILITARY TESTED 

ANTI-CORROSION 

FIREARM STORAGE 

EPÎ 

»»»»» 

When the temperature drops 

below freezing, tarry extra 

calls inside your jacket and 

close to your body's heat to 

avoid sticky situations afield. 

Strong Duffel Bag and Case 

Rag Feature* Include: 

• 36-inch Drop-Bottom 

• Extendable. telescoping 

• Hidden backpack strap* 

handle 

• Inline skate-style « heeh «ith 

corner protectors 

• Strong Bag Model 102 is 

constructed from tupcr-rugged 

Stron 

(AO-denier l>uralile fabric 

• Strong Bag Model 202 is 

constructedfrom durable 

I200xl$00 denier rip stop 

Cmse Features Include: 

Duralile fabric 

• Removable custom cut polyethylene 

foam imeri 

• Buy one ease and use it wU 

different foam interim 

• Case ernes in Weather or 

Strong IMuxe 

• ftinwW Corners 

• Protected pad loci area 

• Mode from 0*0 inch 

I hick Aluminum Sheet 

• Optional multiple custom 

cut foam tmerti 

CmIM MM nmts N* «V. 

(yiMlmmmWlr. 

www.strongcascbytnb.coni 

1-866-552-2273 

WE'VE ALL HAD INSTANCES where 

our hand call would "stick" 

before or during a calling sequence, 

either providing us with 

no sound or worse, a disconcerting 

screech. There are many 

reasons a hand call "sticks." 

Sometimes it's due to extreme 

cold, sometimes a design issue, 

but many times it is from excessive 

moisture inside the reed 

assembly. This "sticking" is not 

to be confused with over-blowing 

a call, causing the reed to "lock" 

down — a subject for a later time. 

When we blow a hand call, we 

introduce moisture between the 

reed and tone board, which can 

trap the reed to the tone board. 

T his is true whether the call is 

of an open-reed or closed-reed 

design. There are several variables 

involved, some of which 

we can control to some degree. 

and some we can't. Many factors 

can contribute to this condition. 

Many people blow a call "wet," 

that is, they introduce more 

moisture from their mouth/ 

breath than someone else. Iliis 

is a condition which is almost 

impossible to rectify. For example, 

if you chew tobacco while 

blowing a hand call, it generally 

induces more moisture, as well as 

introduces some particulate matter 

into the call, both of which 

contribute to a call sticking. 

Extreme cold can also cause 

moisture in the call to freeze, 

sticking the reed. It's difficult 

to keep a closed reed call from 

freezing if the ambient temperature 

is extremely low. The 

reeds are small and the radius of 

the tone board is slight enough 

to make it all but im|x>ssible. 

If it's cold enough and there 

Last shot bolt hold-open 

•Eliminates unnecessary 

dry firing 

"Speeds up reloading 

•Safer and more 

user friendly 

•Drop-in installation 

This is not just anottier 'automatic bolt release* 

Forget afl the other bott-ons until your 1022 

operates the way it should have afl along. 

Complete tots are available tor only $5995 plus 

shipping Versions for the Vo»quartsenTG2000 and 

.22 mag. are also available. Major credit cards accepted 

*H*

The FoxPro Skyote call 

features a raised ridge on the 

toneboard to help prevent 

the reed from freezing to it. 

option is to turn the call around 

and blow through the bell. This 

is effective in many instances 

as it forces the moisture out the 

intake end and many times will 

clear the call. This can work on 

both open and closed reeds. 

WZM 

< PREDATOR > 

I (mert-m-a-STKr I 

34 tciwajtro 

1 

< PREDATOR ^ 

RtMtT-HM-Snor 

Another trick for 

open reeds is gently place 

the tip of your finger under the 

front edge of the reed, being 

extremely careful not to bend 

or crease the reed, and "flick" it 

upwards. l)o this two or three 

times while blowing backwards 

through the call from the bell 

end. I like to point the call 

down while doing this as gravity 

helps the call to drain, lie 

sure to wipe the moisture off 

the tone board after using this 

method. Most times this will 

get the call operating properly. 

