Recreational

When members of the Gun Tests staff were contemplating a return to North Dakota for a prairie dog hunt, one of their concerns was the cost of ammunition. The last time they traveled to the Bismarck-Mandan area, game was so plentiful they expended a huge amount of ammunition.The .204 Ruger bolt-action rifles proved to be an excellent choice, but if they were going to make the trip again, they had to find a way to cut costs. The staff considered a change to rimfire rifles. Their first impulse was to load up on 17 HMR ammunition. But after checking prices and availability, they decided on a more traditional round that was cheaper and easier to find, 22 Winchester Magnum Rifle, or 22 WMR. It's been a long time since Gun Tests has tested varmint rifles chambered for 22 WMR, and one of the rifles chosen was the $729 Browning T-Bolt Target/Varmint No. 025176204.

Kevin Winkle of GunReports.com gets the lowdown on Springfield Armory's XDM 3.8 Compact pistol.

In this video from the NRA Annual Meetings in Pittsburgh, Kevin Winkle of GunReports.com interviews Sandy Henderson, assistant marketing manager of tactical products for Beretta about the company's PX4 9mm pistol.

We’ve all seen some fast and fancy shooting, sometimes at a County fair, sometimes on television. You sit or stand in the gallery and wonder how these fellows and gals got to be so fast and accurate. Do they have special guns or trick loads?

A recent Gun Tests magazine review asserted there are two sides to the competitive shooting coin; one side is the challenge of being the best you can be and the other side is just being able to have a little fun. Picking the right shooting tool to handle both sides of this coin has become a lot easier with the availability of a good number of quality, fine-handling 20-gauge semiautomatics. These small-gauge shotguns provide the shooter with a lighter, quicker target-busting tool that also carries the freight in the field during bird-hunting sessions. For the magazine's field test, the staff selected the Benelli Cordoba, $1500.

(GunReports.com) – Thompson/Center Arms is expanding one of its most popular lines of muzzleloaders with the introduction of a fixed-barrel version - the Pro Hunter FX. Separating it from the other muzzleloaders in the line, the Pro Hunter FX is standard with a fixed .50 caliber barrel that is not interchangeable with other barrel configurations. Instead, the muzzleloader sports a 26-inch fluted barrel with patented QLA® (Quick Load Accurizer).

(GunReports.com) -- NRA’s Competitive Shooting Division is hosting the “Pyramyd Air” Air Gun Range during the 2011 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sponsored by Pyramyd Air, the Air Gun Range will be open from April 28 to May 1 in Room 315 of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

(GunReports.com) -- Though standard-length shells and the guns that shoot them can certainly get the job done, we cannot deny the appeal of shotguns that will shoot 3 1⁄2-inch shells, in part because they will shoot nearly any 12-gauge shotshell out there. Here, we look at the Benelli SuperNova No. 20115 MAX-4 HD Camo 12 Gauge Pump, $599. We should note that Benelli also offers a matte black version of the SuperNova at $499.

(GunReports.com) -– Taurus has introduced the Taurus® Tracker 992, a revolver that easily transforms from .22 LR to .22 Magnum in seconds with a button-release 9-shot cylinder.

This gun performed flawlessly with acceptable accuracy. It was comfortable to fire, with crisp controls, and it comes with three magazines. Two things we did not like: the bulky grip and poor sights. FN missed a chance to provide first-class sights on the new pistol.

(GunReports.com) -- New GunReports.com Videos: 1: Aimpoint's new offerings at SHOT Show 2011. 2: Insight's AA weapon light, WL1-AA, a first.‬ 3: American Tactical Imports covers the Just Right Carbine.

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