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.
Handguns
Own a Revolver that Appeared in Gun Digest the Magazine
Checkout the revolver one of our writers reviewed and now aims to sell. The Smith & Wesson Performance Center Model 629 V-Comp is pretty dang sweet.
Gun Reviews
HatsanUSA Expands Line of PCP Air Pistols
Hatsan has made a name for itself as an accurate option in air guns. And the Turkish company's new air pistol should help shooters stay on target with the addition of a removable, adjustable stock.
How To
Incredible Long-Range Shooting Benchmarks Set at Whittington U
Long-range shooting has reached new levels at the Whittington Center's School of Extreme Long Range. The clinic had students hitting targets at breathtaking distances, more than two-miles out.
Gun Articles
Stag Arms Introduces 300 Blackout Uppers
The 300 Blackout has grown in popularity over the years with AR shooters. Manufacturers have responded offering new lines chambered for the round. Stag Arms is the latest, offering affordable uppers in Blackout.
Concealed Carry
Study Suggests Red-Dot Optics Improve Pistol Accuracy
Practice, practice and more practice. As shooters know, there's no shortcut to accuracy. Or is there? A recent study suggests there might be an accessory that will tighten up a handgun shooter’s groups in a hurry.
Accessories
Caldwell's Digital Wind Meter Helps Shooters Avoid Getting Blown Away
Wind can be one of the most challenging environmental factors facing shooters. Caldwell has dialed down the breeze's effects a bit with the introduction of its new wind meter.
Gun Digest TV
Video: Full-Automatic AA 12 in Action
When it comes to firepower, there are few weapon systems that can outdo the AA 12. The fully automatic shotgun can throw a massive amount of lead in a short amount of time.
Rifles
New ARES Semi-Automatic Rifle Legal in All 50 States
There have been a handful of states that have made it difficult, if not impossible to own an AR. ARES Defense aims to defeat these onerous laws with the introduction of a rifle based off the popular semi-automatic, yet is legal coast to coast.