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The article offers information regarding firearms in the U.S. It lists several rifles including Savage Model 111 FNS.30/06. Nosler Model 48 Trophy Grade .300 and Model 48 Custom Sporter. It highlights the gun nut code which declares that a gun nut measures one's past life through the hunting season one has been, a gun nut misses the departed dog than the departed loved ones and that children are safer with guns. INSETS: THREE MEAN GUN WRITERS;THE SINGLE BEST GUN GAME EVER;THE SINGLE WORST GUN GAME EVER;THREE FAMOUS FEMALE SHOTS

The article presents information on a cartridge guide containing information on various cartridges used for rifles and pistols in the U.S. Some of the cartridges mentioned in this guide are .223 Remington, .220 Swift, 6mm Remington and .257 Roberts. The .223 Remington cartridge is known to the military as the 5.56mm. This cartridge shoots a 50-grain bullet at 3300 fps muzzle velocity. It is a low recoil cartridge. It also heats up barrels far less than larger .22 centerfires.

The article presents information on gunsmiths and lists top gunsmiths of the U.S., giving their details. According to Gary Schlomer, educational supervisor of the Colorado School of Trades, a gunsmith is just a mechanic. The people who have graduated and done really well all have tremendous mechanical aptitude, terrific work ethics, and a willingness to take pains. Good gunsmiths are a vanishing breed. These days, machinists program computers, and the computers tell highly complex, incredibly expensive multistage machines what steps to take. Human hands have nothing to do with it. Gunsmithing is time-intensive. Nor does it pay particularly well. There is a lot of satisfaction in it, though, which is why they do it.

The article presents information related to hunting places for hunters. For a true elk hunt here's no better place than the Absaroka and Beartooth mountains north of Yellowstone Park in Montana. Quebec has the densest caribou population in North America, nearly a million animals roaming a subarctic, glacier-scraped tundra landscape that is larger than Texas. The hunter-success rate is extra-ordinary in Quebec. Newfoundland is more saturated with moose than anyplace else in North America. Somewhere between 120,000 and 150,000 animals fill every available square mile of river valley, forested lakeshore, and low-lying woodland in the province. The hunter-success rate is near 90 percent, and many mature Newfoundland bulls carry antlers measuring more than 50 inches wide. Hunting the coast of Southeast Alaska is like stepping into a primeval land. The rugged mountains of the Tongass National Forest are covered with ancient spruce, some of which date back 1,000 years.

This article focuses on the the Kentucky Rifle of the United States. It was first made as the jaeger rifle, but it evolved into the graceful Kentucky, and its accuracy helped shape the country's destiny. It was perfected in Pennsylvania. The Kentucky rifle was not the original product of American genius. Its direct ancestor was the European hunting rifle called jaeger rifle, the first firearm that could be aimed at a distant target and hit it. The jaeger was created by Central European gunsmiths. Its features were a flintlock with a heavy, octagonal, rifled barrel of .60 to .75 caliber; a set double trigger; and a walnut wood stock equipped with a distinctive trap in the side that was covered by a sliding plate. Its design was crude, an open rear V and a front blade, but it could shoot accurately.

Features the Gunsite, a rifle shooting school in Arizona. Historical background of the school; Courses of instructions; Backgrounds of instructors. INSET: IF YOU GO..

Focuses on the life of Townsend Whelen, a hunter in the United States. Various awards of Whelen; Experience on whitetail deer hunting; Participation on the Spanish-American War.

Profiles gun engraver Winston Gordon Churchill in Vermont. Information on the development of engraving artistry of Churchill; Educational and career background; Influence of Dave Farr as mentor of Churchill on his achievements and awards received.

Features the hunting knives designed by Webster Marble in the United States. Description of the Ideal Sportsman's Knife; Introduction of the Expert; Success of the Woodcraft model.

The article offers brief profiles of people involved in gunnery business in the U.S. It offers information on Warren Page was a naval gunnery officer who had experience with fishing. It mentions that Bill Jordan, gunfighter had a career as peace officer. It mentions that Towsend Whelen, outdoorsman uses knife, rifle and compass while going for hunting.

The article offers information about hunting camps in the U.S. Courageous Lake Caribou Camps in Northwest Territories has a guiding area of 6,000 square miles. The facilities provided at the camp include boats, tents and food. A guided hunt for five days cost $4,500. Cowden Plantation is a hunting camp teeming with wildlife located near Jackson, South Carolina.

Recounts the author's successful bull elk hunting experience in New Mexico. Acquisition of a hunting permit; Role of luck in hunting.

Responds to questions on game shooting. Features of hunting rifles. INSET: The cedar knoll study (study on deer)..

Features hunting whitetail deer and feral hogs in South Carolina. Schedule; Morning and afternoon hunts; Equipment needed; Contact information for lodges offering the combination. INSET: Eating high on the hog, by D.E.P..

