The Hunting Gear Guy
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The Hunting Gear Guy is a website with reviews on various hunting equipment and gear focused on the Canadian outdoors. I started this site because I find a lot of reviews out there lacking. They'd often avoid any constructive criticism and many of the reviews online use very few images. My reviews use lots of high def images, I always include both pros and cons.
The Hunting Gear Guy
1w ago
I recently had the chance to attend 2 full Mapleseed events and wanted to write a bit about what I saw.
Compared to some of the other shooting clinics or courses I’ve been to, Mapleseed was:
Inexpensive. For a full day of training, it was a fraction of what I’ve paid for other shooting courses. I think this part is pretty important, because less than 1% of firearms owners have taken any courses beyond their initial firearms licensing. We need courses for the other 99% to take and they need to be approachable.
Extremely well prepared. They had handouts, flip books, gear for all weather situati ..read more
The Hunting Gear Guy
1w ago
If you want the full Raven review, see this link. If you got a builder’s kit and want to know how it differs and what you’ll need, continue.
After reviewing a friend’s Raven 556 Platinum, I ordered a Gold Builders Kit. As others have noted, shipping times vary wildly: from 1 month to 5-6 depending what you order. Mine shipped 1 month after ordering. Note that what shows as “in stock” on the website may or may not be in stock.
The ordering process sucked and the kit is way overpriced BUT. . .yeah, this is the AR experience that Canadian AR owners have been waiting for. The build was super easy ..read more
The Hunting Gear Guy
1M ago
Time for another off-topic post! I’m writing this because there’s not a lot of good information on this vehicle. I needed a vehicle to replace my well loved but aging and rusting, 2003 Dodge Caravan.
Why import a right hand drive JDM to Canada?
Because the used car market is pants-on-head retarded right now and I’m a cheapskate. JDMs over 15 years old can be imported into Canada. You can’t really find older RAV4’s (the Vanguard is pretty much a Rav4) with similar mileage on them, so it can be a bit hard to compare apples to apples but $13k gets you a RAV4 with ~200k kms on it or a sketchy rebu ..read more
The Hunting Gear Guy
1M ago
The Savage Model 99 is a lever action rifle made in the US. As the name implies, the design originates from 1899 and from the serial number range, this particular rifle is in 303 Savage and was made in either 1900 or 1901, so pretty early into the rifle’s 98 years of production.
Savage 99 Specifications & Features
Around 7 lbs in weight (this one was 6.94lbs)
5 round rotary magazine + 1 in the chamber
Round counter on the side (some models don’t have this)
Cocking indicator
20-26″ barrel
Hammerless design
Using the Savage 99
Functionality is well thought out on the Savage 99. The interna ..read more
The Hunting Gear Guy
1M ago
Most hunters take big game at 25-125M. What do you need to do if you want to shoot further than that?
Spitting distance: 0-125M
For the typical distance that most hunters take big game, you don’t need much.
Rifle: most any centerfire rifle will work. A scope is not required but will make shot placement a bit easier at around 100.
Cartridge: even lower power cartridges like 30-30 or 7.62×39 are fine for deer or elk but you might want a heavier bullet for Elk.
Skills: Basic marksmanship will do. If you have a good rest, ANY hunter can make a shot at this distance
Short range: 100-300M
Rifle: At ..read more
The Hunting Gear Guy
1M ago
The Lockhart Tactical Raven is a rifle platform designed and made in Canada. It comes in 9mm, 5.56, and 308 sizes. Unlike 180’s like the WK180C or the WS-MCR, the Raven uses a gas tube instead of a piston. Whole rifles are around $2000, while builders kits can be had for $1300-1500. The rifle shown in this review is on loan for review from Gustavo Honzofo.
Specifications:
As this comes in a builder’s kit and has such compatibility with common parts I’ll be comparing this rifle as a modular builders kit. Note that there are some differences between the 9mm, 556, and 308 versions. I’ll show the ..read more
The Hunting Gear Guy
3M ago
I’m going to update this post with interesting news that comes up during Shot Show 2024.
S&W is releasing the Model 1854: a lever action rifle in 44 magnum. It has mlock slots on the forend, is in matte stainless, removable magazine tube thing at the end, and MSRP of $1279
N/A for Canada since we can’t buy handguns at the moment, but Daniel Defense is bringing back the Hudson H9 pistol. MSRP of $1299.
The post Shot Show 2024 Running Summary appeared first on The Hunting Gear Guy ..read more
The Hunting Gear Guy
3M ago
The Cabela’s Covenant 4 (sometimes called a Covenant Tactical) is an inexpensive white labelled scope sold by Cabela’s. I have both a 4-16×44 FFP and a 4-16×44 SFP. I’ve also reviewed the Covenant 7 and Cabela’s Intensity LR scopes.
The second focal plane model is just a bit more compact in length.
Covenant 4 Scope Specifications
4-16×44 or 6-24×60
30mm tube
“Christmas tree reticle” with lots of holdovers in MOA.
FFP (First Focal Plane) or SFP (Second Focal Plane)
Side parallax adjustment
Target turrets for elevation and windage (ie: not capped, accessible at all times)
Mine had 73 MOA of el ..read more
The Hunting Gear Guy
3M ago
Cabela’s Intensity LR is a white labelled scope from Cabela’s that comes in 4-16×44. I’ve previously owned the Covenant 4, 5, and 7, is this one any good?
Cabela’s Intensity LR Specifications & Features
4-16×44
Sold in SFP (second focal plane, as pictured) or FFP (first focal plane)
Illuminated reticle or not (this one’s not)
Side parallax adjustment
30mm tube
Zero-stop elevation turret
25 MOA per rotation elevation turret
3.6″ eye relief
Fairly simple reticle with some wind holds (max 6 moa windage holds)
So, this thing’s claim to fame is the elevation turret: it does a lot per rotation ..read more
The Hunting Gear Guy
3M ago
The Savage Model 334 is a Turkish-made, bolt action hunting rifle. In fact, it’s a rebadged ATA Turkua. It’s priced basically the same as their Savage Axis but is it any good? To both cut to the chase AND break Betteridge’s law, it is good and it’s my new #1 recommendation for a value-priced hunting rifle.
Note: this is a review in progress, published early so I can share findings early. This message will be deleted once it’s complete.
Savage 334 Features & Specifications
Available in .243, 6.5 Creedmoor, and .308 Winchester
20 or 22″ barrel
Black synthetic or Turkish Walnut stock
3 round ..read more