The Outdoors Guide

Specializing in high-quality air rifles, this German maker is less well known for its line of small-game rimfire and centerfire rifles. The latest addition to the range, the HW 60J has a thumbhole stock and is a work of art in walnut and steel.  Weihrauch enjoys a worldwide reputation for accuracy and air rifle quality that’s been carried over to its cartridge rifles. The HW 66 is available in two models, the Production that has an American classic style stock and Jagd-Match with heavy match barrel and especially developed match target stock with high Monte-Carlo buttstock and ventilated fore-end, a model well suited to Olympic Competition. The Jagd Match is available in the same calibers as the HW 66 with the sole exception of the .22 WMR. The HW 60 J is a light, well-designed, nicely balanced small-game rifle featuring a Continental-style walnut stock with hogsback comb, cheekpiece and slender schnabel-tipped fore-end. The barrel is equipped with a folding rear sig...

A subject that always comes up whenever hunters congregate around a campfire is that of killing power. How many times have I heard someone say: "It's where you hit 'em, not what you hit 'em with." My response to that is: You'd better make sure the bullet you hit 'em with is up to the job, or you may be faced with a long trailing chore. Then, another guy pipes up and says that his .243 is plenty of gun for deer, which convinces me he is sadly lacking in field experience. However, it is likely that his mate agrees with him and criticizes another hunter for packing an unnecessarily powerful rifle - say a 7mm magnum. In my book, no rifle in a medium caliber from .257 to .30 has too much power for even the small-boned fallow deer under uncertain conditions. Killing power is a good subject to start an argument, but even the most powerful rifle will not kill a game cleanly unless the shooter can place a properly constructed bullet in a vital area. Today, we ...