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
New Pistol: Smith & Wesson Now Shipping M&P45 M2.0
Smith & Wesson's M&P45 M2.0 should generate plenty of interest, mating the newly designed pistol line with one of the most popular self-defense calibers — .45 ACP.
AR-15
New AR: DoubleStar ARC 300
The new DoubleStar ARC 300 offers shooters the reliability and weight efficiency of the ARC line, but in the eminently suppressible .300 Blackout.
Ammunition
New Ammo: Federal Premium Ammunition Introduces Four New Lines
Federal should get shooters fired up at the range and in the field with four new lines of ammunition.
Accessories
Ruger Unveils Silent-SR ISB Integrally Suppressed Barrel
Ruger is offering 10/22 Takedown shooters an intriguing upgrade with its Silent-SR ISB. The integrally suppressed barrel not only offers excellent noise reduction, but also a better balance firearm.
Concealed Carry
New Handgun: STI's DVC Carry
The DVC Carry moves a STI line of pistols better known for competition squarely into the realm of self-defense.
Gun Articles
New Shotgun: Browning A5 Hunter High Grade
Browning has added a touch of class to its popular semi-automatic shotgun line with the A5 Hunter High Grade. Ornate and functional, the newest "Humpback" should hammer fowl in style.
Gun Articles
New Handgun: Kimber's Super Jägare
Kimber's new Super Jägare sets to arm hunters with trustworthy semiautomatic ready to take aim at large, medium and small game alike.
Gun Articles
New Shotgun: Winchester's Super X4
Winchester has christened its new line of autoloading shotguns, the Super X4. Combining tried-and-true technology with improved controls and ergonomics, the company believes it has found a way to replace a classic.