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.
Concealed Carry
Springfield's Carry-Friendly XD-M Elite Compact
Hefty capacity, excellent ergonomics and trigger that breaks like winter ice ... meet Springfield's XD-M Elite Compact.
AR-15
Evolution Of The American Sniper Rifle
The American sniper rifle has taken many forms, but its objective has remained the same—one shot, one kill.
Concealed Carry
Lipsey's Goes Old School With Retro Glock P80
A throwback to the earliest days of polymer perfection, Lipsey's Glock P80 puts a Gen 1 G17 back into shooters' hands.
Concealed Carry
Glock 43X and 48 MOS Offer Optic-Ready Carry
Still as slim and easy to carry, the Glock 43X MOS and Glock 48 MOS offer optics-ready options in the Slimline series.
Gun Articles
First Look: The Escort .22 LR Bolt-Action Rifle
Priced right and solidly made, the Escort .22 LR has you covered whether you're taking aim at small game or the bullseye.
Ammunition
First Look: Grizzly Cartridge Company 124-grain 9mm +P JHP
Aimed at top terminal performance, Grizzly Cartridge Company's new 9mm +P gives shooters an overpowering self-defense option.
AR-15
Christensen Arms' Ultralight CA9MM 9mm Carbine/Pistol
Boasting Christensen Arms carbon-fiber wrapped barrel, the pistol-caliber carbine/pistol CA9MM lightens up the already nimble AR-15 configurations.
Ammunition
.380 Vs 9mm: Reasons To Consider The Small ‘Nine'
Yes, there is still a .380 vs 9mm debate and some very good reasons to still consider the smaller option to keep you covered.