American Shooting Journal // September 2021

CONTENTS

VOLUME 10 • ISSUE 12

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COVER STORY

(ANGELA ZANE)

FAST-RISING YOUNG GUN

Meet Pittsburgh’s Allison Zane, who has been shooting for half of her 16 years, and nowadays competes very successfully against the big boys in four different Precision Rifle Series circuits. How successfully? Eight national, regional and rimfire wins to her name in 2021! So what makes Allison tick? We sat down with her to learn just that. MORE FEATURES

37 HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL, PART I

Cop and hunter Nick Perna has done a lot of flying with his guns and he passes along seven key things to nail down before you transport yours on a commercial airline flight.

43 ROADHUNTER: HEADGEAR, SCHMEADGEAR

As the saying goes, “you can’t eat horns,” but you can fill a freezer with tender young bucks, does and cow elk. If you’re looking to stock up your family’s larder for the coming winter, Scott Haugen has tips for bagging these animals – which he notes also make great starter harvests for youngsters and new hunters alike.

52 THAT OTHER TURKEY SEASON

A much older tradition than today’s highly popular spring season, chasing turkeys in the fall woods has its own techniques and rewards. Veteran autumn gobbler gunner Larry Case releases the hounds with a look at this venerable but little known hunt.

62 GUN REVIEW: NEW KIMBER RIFLE EXCEEDS HIGH STANDARDS

Well known for super-lightweight, accurate hunting rifles, Kimber may have outdone itself with the new Hunter Pro Desolve Blak. In part two of three in his backcountry rifle series, wilderness deer and elk hunter Jason Brooks takes a look at what he calls “one of the best and lightest rifles on the market today.”

75 BULLET BULLETIN: SOLID PERFORMERS

When you’re hunting dangerous game, you don’t want just any bullet in your rifle’s magazine. Phil Massaro, our professor of projectiles, has taken his share of elephants, Cape buffalo and other thick-skinned, heavyboned critters and shares what he considers to be the best modern solid bullets for a life and death moment.

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