In most sports, there is a differentiation between men and women. It is obvious that this is often due to physical differences. But in her many years of experience as a competitive shooter and trainer, Samantha Wendel has been able to determine that there are also mental differences that can be advantageous but also disadvantageous. In the following report, our author describes the differences she …

Gun manufacturers are usually rather cautious with successor models of current products. After about six years, Beretta provides the APX with new features. You can read about the differences between the APX and APX A1 here.

As durable and warm as an ankle boot, as practical and waterproof as a full boot: this is Zamberlan's latest ULL Primaloft model, designed to assist the hunter in walking in the mountains but also to protect him or her from harsh weather when hunting from a hide.

+++ Update December 30, 2022 +++ The Haenel CR 223 rifle, which is also sold on the civilian market, infringes patent rights held by Heckler & Koch GmbH and, as a result of a ruling by the 15th Civil Court of Appeal of the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf, Germany, can currently neither be manufactured nor distributed in Germany. With this ruling, the court rejected Haenel GmbH's appeal against …

A feature-packed premium product – the new Sako 100 is “the culmination of a century of rifle design and development”. Thanks to a switch-caliber structure, it allows for quick caliber change and is available with both wood or carbon stocks. Top coating processes make the Sako 100 an all-weather, all-environment rifle that can be adapted to any hunting scenario.+++ UPDATE +++ The Sako 100 is …

We return to Civivi knives with the Banneret, a folder with clean lines that marks a return to the frame lock system. The version we present has a damascus blade and carbon fiber inlays, but it is also available with a Nitro-V blade. 

In this part 2, wet cleaning methods come into play. Read and see what ultrasonic, drums with steel pins in cleaning fluid or your mom's washing machine can do in our practical test.

Especially in recent years, the number of new binoculars, riflescopes or spotting scopes has increased dramatically. Whether online or at the dealer, who can still see through which features one really needs and which model offers the expected performance? The new Product Guide, a feature on the Swarovski Optik website, selects what's on offer and ensures that your buying priorities are taken into …

The 56-year-old professional soldier Michael "Blacky" Schwarz is versatile and, with his own company Black Defence, is known far and wide in the firearms world. Among other things, the passionate hunter uses a German AR-10 semi-automatic rifle in the form of the Hera Arms 7SIX2 in .308 Winchester to hunt in his home woods.

With the XLight version featuring a light alloy receiver, F.A.I.R. gives hunters the opportunity to choose the Pathos model best suited for walked-up hunting in addition to the classic model with a solid steel receiver. We tell you about the shotgun straight from the field after our test.

Introduced in the first quarter of 2022, the new Talion XQ38 from Pulsar is a "ready out of the box" compact thermal imaging hunting riflescope with many interesting features, including an adjustable  quick-mount Picatinny rail grabber. The Talion XQ is aimed at the entry-level / value TI riflescope market segment, perfectly balancing performance and affordability. MSRP is set below 2500 euro in …

Available in all the most commonly used hunting gauges, we tested the Fausti Class SLX over-and-under in the pleasant, lightweight and high-performance .410 bore version: small-gauge hunting at its finest, with many customization options.

Savage enters the 1911 market with its own offer including three color options and two calibers, .45 Auto and 9mm. Each model is also available with or without accessory rail, for a total of 12 versions to choose from. Frame, slide and barrel are forged stainless steel.

The interesting SUB2000 G17 semi-automatic carbine is manufactured by KelTec and is designed for hikers there who need a firearm that is light and unobtrusive, but has sufficient firepower for defense even against large predators. It is fed from Glock's double-stack magazines up to a capacity of 33 rounds.

The historic German manufacturer, whose name is synonymous with air rifles, introduces two new XR200/XR210 models in pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) versions. The latest from the Rastatt-based manufacturer is available in four different calibers, with polymer or beechwood stocks. Both variants feature a 280-cc air tube.

Ground walnut shells and corn cob, ultrasonic baths and small stainless steel pins. You can read and discover here, in the first part, which brass cases cleaning methods or media, wet or dry, have which advantages and disadvantages.