by Dylan Saunders | Wilderness Tactical Hunter - Dylan Saunders
What do you get when you cross deer hunting with hog hunting and throw in a Kiwi accent? You get Taranaki wild goat hunting in wild New Zealand! Wild goats in New Zealand are considered invasive and damaging to the native environment, so hunting is largely...
by Dylan Saunders | Wilderness Tactical Hunter - Dylan Saunders
“I can’t shoot this!” She moved her left hand to the grip and wrapped her tiny left index finger around her right finger as she struggled with the trigger. The short rifle struggled with the trigger as well, the unsuppressed .300 Blackout failing to...
by Dylan Saunders | Wilderness Tactical Hunter - Dylan Saunders
If there is a Dr. Frankenstein of the shooting world, it is the AR-15 owner. We love to accessorize, modify, and reconfigure our AR-15s. We shorten barrels and switch handguards. We cycle through optics, transplant buttstocks and grips, and change calibers like mad...
by Dylan Saunders | Wilderness Tactical Hunter - Dylan Saunders
You’re left-handed and you want a modern semi-auto carbine suited to hunting and self defense. What are your options? You could take the custom build route – Start with an expensive, non-standard AR-15 lower with an ambidextrous bolt and magazine releases. Then add a...
by Dylan Saunders | Wilderness Tactical Hunter - Dylan Saunders
The forward assist on M16s and AR-15s resulted from the initial trouble that soldiers experienced with early M16 rifles in Vietnam. Non-chrome-lined bores and chambers, incorrect propellants in the ammunition, and lack of cleaning supplies led to rampant jamming. The...
by Dylan Saunders | Wilderness Tactical Hunter - Dylan Saunders
I was recently at the range helping a shooter get started with his new AR-15. He was using inexpensive backup sights, but talking about optics so I handed him a rifle with a reflex sight mounted. He immediately closed one eye, squinting through the sight as if he were...
