SHOOTING TIP
Keep It Real… And Fun
ILLUSTRATIONS BY RYAN KIRBY
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ake your practice fun,” says Melissa Bachman, host of Winchester Deadly Passion. “It’s great to spend as much time on the range as possible but also make it enjoyable!” She suggests taking a new person out shooting, bringing your kids or family and making the shooting regimen exciting by changing up targets or turning things into a mini competition. “The more time you can spend with your guns and ammo in the off-season, the more productive and successful your hunting season will be. And the more fun your shooting practice is, the more you will go out and do it,” she says.
Targets like the Do-All Outdoors Impact Seal 3D Prairie Dog (right) and the Birchwood Casey Ground Strike Hex Ball (below) keep things light and fun on the range.
I want something that will bust through heavy hide and bone, causing extreme trauma and hold that weight all the way through, giving me quick clean kills on the biggest game.” — MELISSA BACHMAN host of Winchester Deadly Passion AMMO OF CHOICE: Power Max Bonded
More Big Game Options While big game hunters will be excited about the new Winchester Expedition Big Game loads, they still have other tried-and-true Winchester options. For those value-obsessed hunters who still seek a level of proven performance, Power Max Bonded® come in a variety of calibers and bullet weights and also boast a bonded hollow-point bullet for both penetration and controlled expansion. “My favorite thing about the Power Max Bonded bullet is the high retained weight,” says Bachman. “I want something that will bust through heavy hide and bone, causing extreme trauma and hold that weight all the way through, giving me quick clean kills on the biggest game.” Stock notes this is an ideal load for large deer all the way up to elk. Another big name hunter who puts his trust in Winchester loads is Bob Foulkrod, a self-
avowed long-range shooter on the range and a highly skilled marksman in the field. “The ammo is absolutely critical no matter what you are hunting. It is what actually kills the animal, so you want your ammo to perform,” says Foulkrod. “Winchester in recent years has really broke it down for the hunter so they know exactly what to choose.” Regardless of what cartridge Foulkrod is shooting, he prefers a .30-caliber 180-grain bullet. “I know how it will perform in the wind, at elevation and on various game,” he says. And while he has extensively used Winchester’s entire line of ammunition, for general hunting for deer and similar game, he confesses a fondness for the company’s Ballistic Silvertip bullets. “They are super accurate,” he says. “When one hits something, all the energy transfers for rapid knockdown power.”
The ammo is absolutely critical no matter what you are hunting. It is what actually kills the animal, so you want your ammo to perform. Winchester has really brokeN it down for the hunter so they know exactly what to choose.” — BOB FOULKROD Television Show Host AMMO OF CHOICE: Ballistic Silvertip
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