Elwood Shelton
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Elwood Shelton is the Digital Editor for Gun Digest. He lives in Colorado and has provided coverage on a vast spectrum of topics for GD for more than a decade. Before that, he was an award-winning sports and outdoors reporter for a number of newspapers across the Rocky Mountains. His experience has consisted of covering the spread of chronic wasting disease into the Western Slope of Colorado to the state’s ranching for wildlife programs. His passion for shooting began at a young age, fostered on pheasant hunts with his father. Since then, he has become an accomplished handloader, long-range shooter and avid hunter—particularly mule deer and any low-down, dirty varmint that comes into his crosshairs. He is a regular contributor to Gun Digest Magazine and has contributed to various books on guns and shooting, most recently Lever-Actions: A Tribute to the All-American Rifle.
Accessories
Trijicon Adds Green Dot Reticle to Reflex Line
Trijicon's Reflex Line has won accolades for its ease of use and ruggedness. And now the company is expanding the series of illuminated-reticle sights to include a color option known for its low-light capabilities.
Concealed Carry
Rock Island Releases Two New Compact 1911 Pistols
Rock Island introduced its 2011 line of pistols a few years back. And recently, the company has made the series more concealed-carry friendly with the addition of two new compact models.
Gun Reviews
IWI Reintroduces Jericho 941 to U.S. Market
The Jericho 941 has been sold under many names in the United States. Now, IWI is reintroducing the popular pistol back to the American market under its original moniker.
Gun Reviews
Video: Switching Calibers on the Colt LE901
Colt has come out with a complete line of modular rifles that quickly and easily switch calibers. Watch this video to see how simple the process is on the rifle Colt's new series is based off.
Classic Guns
MKS Supply Introduces Replica of Famed 1911 Military Model
There is nothing like a 1911 when it comes to semi-automatic pistols. Now there is a replica, soon to be available, that attempts to stay true to the toughness of the original military model of the pistol.
Concealed Carry
Poll Shows Gun Rights Support at All-Time High
A recent study by the Pew Research Center shows support for guns rights continues to grow, with more and more citizens from every walk of life finding firearms and the Second Amendment important safeguards.
Concealed Carry
The Beretta Pico Now Shipping
The Beretta Pico is now shipping in America and has the potential to be a hot handgun for concealed carry. Making it ideal for CCW duty is its incredibly slight proportions.
Accessories
SilencerCo Expands Catalog to Include Threaded Barrels
SilenerCo is shooting to make more handguns suppressor-ready with its newest product. The company's line of threaded barrels appears like it will make adding a silencer a snap.