The article offers information on various equipments that an animal hunter should carry with him, while hunting in the U.S. It focuses on the advantages of flashlights, compass and binoculars. It offers information Victorinox AG, knife manufacturer, Swiss Army Knife used for hunting. It focuses on fire-starting equipments with cotton balls soaked in Vaseline. INSET: TIP OF THE MONTH: THE TIES THAT BIND.

The article focuses on the superb balance of hunting bullets in the U.S. It notes the integration of bullet technology breakthroughs in the creation of hunting bullets. It examines the functionality and dependability of the Nosler Partition bullets which prevailed during the 1940s. Furthermore, it also explores the specifications of the homogeneous construction bullets by Barnes Bullets.

The article features the journal's shooting editor Jim Carmichel in the U.S. It highlights the two basic requirements for the job of shooting editor. It is stated that Carmichel is a primarily a rifleman and describes him as sweet-tempered, tolerant and forbearing. His contributions to the journal are further discoursed.

The article discusses the tips on how to prepare rifles for hunting brass-monkey adventure in the U.S. During frigid temperature, it is advisable to turn trigger finger as powerful as tenpenny nail and encased in a heavy glove. Hunting rifles need any number of oils to keep jam in good condition and a good idea of sanitizing it before using it for hunting. It also recommends to use thin tape in preventing frozen water out of the rifles.

This article presents information on the significance of hunting axes. In the United States, axes were once more common than toothbrushes. Just about everyone, male and female, knew how to use one, and they were very, very important to their owners. Unlike chain saws, axes start up every time you use them and require no gas or oil. Sharpening an axe is a breeze compared to sharpening a saw chain. Swinging an axe is an unbeatable form of exercise. The handle should fit your grip, and the axe should swing easily and accurately. The ideal sharpener is the small, round Carborundum stone that you can get in any hardware store, and one can use it as he would on a knife blade. INSETS: HOW TO RUIN AN AXE;WHY YOU NEED AN AXE IN CAMP.

Provides technical information on shooting deer from a tree stand in South Carolina. Tips on stand hunting; Identification on the spot of the deer; Shooting position.

Focuses on the influence of movies and literatures in crimes and gun handling in the United States. Prevalence of violent Hollywood movies; Consideration of bad elements as movie heroes; Relation between violent movies and school shootings.

Reports the affordability of short, fat cartridges (SFC) in the United States. Length of SFC; Advantages of SFC; Offer of ammunition maker John Lazzeroni with a Savage-made rifle; Estimate cost of the Winchester and Browning model.

Focuses on the trading of used firearms in the United States. Reasons for trading guns; Importance of transacting with trustworthy dealers; Avoidance of rifles with obvious signs of abuse and neglect. INSET: Books & comments..

Praises gun control efforts of the United States President Bill Clinton.

Focuses on the increase in gun-related violence among children in the United States as of July 1999. Background on the history of children's access to guns in the US; Media's role in the increase in violence.

Presents a list of what the author is not happy about in the world of guns. Includes the trend toward powerful long-range cartridges; United States cities' suing of handgun manufacturers; US Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Instant Check System; Irresponsible gun owners.

Focuses on the creation of Weatherby rifles in the United States. Impact of Roy Weatherby's sporting arms; Features of Weatherby's rifles; Expansion of rifle manufacturing; Production in Howa, Japan; Return of Weatherby rifle-making in Saco, Maine. INSET: The .300 Weatherby magnum, by D.E.P..

Focuses on the `Passive Effective Crime Control Legislation' in the 1994 Federal Budget of the United States. Ban on all semi-automatic firearms; Impact of legislation on hunters; Campaign to stop gun violence; Confusion between the terms semi-automatic firearm and assault weapon.

The article offers the author's view regarding the decision of male shooters in the U.S. to say no to gun recoil.

An introduction to the section Gun Nut Nation of the journal "Field and Stream" is presented, which shows several surveys related to firearms in the U.S.

The article offers information on a survey conducted by journal "Field and Stream" of its readers, which shows that 52 million American households in which reside an estimated 275 million firearms.

The article focuses on the popularity of the .45/70 cartridge in the civilian market after the Trapdoor Springfield rifle became obsolete in the U.S. The cartridge still work on old guns and puts away any game animal with little recoil and little meat damage while it keeps old guns working. Details regarding the performance of the .45/70 cartridge and the soup-up rounds loaded by Buffalo Bore and Garrett which has cast-lead jacketed bullets for serous levels of power are discussed.

The article offers ways to figure out what is needed before buying a spotting scope in the U.S. If the scope is used at the range, one can get a bigger and heavier scope because one will not be carrying it at a distance. If one shoots from a prone, a straight eyepiece can be used since an angled eyepiece is a pain the neck. It recommends the Leupold's Golden Ring scope used by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps snipers be cause it is compact, tough and does not weigh much.

The article features new cartridges which proves to offer new performance compared to that of the traditional kinds. These cartridges include the 6.5x55 which was adopted as the service cartridge by both Sweden and Norway in 1894, the 7x57 Mauser which began as military cartridge in 1892, and the 9.3x62 Mauser which was an all-round cartridge. It is noted that these cartridges are foreign in kind to be added to the domestic property of the U.S.

