Hunt Backcountry Podcast Archive — Rifle Hunting

Factory, fully custom, or something in between? On the episode we talk with the crew from Snowy Mountain Rifles about the differences between factory rifles, customized factory rifles, and fully custom rifle builds.

This episode on Long-Range Hunting is a continuation of our Building a Backcountry Rifle series. Our guest is the President of Gunwerks, Aaron Davidson. Aaron helps us understand why some hunters pursue long-range hunting, what misconceptions exists around the idea of long-range hunting.

Ryan Cleckner returns to answer your rifle-related questions. This is Ryan's third appearance on the show. His previous two episodes were part of our Building a Backcountry Rifle series from earlier this year. In this episode we get Ryan's answers to your questions from that series, including...

We are back with Ryan Cleckner! In this episode, we answer the questions of: What are the easiest and cheapest improvements that can be made to an average rifle and scope package? What is the best process for barrel break-in? How do angles and shooting up/down inclines in the mountains affect accuracy? And MUCH more!