American Shooting Journal // August 2021

CONTENTS

VOLUME 10 • ISSUE 11

COVER STORY

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MY HUNT WITH THE GOVERNOR

As Air Force Technical Sergeant Daniel Fye slowly recovered from stepping on an IED in Afghanistan, he developed an interest in hunting that led to a chance to pursue moose and grizzly bears. By horse. In Alaska. With the state’s governor. Epic! Fye shares his remarkable all-around success story.

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29 MAN ON THE MOVE

Utah’s Morgun King is a busy guy, balancing three different rifle competitions – Precision Rifle Series open class, National Rifle League open class and NRL Hunter open light class – with veterinarian school and family life, but we managed to catch up to him to find out how he manages to do it all.

35 BLACK POWDER: NEW RIFLES, NEW LOADS, NEW SCORES?

Mike Nesbitt and a buddy upgraded their gear in hopes of changing their luck at this year’s Matthew Quigley Buffalo Rifle Match, the black powder cartridge competition in Montana inspired by the Tom Selleck movie character. Find out if they succeeded!

54 LIGHTWEIGHT RIFLES ARE FOR EVERY HUNTER

Whether you hunt deer or elk in the backcountry or closer to the road, are an adult or a youth, there’s no need to lug a heavy rifle around, thanks to modern materials and manufacturing processes, as well as plentiful options from name brand companies and custom gun makers. Jason Brooks kicks off his three-part series on lightweight hunting rifles by highlighting some of the best on today’s market.

65 ROADHUNTER: PRIMETIME PRONGHORN

Have a tag to hunt those fleet, far-seeing icons of the American West, antelope? Scott Haugen offers expert tips for bagging a speed goat, plus field dressing advice for beating late-summer heat.

(DAN OLSON/SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL)

94 PROPER OPTICS MOUNTING

“The best scope paired with the finest rifle is worthless if the optic has not been mounted properly.” So writes Nick Perna, who has topped a long gun or two in his time and shares how to get it done right the first time.

107 BULLET BULLETIN: PACK A ‘PUNCH’ WITH NEW BULLET LINE

Punch, Federal’s diverse budget-friendly choices for concealed carry, check the boxes for our professor of projectiles, Phil Massaro – and they even come in .22 LR!

131 LAW ENFORCEMENT SPOTLIGHT: NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE

In his relatively short 48 years on the planet, immigrant Joseph Petrosino became a crimefighting pioneer with the New York Police Department, taking on the Mafia. Proud fellow Italian-American Nick Perna details the life and times of America’s first gang cop.

135 SELF-DEFENSE TRAINING: WHERE ‘JEDI’ MEETS MODERN SAMURAI

Between his background in martial arts and sidearms training system focusing on body mechanics, Scott Jedlinksi gets shooters on target ultrafast. Our Paul Pawela reports back on what he learned during a three-day self-defense course with the guy they call “Jedi.”

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