When using closed reeds in 

extremely cold weather, I like to 

have more than one. I keep one 

in a shirt or inside pocket near 

my body to keep it warm, and 

rotate the calls on every stand, 

placing the cold call near my 

body after using it, then replacing 

it with the warm one. I 

don't take the warm call out for 

use until I am actually ready to 

use it, as this keeps it from !*•ing 

subjected to the cold temperatures 

while I am in transit 

from one stand to another. 

Unfortunately, an occasional 

occurrence of reed sticking is a 

fact of life when using hand calls. 

If your call sticks, whether it 

stops producing sound or creates 

the dreaded screech, don't let it 

ruin your stand. Grab another 

call or clear the offending one 

and keep right on calling. 

order Crorrurg 

Sccnts-in-a-Stick 

• Save money and get one of the most 

powerful combination of predator scents! 

• Border Crossing" "Predator Scents"are also 

available in Bobcat, Fox, and Mountain Lion. 

7 •fc^T'WWV 

m l 

3 Tcj \ 

- p 

\

Tech Force Air Guns 

SPECIALS! 

20% Off Tech Force 

www.compasseco.com 

The Tech Force Contend 89 « a powerful 

ar rfle wffi barrel br

SHOPPERS GUIDE 

fps) and features a beautifully finished 

hardwood stock w ilh ambidextrous raised 

comb and custom checkering A choked and 

internal shrouded barrel provides improved 

accuracy and ultra quiet operation while the 

new two-stage adjustable match grade trigger, 

males every shot smooth and steady. I he 

Marauder also has a raised design aluminum 

breech that makes it easier to laid and is 

grooved to accept 11 mm scope mounts. 71k 

auto-indexing 10-round clip provides fast 

follow-up shots. 

800-724-7486; www.crosman.com 

this is 

the steel 

HI) gun 

enthusiasts 

base been 

waiting 

for! I he Umarcx KBOSOlccirenic Burst Of 

Steel) i* a tactical BB rifle that allow* you to 

shoot in 2-. 4-. or 8-shot hursts. This hb gun 

has an incredible 360-round magazine and 

a high-velocity 540 fps. The 4-sidcd tactical 

railing lets sou customize your gun with any 

enhancements that you would like. Ihc gun is 

powered by an XX g CO, lank. The cryonomic 

pistol grip and adjustable front and rear-sighls 

let you shoot accurately all day long. Alway s 

wear safety glasses. 

www. umarexusa. com 

^ O S j •80O*227*4299 

www.powderva lleyinc.co in 

American Tactical Imports 

American 

Tactical Imports 

introduces 

the Varmint 

Killer VK-22. 

available in the original and tactical package. 

The VK-22 has a multicalibcr mil-spec lower 

receiver paired ssith a Chiappa firearms .221.R 

dedicated upper receiver featuring a picatinny 

rail, a 16" barrel with six groove* and a Ixl6 

rate of twist, The Txticjl VK-22 comes 

with a Quad Kail fore end with rail covers, a 

scnical fore grip, and a rear sight. Doth have 

a collapsible stock and include either a 28- or 

10-round magazine. per state restrictions. The 

lower used for the VK-22 ssill receive any 

manufactured mil-spec 556 upper. 

www.amerlcanlactlcal.us 

UM Shooting Products 

KAM Shooting 

Products has long 

bex-n a trusted name in 

precision shooting and 

re-loading instruments 

worldwide. We 

specialize in toots for 

accuracy for a wide 

range of rifles and pistols, and un&rstand firsthand 

the importance of using quality equipment 

to create quality marksmanship. 

www.kmshooting.com 

Got PowderP 

Great Prices Guaranteed. 

POWDER VALLEY IMC. 

