Firearms

I’ve become a ‘lightweight’ rifle junky for no good reason. Well, I’ve justified in my mind plenty of good reasons, but reality likely suggests otherwise. I do cover a...

Bergara is a rifle company frequently discussed on Rokslide, and until now, I had never explored their lineup of hunting rifles. In early 2023, I saw a media release...

I recently decided to expand my styles of hunting and picked up a shotgun for turkey and coyote hunting. I wanted to test out a red dot scope on...

DIY TIkka Barrel Swap This article aims to debunk some of the myths around swapping barrels on a Tikka T3/T3X rifle and to serve as a how-to guide for the...

After my “Fundamentals Class” last year at the Snowy Mountain Long Range Academy, I happily reunited with the Snowy Mountain staff for the follow up “Development Class” in the...

In 2022, Bergara announced a new carbon barrel along with a few different rifles in their Premier lineup. Bergara listened to customer feedback and trends in the industry to...

Pronghorn antelope herds grow accustomed to vehicles rolling by the county roads in Central Montana.  The herd usually has a few goats that keep an eye on the passing...

A recent deep-dive into a custom rifle build and components, along with some bigger (for me, anyway) rifle hunts, prompted me to consider more consciously protecting my hearing while...

I’m not sure that any single component of my first custom rifle build provided more angst than deciding on which stock the remaining components would rest in. The build...

What in the world is a 6.8 Western? Do we seriously need some other variant of a short magnum .270 caliber chambering, or more variants of a .270 at...