Five Seconds, Two Doe Down. Bowers VERS 458 Suppressor Field Tested
Behind every successful harvest there is a story. The story I’m referring to is not the drive to deer camp, the plane ride or listening to Johnny Cash by the fire the night before opening day. I’m referring to the months of planning, field study and choosing the most...
Remington V3 Turkey Pro 12 ga. Shotgun Field Test and Video
With Turkey season virtually on top of us, we thought it might be a good time to get our hands on Remington’s V3 Turkey Pro, new for 2019. Given its drop here while many turkey hunters are already mid way through hunt preparation, the question is, "Who has time to get...
King of the Mountain – Is Lowa’s Camino GTX the Ultimate Mountain Hunting Boot? Boots on the Ground Part 6
While many wives tend to out-duel their husbands for the most impressive footwear collection, I’ve easily taken home the belt each year for sheer volume of kicks in my closet. Try as she might, my wife hasn’t been able to get me to apply Marie Kondo’s method of...
It’s Not Just For Silly Hunting – My Choice for Home Defense: The Remington TAC-14
Imagine waking up to the sound of a stranger breaking into your home. The one place you are supposed to feel safe has just been violated, but you don’t panic. You simply get out of bed, secure you family and pets before grabbing a home defense gun you keep prepared...
Hour of Reckoning – Kifaru’s New Reckoning Backpack System Review and Seriously Extensive Field Test
There was a moment more than two years ago when I’d finally had enough. I’d spent over a decade lugging gear and meat around on my back with whatever box-store special backpack or frame pack I could get my hands on, and as a result was no stranger to sore shoulders...
Exclusive! First Ever Field Test and Review of Norma BONDSTRIKE Extreme Long Range Hunting Ammo
Imagine a top secret mission that requires you to head to an exotic location with a sweet rifle. The mission to test a yet-to-be-announced ammunition from the same people that supply the Swiss Armed Forces and German Bundeswehr. Well, that’s me not too long ago. Some...
On Point: Bear Edge 61106 Zytel Knife Review
Knives aren’t like guns, but they do have a bit of a peanut butter and jelly type relationship. Or perhaps is more like Dak Prescott and Zeke Elliot. Wait, they just lost… Let’s try that again. A knife to a gun guy is on the one hand mission critical while at the same...
When the Weather is Bad, but Your Equipment is Bad A$$: A Review of the FLIR 536 & 736
It seems since I came on board as a Pro Staffer for SHWAT, the weather in Texas has been working against me. Our latest trip it was no different. After picking up J.D. from DFW Shooting Sports, Stephen Owen,fellow Pro Staffer, Jared Hilton, and I headed out. It was...
Dead Cattle and Other Fails, Mistakes, & Brain Farts – Our Pro Staff Picks!
I asked a few of our Pro Staffers to lend me a hand to address some hunting fails, mistakes and brain farts. We’ve hunted different animals in different places with different tactics so the stories and advice varies. I’ll go first! Take a flashlight! I was bear...
Ten Hogs, Three Coyotes, One Night Solo Hunting with the Alexander Arms 6.5 Grendel and Pulsar Thermal Scope
Enough already! All week people around me were obsessed over dove season’s opening day. I’ve dove hunted. It was fun. We limited out in less than an hour and went home. I’ve never limited out in hog hunting, not even close. In Texas that’s not even possible. And I...