17295 151st Road 

Winficld. Kansas 

98 NNWNMIR-MW CM KINO A * 

C hambered in cither .22} Remington or .204 

Kuger. the 

Model 25 

lightweight 

Vamtinter utilizes a new compxt. lightweight 

action designed specially for the .223 bolt head 

by Savage. I he barrel is a 24-inch mediumcontour. 

fluted barrel with a jeweled boll using 

a 60-dcgrec bolt lift. The Varm inter features a 

four-round detachable box magazine, a third 

swivel stud for bipods and an AccuTriggvr 

adjustable from 2'/» to 3% pounds. 

www.savagearms.com 

fankins Custom Rifles 

This summer's introduction of the HVR 

(Hankins Varmint Rifle) continues to solidify 

JclT Itankins' reputation as the leader in Ihe 

aflordahly -priced custom rilW market. The 

all- stainless IIVR. built on the legendary 

Remington 700 short action, calibx-r of your 

choice, is accompanied with a llan premium 

heavy contour barrel and a customized wood 

laminatcl RT stock (chokx* of 14colors). The 

action is pillar bedded and the barrel is free 

floated. All metal is glass headed to a suin 

finish. Ihc X-mari trigger is tuned to 2.5 lbs. 

859-428-2336 

www.hankinscustomriftes.com 

Thureon Defense 

Thureon IX-fense is 

the manufacturer of 

a carbine designed 

r 

expressly for pistol 

cartridges. This rifle 

is a basic blow-tuck 

design, firing from a 

closed boll. Ihc upper 

and lower rcccivers 

are machined from 

aluminum bar stock, enabling the manufacturer 

to maintain the tightest possible tolerances. 

Customers will be familiar with many of the 

rifle's features because Ihc collapsible slock, 

grip, magazine release, and trigger group arc all 

AR-15 components. I he rifle accepts several 

existing 9mm rifle magazines. 

920-898-5859; www.mycarbine.com 

O.F. Mossberg 

Rifle) oomcs in .2T0 Win.. .30-06 Sprg. 

.243 Win. and -308 Win., and features a freefloating. 

button-rifled, fluted barrel. It's got 

a side-lexer safety and an all-steel, machined 

receiver for consistent operation. Most notable, 

though, is the I .HA (Lightning Holt Action) 

trigger. It's a crisp, creep-free skeletonized 

trigger thai adjusts from 2 to 7 pounds w ith the 

simple use of a Phillips-head screwdriver. 

800-363-3555; www.mossberg.com 

jLaRue Tactical 

IlilttWiIn petition Edge 

White Oak Varmint Rifle Uppers 

SmaH game and varmints stand up and take notice— - 

TheswQuâxJa3ftsmirahotfutR*iiAhttG*a V 

'Kojrvtd leadw n itflMntr conptWen go Wo rurj I 

NMe 0*Varmnt U««r Barrettare nachned toWOA 

iptofoibm art ptrlcra rrrH tnti a wide rv«i d Met w^ts. 

Otocnai fWnj fe*s to rtfoce at* the Mac* WMe Oak 

Precstn oKCfl) rjront 9oK tiOe 0 itrtialed to help cod the 

barret A front stag ami studs ponded to 

ncu-fng a sk>; or a t«d 

r , 

?0'SS UaWt grade irtarg»lcro»n 1 7or 1:1? I 

24" SSHaacfiyaae 11'target croim U«1:tt 

26' SS. UMdi grade 11'target croan 180ttf \ 

UiSfCI I6'«rl$' 1:11 C*r 

J04floge» 20-.24-.er26" l:W0*» 

vvr.a 

A R M A M E N T 

A DMtfaa ui WIhW OA Arm.. Iw 

One Reliable Source 

For Custom Cunsmitftj and 

OOaiakMog Shooters 

Huilding olTthe success 

ofl.aRuc'sproven 

OUR 7.62 ri Iks. the 

OBR 5.56mm rille is a 

lightweight and reliable 

tack driver that remains 

coo) even after high-rates 

of fire. The barrel nut docs 

not touch the handguard 

at any point, so there is 

scry little heat-transfer to 

the handguard. Major components arc CNCmachined 

from billet 7075-T6. for the optimum 

fit and consistency...translating into maximum 

accuracy. HarrcH are available in 12-inch. 16inch. 

