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The counter clerk slyly assessed the fiscal potential and vulnerability of the jug-eared country kid perusing the rack of used long guns. When the kid asked to see the 'bolt-action [...]

The article discusses the advantages of using Sako Quad rifles in shooting prairie dogs at Laramie Plains, Wyoming. Sako Quad rifles can handle different rimfire calibers interchangeably. The rifle has 0.20-inch firing pin travel, a shooter-adjustable yet foolproof trigger, a 50-degree bolt lift and a throw of slightly more than an inch and a half. The cost and other features of the rifle are cited.

Evaluates the Ruger 10-22 rimfire rifle. Suitability of the rifle for young shooters; Versions of the 1022; Features. INSETS: A THROAT NOT HARD TO SWALLOW;A DROP OF OIL FOR EASE;THE AFTERMARKET EXPERIENCE.

Evaluates the Dead Coyote varmint load from Hevi-Shot. Description of the load; Description of a test gun used in evaluating the load; Equipment used in the evaluation; Evaluation of the energy of the load's pellets.

This article encourages the use of binoculars rather than the riflescope in shooting. Using a rifle scope to glass breaks one of the basic tenets of safe hunting. Glassing naked horizons, there is no way to tell what might walk into view of the optics and field of fire. The view through a scope is flat, and particularly at high magnification, dimmer than through a binocular.

Offers tips on ensuring the performance efficiency of rifle scopes in hunting. Indications of dropped scope damage; Assessment of reticle placement; Procedures of error testing for scope reliability.

Discusses eye relief, the distance between the eye and the ocular lens of the scope when the full field of view is visible, in shotguns. Dictation of eye relief by the field of view; Frequency of eye relief changes with the magnification in some variable scopes; Standard eye relief for a shotgun.