Category: Handgun Hunting
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Hand-gunning Javelina by: Joe Sandrini
“Let’s go to Arizona and hunt javelina this winter,” my friend quipped. Nearing retirement with the Game & Fish Department and looking forward to starting a new career, it sounded perfect. “You bet,” I replied without hesitation. “OK, another coach I know went down last year and saw lots of them. I’ll get with him and check out the application process,” he said.…
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TAG Precision Sights by Roy Yeager
I am always tinkering with guns as a way to deal with deer season being several months off. I hunt with virtually any type of handgun but it seems like I am drawn to Glocks. Knowing they are ugly, have weird grip angles and the rest of the adjectives that…
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Ultradot Matchdot II “Seeing is Believing” by Roy Yeager
Matchdot II first impression I recently received a package containing a Matchdot II Red and a Matchdot II Green tube type optical sights. My first impression was they were well built and my first look through the sights before mounting them was a welcome surprise. These were far from…
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Turkey, My Favorite Game to Hunt with a Handgun
Turkey have quickly become my favorite game to hunt with a handgun. They’re one of the few game animals in my part of the country that routinely respond to calls, making the hunts much more exciting than our typical ambush hunts. They’re also the only animal with a spring season in Ohio.…
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SPOHR 286 22LR Review
Like many folks, 22lr holds a special place in my heart. Whether it’s a $150 Double Nine or a $5000 Vudoo nothing is as fun to shoot as a 22. When I heard Spohr was looking for someone to review their new 22lr revolver I immediately jumped at the opportunity.…
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DA-Targets, Making Your Range Day Easier by: Dave House
Every once in awhile a product comes along and you wonder why didn’t someone think of this sooner? Well that product for me is from DA Targets. Shot Show 2025 While walking miles at SHOT show 2025 I came across his booth and had to turn around and go…
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Hunting and the Economy By: Jake Kitzmann
in his April 2025 article regarding Canada’s restrictions on the use of handguns for many things including hunting, fellow writer Joey LeBlanc noted that one of the many allures of handgun hunting is being part of the community of people who love their guns and choose this less common means ofharvesting game afield as their preferred method. Handgun hunters do make up a small but highly…
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Uberti 1873 Hunter Revolver
Uberti Merriam’s Turkey “Where the hell did he come from?” I turned back from watching the turkeys that were moving off 100 yards away to see a 2-year-old tom facing me in full strut, just yards from my decoys. He’d come in silently from the other direction. Slowly, I raised the Uberti Hunter Revolver. Following the crisp trigger break at three and a quarter pounds, the 185 gr Sierra JHP went into and through the tom’s spine…
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The Evolution of Reflex Sights by: Chris Rhodes
I am always in search of a better mouse trap. As far as handgun hunting and accuracy goes optics will give you a leg up over iron sights. When I started handgun hunting I moved to pistol scopes fairly quickly like most handgun hunters. It didn’t take long for me…
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DA Targets: Redefining Range Day Feedback and Safety by: Mladen Simovic
Range days are always good. They’re even better with good guns and good targets. Handgun shooting and hunting at any distance demands significantly more training for proficiency and consistency than rifle shooting. Paper targets are a staple for zeroing and load development, but for practical training, we need targets that…