18-inch and 20-inch lengths, with a 1/8 

twist rate. Included arc three 3-inch long. Mil.- 

STD-I9I3 detachable rail sections that can be 

attached on the handguard for MIL-ST1VI9I3 

mountablc lights, bipods, etc. 

www.larueobr.com 

lor 2010. 

two new 

chamhcrings 

have been 

added lo 

the line of 

NoslciCustom Model 48 Varmint rifles: 

P.O. Box 74 • Oarlock, IL 6172S 

Phone: 309-376-2288 

www.wtiiteoakirms.com 

£-maii us tor a Iree catalog: 

jchnCwtwteoafcarnanent con 

RIFLES & AIRGUNS 

the .204 Ruger and .223 Remington. 

Ihcsc calibers have been included to fully 

compliment Nosier"s Varminl Rille series. 

The Model 48 Varmint features a mane Mack 

CERAKOTE finish «i all exterior metals 

along with a MicroSlkkX Coating that is 

applied lo all interior metals, including inside 

the bolt body, firing pin. and firing pin spring 

for maximum corrosion and wear-resistance. 

To achiev e the highest level of accuracy , 

the 2-position safely, crisp 31b trigger and 

Model 48 action securely sit in a glass bedded 

l .xtremc-Condilions, hand-laid Kcslark stock 

colored in Desert Sand. 

800-285-3701; www.nosler.com 

Airguns of Arizona 

FX Airguns of Sweden continues to amaze 

ihe airgun world As if building top-quality 

airguns w ith 

performance 

that is i 

second to 

none weren't 

enough. FX has taken design to Ihc next level 

with ihe advent of the 3-stagc pump, the 4-stage 

pump, semi-automatic airguns. smooth twist 

barrel technology and now ihe completely selfcontained. 

prccharged pneumatic airgun. a*

Battenfeld Technologies 

The Caldwell* 

Ultimate largct 

Stand Set features an 

oversized backer to 

hold multiple large 

targets (two 15-inch 

targets side by side) 

and is constiuctcd of 

an all-weather moisture 

resistant material. I he large size makes 

sighting in casv. no more bullets missing the 

target. Ihc modular frame design collapses to 

occupy much less space during transport and 

storage. Ihc frame arms arc constructed of 

durable steel rod and hold Ihe hacker securely 

in place. Ihe removable ground stabilizer adds 

support from wind during use and conveniently 

stows onto the feet. 

573-445-9200 

www.caldweIlshocting.com 

Gerbings 

With the (icrtiings 

Core Ileal Soltshcll 

Vest, just stick the 

halters pack in your 

pocket, throw sour 

outerwear on over 

the lop of this quiet 

vest and select sour 

temperature setting. Core Ileal keeps you warm 

for up to 10 hours at a temperature setting of 85 

degrees, and it gets as w arm as IJ5 degrees if 

you crank it up. 

360-357-1110; www.gcrbing.com 

Trijicon 

New for 2010. Trijicon 

has announced its 

AccuPointK line of 

superior quality scope 

bases and rings. Whether 

you're focused en 

tactical, hunting or shooting sports applications. 

Trijicon AccuPoint bases and rings hasc sou 

covered with a wide variety of configurations 

to ensure compatibility w ith the most popular 

firearm mode I v AccuPoint tunes and rings 

arc precisKKS-crafled from the highest quality 

components and are designed in the 1913 

Mil-Spec Pieaiinns style to ensure maximum 

strength, durability and rock-solid holding 

power. 

248-960-7700; www.trijicon.com 

ZCORR Products 

Compare ALPEN^ to competitors 

costing 2 to 3 timeynore. 

You won't believe ' 

your eyes!* 

*GWTWT [ (oli AlKN.w 

FFLLSSR /ALPGN 

6ttBTISTl| El-vl,^ / / n O P T I C S 

Toll Free: 877-987-8370 

olpenoptks.com • info@alpenoutdoor.com 

100 WHfimimilKMt.CMI KIOMItttl 

ZCORR firearm Storage 

« IVcscrxationtKSPl 

llajp utilize military 

pros en technology and 

are simple to use. Slide 

a clcan firearm or or 

ammunition into the 

puncture resistant, non-abrasive ZCORR 

fe- 

rn 

mt 

FSPhag and seal it shut with the rc-uscablc 

Vetera" 1 closure. Depending on use. rctriese 

sour lireami up to twenty years later, and 

it's reads to use without need for cleaning or 

rc-ssilmg. just like the das it was stored. Zero 

maintenance • Zero corrosion that's the 

power of ZCORR Products. 