The article features the evolution of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Model 70 rifle in the U.S. It states that in 1936, the company, Winchester Repeating Arms, had manufactured the Model 70 that was nearly a masterpiece. Although the rifle boasted the best trigger, reliability and accuracy, it was a complex gun to make. It cites that at the end of the World War II, the production and quality of the rifle declined, which prompted Winchester to manufacture an improved Model 70 in 1964.

The article focuses on the retirement of the journal's Shooting Editor Jim Carmichel and Fishing Editor Jerry Gibbs in the U.S. The two have rendered more than a three decade service to the journal and are moving beyond their full-time duties. Their roles in the most part of the magazine are discussed.

The article focuses on the significance of red dots among the white-tailed deer hunters in the U.S. It has been stressed that red dots do their voodoo by putting the dot and the target in the same optical plane. It could be installed on the receiver or way out on the barrel. Most of the red-dot sights provide dots that subtend either four minutes of angle at 100 yards. Modern red dots' battery life is considered to be long, most of which last at least 600 hours.

The author reflects on the use of black rifles such as ARs and AKs in hunting in the U.S. He comments on the criticism by outdoor author Jim Zumbo of black rifles as terrorist weapon. He sees the criticism by Zumbo of using black rifles in hunting as a blunder that would only work in the favor of gun-control lobby. He also reflects on a gun bill which is tabled on the floor of the U.S. House for amendment.

The article presents information on the .30/.06 cartridge, which was adjudged as the favorite whitetail cartridge and the best big-game cartridge in a survey. It was created by the U.S. Army, and its original designation was the .30 Government Model 1906, and it was originally chambered for the legendary Springfield Model 1903 rifle, with which the U.S. army fought World War I. The standard military loading was a 150-gram bullet at 2700 fps. The '06 is loaded with bullets that range in weight from 110 grains to 220.

This article presents information on hunting. A reader has asked that he is going on his first antelope hunt in Wyoming, so how far should he expect to shoot. He can shoot 50 to 300 yards. In designing Wyoming, nature thoughtfully provided coulees, gullys, arroyos, washes, and canyons, all of which can be used to make a stalk and get close. Felix concolor, is certainly eligible for the condition known as melanism, or a profusion of dark pigment in the fur. Leopards, on the other hand, definitely produce melanistic offspring.

After two cougar sightings in Redlands, California, a local police officer mistook a black-striped house cat for an encroaching lion and shot it dead. The cat-killer copper fired an AR-15 about 60 yards from the pussycat, which was walking in high grass and according to the lawman, was very large and resembled a wild animal. But with ail the recent cougar encounters, particularly the lethal one in Orange County, California, a little overvigilance with a rifle is understandable.

The article entitled When T Shirts kill focuses on Alan Newsom, a 13 year old student at Jack Jouett Middle School in Charlottesville, Virginia, who was threatened with expulsion for wearing a T shirt that read "Nra Shooting Sports Camps. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided in Newsom's favor, pointing out that under the school's policy, students could not display the "Great Sea of Virginia," which features a spear and a sword but perhaps administrators are on to something, "guns don't kill people, T shirts kill people."

Kimber has traveled a rocky road. The original business was called Kimber of Oregon, which operated from 1980 to 1991. It produced beautiful but flawed rifles that were plagued by malfunctions and lack of accuracy. In 1997, a new company called Kimber Manufacturing Inc. was started in Yonkers, New York, by entirely different management, and there is nothing flawed about what they're building. The new Kimber is based out of what has been described as the most modern firearms plant in the world, and benefits from the talents of a gifted Israeli gun designer named Nehemia Sirkis. Kimber chose to first produce Government Model 1911, style .45 automatic pistols, and those have been a raging success. INSET: What Is Kevlar?.

This article focuses on the death of rifle maker Don Allen in South Dakota on May 17, 2003 after a struggle with cancer. Allen was a military and commercial pilot and a dealer in fine stock wood but he will be remembered as founder of Dakota Arms in Sturgis, South Dakota in 1986.

Details the law on charging liability to gun manufacturers on gun related incidents in the United States. Passage of legal complaints by anti-gun crusaders, liability lawyers and city governments; Details on the development of the appeals; Efficacy of the legislation.

Reports the efforts of companies to develop outdoor foods applicable to manufacturing processes in the United States. Partnership between General Motors and Hormel Foods Corp.; Plans for a jerky-based edible leather; Details on the project by the OLd Town Canoe company..

Presents updates related to hunting and survival skills in the United States as of May 2001. Partnership between General Motors Corp. and Hormel Foods Corp.; Development of edible leather by Danner Boots; Production of extra firm sausages by Old Town Canoe Co.

Reports the agreement of Smith and Wesson (S&W) with President Bill Clinton in the United States. Terms of the agreement; Factors affecting the decision of S&W to accept the agreement; Reasons for consumer dissatisfaction concerning the agreement.

Relates the author's experience with eating a Moose pie in a Montana deer camp.