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American Shooting Journal // September 2022
CONTENTS
COVER STORY
VOLUME 11 • ISSUE 12
28
FEATURES
37 ROADHUNTER: GET ASSERTIVE WITH ELK
Bugling’s OK for September elk, but bowhunter Scott Haugen likes to get a lot more aggressive with bulls – raking branches, using decoys and covering ground. He shares how to use assertive tactics and fill your elk tag.
46 .35 REMINGTON, AN AMERICAN DEER CAMP RIFLE
Even at 114 years old, this “brush gun” and its rather slow-moving bullets still get the job done on deer, bear and elk at shorter ranges. Jason Brooks shares the story of the .35 Remington and a hunting rifle that’s been in his family for generations.
55 CALIFORNIA’S MAJOR MISFIRE
Brian Lynn details how the Sportsmen’s Alliance is leading a lawsuit challenging legislation recently passed in California that bars wildlife organizations and others from promoting hunting opportunities held specifically for youngsters – a threat to hunter recruitment and conservation.
63 BULLET BULLETIN: BONDEDCORE VS. MONOMETAL BULLETS
These days, hunters have the privilege of choosing from some of the best premium bullets ever created, and our professor of projectiles Phil Massaro knows that better than most. He compares and contrasts these two great designs for traveling and stay-at-home hunters.
CASSIDY CARON
18 DAYS SOLO
Little did Cassidy Caron know that facing down a huge British Columbia grizzly bear 17 miles and two stream crossings from her rig would only be half the battle. She shares another epic Canadian hunting tale, this one on her search for North America’s largest predator – and all by herself.
77 BLACK POWDER: MAKING BULLETS FOR A .4570
With a new-to-him Model 1874 Hartford from C. Sharps Arms, Mike Nesbitt had a hankering to make some bullets and maybe go hunting with the relatively lightweight carbine. He details the loads he created with molded bullets from Lyman and Accurate, as well as reviews a new book –
Sharps Firearms: Volume III.
87 SCATTERGUN ALLEY: HEVISHOT 101
Hevi-Shot has been producing nontoxic shotshells for 22 years and while probably best known in waterfowl hunting circles, it has so much more to offer. Larry Case shows us around the shelves of this Oregon-based outfit.
95 LAW ENFORCEMENT SPOTLIGHT: GUNNED DOWN BUT LIVING ON
Officer Kennis Croom gave the ultimate sacrifice to save four children whose mother was allegedly shot by her fiancé, but as Nick Perna writes, even in death the Mississippi policeman had important life-giving gifts for others.
103 SELFDEFENSE TRAINING: MUSING ON FORT SCOTT’S MUNITIONS
With an eye toward protecting family and property, and maybe putting a little meat in the freezer, Paul Pawela takes a look at this Kansas company’s deadly .300 Blackout and 5.56 NATO TUI rounds, “meant to tumble for better wound capability and stopping power.”
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