585-742-3310; www.zcorrproducts.com 

The Zippered Bag 

I call it ihe Zippered Hag and it's made from 

the best material that I 

can find: 10501) Ballistic 

nylon Ihc hay has only 

three seams, resulting in 

a very strong hag. and 

has a handle that can 

be seen in the photo, 

making it easy to carry. 

The standard size bag is 

8 inches by 8 inches by 8 inches w ith ears that 

are 2-3'4 inches wide, leasing a groove that 

» 2-1/2 inehes wide and 2 inches deep Ihc 

leather used on lop is an upholstery type that is 

sort and strong. The standard hag comes with 

a zipper that is 6-7 inchcs long, which allows 

easy filling with sour choice of material, foam 

filler is an option *nd makes the bag weigh 

less than one pound. Larger bags are available 

upon request. For more information please call 

Dennis a, 857-919-3181 

w. _ " 

i ^ O U T D O O R S ! 

1 We are easy 

At • 111. 

i to hunt down!j 

L •• ) fl ififli 

CONNECT 

V 

FACEBOOK 

focebook.com/grandviewoatcloors 

FOLLOW 

y 

TWITTER 

twitter.com/g\,x>uldoon 

WATCH 

YOUTUBE 

youtube. com'grondviewoutdoors 

VISIT 

GRAND VIEW OUTDOORS 

grond\ r icwoutdoors.(om 

OUTPOST 

P R E C I S I O N A R M S 

Leo Schnell, Accuracy Specialist 

Complete accuracy job on your tactical or hunting rifle: $225.00 plus 

shipping. Custom chambcring available. Wc specialize in Rem 700, 

Sako, Win 70, & Rugcrs. Please call or write for details. 

*We require very accurate rifles to test our ammunition. I.eo has built and/or 

accurized 7 rifles for Black Hills Ammunition. He it highly skilled at making rifles 

ihoot to their full potential. 1 recommend hit service!.* 

Jeff Hoffman - President, Black Hills Ammuniton 

YOUR SATISFACTION GUARANTEED (605) 347-3111 (home) 

20788 132nd Ave., Sturgis, SD 57785 / email: Prccarmsgmato.com 

Eliminate the Enemy - Recoil 

NEW! Tactical Rifle Brake 

Reduce Recoil by 

Williams Guide! 

65% on most .30 

Series Brakes ue blended 

t* your Barrel's contour so lh«y look like 

Calibei Rifles! 

pail ol the barrel. We also provide a thread protector when brake is not in use. 

Varmint Brakes and Guide Series Brakes aie available for the s u e low pike 

We also have Handgna Brakes. • Custom Gensmithing and Repair Servkts. 

7389 Lapeer Rd. • Davison, Ml 48423 

1-800-530-9028 • 1-810-653-2131 

www.williamsgunsight.com 

Precision products tor precision shooters 

OuickLOAD a ballistics Lab on your eonsputor 

Kurzzcit Chronographs the worlds best. 

NECO 

108 Ardmore Way 

Bcnlcla, CA 94510 

800-451-3550 

www.neconos.com 

THE BEST HUM TING PEUETS ON THE MARKET 

Available In 

.177, .20, and 

.22 Calibers 

mmwSt 

New lo JSB and Predator 

H 

The hollow head 

design with sharp 

polymer tip offers 

true match grade 

accuracy with 

Incomparable 

penetration 

and expansion! 

