Wayne van Zwoll
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Wayne van Zwoll is a regular contributor to the Gun Digest annual, and author of the Gun Digest Book of Sporting optics. He is a nationally-recognized expert on rifles, optics and western hunting.
Gun Reviews
Wayne van Zwoll Explains: Minute of Angle and Milliradian (Mil)
Wayne van Zwoll explores scope reticles by defining the terms mil, milliradian and minute of angle.
Gun Reviews
Why Some Guns Have Soul and Others Do Not
Wayne van Zwoll explains why some guns have soul and others do not. It may be subjective, but it's still important to gun collecting.
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Gun Reviews
Big Game Rifles: What Happens Between Shot and Down
Big game that drops instantly to a shot is cause for concern. Bullets don’t hurl animals to earth; an immediate collapse usually mean you’ve struck...
Gear & Ammo
Wayne van Zwoll: Get the Right Scope for the Right Rifle
In this Gun Digest blog, Wayne van Zwoll explains differences between rifle scopes. Matching the scope to the rifle is important.
Ammunition
Wayne van Zwoll: What You Didn't Know About the .22
Gun Digest contributor Wayne van Zwoll explains why the .22 rifle deserves its place in gun history.
Gun Reviews
Wayne van Zwoll: Why Bullet Trajectory Doesn't Go Straight
Bullets travel in arcs. You knew that. Actually, they’re parabolic arcs. A bullet drops faster as it goes farther. Well, not really. Gravity determines how...
Classic Guns
Wayne van Zwoll: Thinking Inside The Boxlock
Wayne Van Zwoll examines the double-barrel boxlock and sidelock antique rifles in "The Technical Rifleman."
Gun Reviews
The Science of Recoil
Launching a bullet sends a surge of energy in the opposite direction. We feel it as recoil. Boost bullet speed or weight, and recoil increases. Adding weight to a rifle reduces felt recoil because the mass absorbs the thrust.