Back to School
by Wayne van Zwoll
Quick. How do you convert mil measure to yards? Don’t know? Maybe it’s time you took a class. |
Two .35s: Modesty With Muscle
by Wayne van Zwoll, first published in Bugle, Summer 1990
WEB EXTRA - The .35 Whelen and Winchester’s .356 and .358 may look anemic - but sometimes the quiet guy is the one with the haymaker punch. |
Elk Hunters Speak
by Wayne van Zwoll
What we hunt with, how we hunt ... The envelope, please. |
Remington’s Biggest Seven
by Wayne van Zwoll, first published in Bugle, Spring 1988
WEB EXTRA - Is seven the lucky number for elk? |
With A Rifle Alone
by Wayne van Zwoll
Choose well the company you keep when you’re all by yourself. |
The .270 Winchester: Enough for Elk?
by Wayne van Zwoll, first published in Bugle, Winter 1987
WEB EXTRA - To argue that the .270 isn't a good deer cartridge is to say that Ferraris don't drive well or Grandma's cinnamon rolls need more sugar. When elk are the game, though, the .270 is not always so chic. |
Factors Affecting Flight
by Wayne van Zwoll, first published in Bugle, Winter 1987
WEB EXTRA - To argue that the .270 isn't a good deer cartridge is to say that Ferraris don't drive well or Grandma's cinnamon rolls need more sugar. When elk are the game, though, the .270 is not always so chic. |
The Little Sixes
by Wayne van Zwoll, first published in Bugle, Spring 1989
WEB EXTRA - “Any color you want, so long as it's black," Henry Ford is supposed to have said of the options on his first automobiles. You're allowed more choices in elk cartridges, but many states now specify a minimum caliber for big game. Usually it's .243. |
Rifles From Mud Rooms
by Wayne van Zwoll
Whether it’s a collector’s piece or something to hang in the back window of your pickup, used guns are there for the taking. Just heed some hearty advice before handing over those Benjamins. |
How Good The .30-06?
by Wayne van Zwoll, first published in Bugle, March/April 2000
WEB EXTRA - Most hunters who give the .30-06 a chance stay with it. Here’s why. |
Elk Rifles and Cartridges: The .300 Holland and Holland
by Wayne van Zwoll, first published in Bugle, Winter 1988
WEB EXTRA - The .300 Holland and Holland cartridge was born in 1925, and gained instant popularity with its power, pleasant recoil, accuracy and ease of control; it works well "in timber or on the flats, at times that demand a shot." |
Reading the Hit
By Wayne van Zwoll
How elk react to a shot can tell you what, if anything, your bullet accomplished. |
Kit
By Wayne van Zwoll
What you carry in saddlebags and pockets, on your belt and on your back, can keep you comfortable and help you kill elk. |
Milestones in the World of Optics
By Wayne van Zwoll
This year marks important anniversaries for three prominent manufacturers of hunting optics. |
One Shot
By Wayne van Zwoll
Sneaking close to an elk and killing it with a single bullet defines the chase for hunters who value process above product. A single-shot rifle demands that you get it right. |
How to Pull a Trigger
By Wayne van Zwoll
Triggering a rifle is an easy thing to do. Ensuring that your trigger breaks at just the right time and you do not disturb the rifle is difficult--and the only route to accurate shooting. |
An Ideal Cartridge for the Ideal Hunt
By Wayne van Zwoll
In the thickets where bull elk find refuge, a lean lever-gun that points easily and recoils gently makes a lot of sense, especially if it hits as hard as the .308 Marlin Express. |