25 Cal 24 5 grain JS8 Exact Kings' 

22 Cal. 25 4 gran JSB Exact Monsters' 

22 Cal. 18. t gram JSB Oiabolo Exact 

Jumbo Heavy* 

OcvMcced lor the demands d heavy 

duty. r»gh penvered » guns! 

www.PredatoiPellets.coni 

S i l 

0ft CAa (877) 480-1636 

1 V 

m 

Reloading il 

Machine 

lo*4 MASS J 

(Jojnl.llr . ol 

SUkh-brul* Ull< iv n 

Ammo 4t 4 £t n \ 

if ) * 

KilrollMK 

lo IMt Rwndt 

Prr HOtlK Mi • Siti.lMtM 0 

ClUIMlRll: 

• IMrtlmr S»«S H 

feftL 

1 4 * 

IViviVmfllll M i l l I M l M l l l l 

4- 1 ot 1- » -t - M 

rr» mtiwmii an • KINEI »» 101

SIERRA PRECISION RIFLES 

SIEKRA PRECISION 

RIFLES HANDGRIP 

Designed lo accommodate 

Iho AR-10, AK-IS & 

SR.2S type rifles 

Manufacturer 

of rifle components 

& accessories 

24927 Bonanza Dr., Mi Wok. G\ 953 *6 • 209.586.6U71 • Fax 209.586.6555 

Web Site www.spaceguns.com • E-mail sprthpaceguns.com 

Earn your Degree or Diploma in FireaMlS TBChnology 

Got the training you need and join tho growing 

number of Fimarros Exports who ar« setting the 

poco m Shooting Sports ond Gun Rcp»* Fi«lds 

Earn either — you dcodo: 

0 AssacUie (fegree in rirearms TecîokigT 

0 OiftaGursnitej 

• Ubc*' Accvptanco 0> TrarOodt 

• Accrexited Wcnlx* C5€TC 

• SUM Ld if Qualifad 

Oil Tcu-ftasco^t^s w«*;ix»Onti00Kcw 

I A 

U6 t BOOY TRAPS PttrDATOfi CAltS CAMI (AMIRAS 

TRIGGERS • SAFETIES 

Dayton Traister Co Inc 

'.'A'.'AVA'f^'jir-H'JW'jM 1 

—4776 N Monkey Hill Rd 

Oak Harbor. WA 98277 

TOLL FREE 800-450-7111 

102 wnintBiiisintMc.cm tcitKimi 

Sonoran Desert Institute 

Sof« no 

iAZSWM 

vtt to turn -*tyr 

gtlolontMnilxM 

^TFIELD RESTS 

the SFL8 »«d rests wwe dewtoped an j*d rutSer 

» keep Ns guv and eons t*t. cfcan and read/ to 

jtKctnetMrHtjca^te _ _ ^ _. .. « 

used aryw-wie twnnj SRB Field Rests 

on the groxd. trcm a -tOS Sooth 7th 

Z^r 3 AhttOd, KS 67730 

S E ^ E S S T 785-626-4471 

Tactical Scope 

Rings & Mounts 

OnVCxAxtdARMS. 

B*Hl pro. Sanson ULG 

tttVomdCwtt* 

Ambidextrous AR-15 

Charging Handle 

\vvfti icd tec 

tm AFMSV I6U i 

limôliwun* 

TACTICAL • ACCURACY • CONFIDENCE 

1-800-428-WW • WWW.MOUNTSPl.US COM 

GAME REAPER 

SCOPE MOUNT t 

AVAILABLE 

MATTE BLACK 

MATTE SILVER 

S A M S * . 

ICOPE MOUNTS 

919.777.9608 

DNZPRODUCTS.COM 

GOUGHT 

Remote Control Spotlight* 

Email For 

800-557-0098 

mvsv.pledplpertrap«.com 

R8cR CALLS 

i w l 

I' • - T ' 1 T ' 1 T ! T^Siil 

L mimlM 

RICK RoueiNS 

MX*S Otmr LAKK Ho • TLNIMO. WA 

Cox (360)951-4231 • OCAHVANM9CeFAO

ALTERNATIVES 

Living the alternative lifestyle can open up 

new predator-hunting ground near you. 

THE DAWN BROKE still and crisp, with little wind and the 

promise of a warm late summer day. My friend Jim Velasquez 

and I had pulled into the parking lot of the golf course 

pro shop just as it was getting light enough to see. 

We opened up the trunk of the car and retrieved our gear. No, not 

sets of golf clubs. Ihis morning we graWx-d our comjxxmd Ixwvs and 

quivers full of arrows tipped not with a broadhead, but instead a judo 

point. For those of you who are not Ixnvhuntcrs, judos have a flat 

metal tip and four thin wire fingers extending outward, each equidistant 

from the other. They're absolutely deadly on small game. 

