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.
How To
Video: Jerry Miculek's Impossible 400-meter Shot with 9mm Pistol
Those who have seen Jerry Miculek know he's capable of amazing things with a pistol in his hands, but his latest trick shot might take the cake. Watch as he throws a 9mm round on target at an impossible distance. Wow!
Concealed Carry
Right to Carry Winning Out in America
There has been a sea change legislatively and culturally in America the past quarter century concerning the right to bear arms. The right to carry continues to win out across the country with more and more states fully recognizing the civil right.
Gun Reviews
Inteliscope Smartphone Scope Offers Reticle Upgrade
Typically, when you buy a scope you're stuck with the reticle built into the optic. With its newest upgrade, Inteliscope shows the versatility of its digital platform offering 80 different reticle.
Gun Reviews
Rigby Big Game Marks Renewal of Renowned Partnership
After nearly a century since their last collaboration, John Rigby & Co. and Mauser are back at it again. And the European gunmakers' new creation – the Rigby Big Game – is certain to get hunters' hearts pumping.
Gun Digest TV
Video: Mother Thwarts Home Invasion with Semi-Automatic Rifle
Don't mess with mom... especially when she's armed with a semi-automatic rifle. Watch as this Detroit mother repels a home invasion single-handily.
Concealed Carry
Video: Tips on How to Holdover for Offset
Precision shooting at close range is definitely more than a point-and-shoot affair. Understanding how to holdover for offset will get your shots on target.
Accessories
Vero Vellini Introduces the Vero Tactical Two-Point Adjustable Sling
Vero Vellini has made a name for itself the past two decades, producing comfortable handcrafted slings for hunting. Now the German company looks to do the same for tactical gear, with its Vero Tactical Two-Point Adjustable Sling.
Ammunition
20-Gauge Slug Added to Winchester's Defender Line
Winchester's Defender Line just got bigger with the addition of a 20-gauge segmenting slug, a round that aims to simplify the shotgun platform. It offers all the advantages of buckshot and a slug, without shooters having to reload.