This was almost 20 years ago, and at the time Jim was working for 

Browning Archery, based near Salt lake City, Utah. He'd obtained 

permission from the golf course superintendent to access the course 

for an hour right after dawn, before any golfers arrived, and help 

the course control the "|x>t guts," as we called the fat-bellied ground 

squirrels that were devastating the course with their borrowing. 

To make a long story short, that morning Jimmy and I shot a lot of 

arrows and killed a lot of pot guts — just like we did on several other 

occasions. I've done similar things in other parts of the country, too. 

Most serious predator hunters are also serious riflemen. 11 ere I am 

not talking about guys who drive ranch roads during the normal 

course of business with an old gun chambered in some .22lts of how airguns work, 

|Q4 •!•:::•-•" K'NttOT 

which calibers are Ix-st for what, and 

how to get the most out of them, as 

well as the latest technological innovations, 

he flat knows his stuff. 

His lxx)k, "The Practical 

Guide to Airgun Hunting" (Jaeger 

l>ress, 2009), is one I recommend 

all mir readers check out. 

Crossbow hunting is currently one 

of the hottest topics in the North 

American big game hunting industry. 

More and more states have opened up 

their deer and other big game hunting 

seasons to crossbow hunters, many 

of them now allowing them to be 

used during archery-only seasons. The 

modern hunting crossbow is an incredible 

tool, sending a broadhead-tipped 

hunting weight arrow (or bolt, as it is 

sometimes called) off at well over 300 

feet per second. Are they accurate? Let's 

just say that when topped with a lowpower 

scope designed for crossbow use, 

it is quite common to place dang near 

every shot into a softball-sized circle at 

60 yards or more. In the not-so-distant 

future Predator Xtrerne will Ix- bringing 

you an article or two on crossbows, and 

bow the urban predator and varmint 

hunter can get the most out of them. 

Then there is modem archery tackle, 

which includes compound bows as 

well as recurves and longbows. I am a 

big bowhunter and have done quite 

a bit of bowhunting for small stuff 

like ground squirrels, prairie dogs, and 

the like, though I have killed a slug 

of black tears, three brown/grizzly 

bears, and more wild hogs than I can 

remember as well as coyotes, the odd 

red fox and, yes, even a wolf with a 

compound bow. We won't Ix? covering 

bowhunting much in these pages, 

but recognize that, just as is the case 

with airguns and crossbows, the use of 

a more traditional bow and arrow can 

open up some new hunting grounds. 

Which brings me back to rifles. I'm 

never giving mine up. But I am also 

always on the lookout for urban and 

semi-urban areas where I can get some 

varmint and predator hunting in close 

to town if I use an alternative weapon. 

Why don't you join me? 

BANG senses your shot, automatically switches call sound! 

Savvy hunters know that if they switch call sounds immediately after a shot, additional coyotes can still he called 

into range. Until now, that meant reaching down and manually making the change. With the FOXPRO' Firestorm's 

revolutionary FOXBANG Technology, the sound of the gunshot makes the change for you! 

1. Coyotes come to a call 

("rabbit distress," for example) 

from your FOXPRO Firestorm... 

K T >5-/ 

2. You shoot, the coyote drops, 

FOXBANG senses the "bang" and 

automatically switches to preset #1 

("pup distress" or ki-yi, for example) 

3. Following coyotes hear the 

immediate call change, see no 

hunter movement (because there 

isn't any) and come into range! 

FOXPRO BF.IRESTOR Learn moreandisee 

? entire FOXPRO line at 

(om*i with SO high quafcty FOXPRO tcundt 

with owmory capacity for op to 200 total wondi! 

l-D \ BANC 

mm 

www.gofoxpro.com 

Tftctdc in tAc • •^•S 

TJigf) 'Performance Cjamc Cads 

FOXPRO" Inc 

14 Fox Hollow Drive. Lewistown, PA 17044 

(717)248-2507 • Fax (717) 247-3594

Ttm Octntnn

New Benelli MRl Is Varmint-Hunting Ready

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?