Author: Hunter On a Budget

  • Primos Hoochie Mama Pack Review

    Primos Hoochie Mama Pack Review

    The Primos Hoochie Mama produces a very realistic Elk “mew” that all bulls love to hear. Using only one hand, this Cow Elk call is very simple and easy to use by pushing the bellow with your thumb. The HM can create mew, lost and estrus sounds by twisting the call. Primos also made an…

  • Primos Buck Roar Review

    Primos Buck Roar Review

    Having all the gear one would need to harvest a perfect Trophy Buck is ideal. But if that same person wasn’t able to call in that buck properly, all that gear would be a complete waste of money. I admit straight up that I’m not very good at using any call, whether it be for…

  • Remington 700 SPS Tactical Review

    Remington 700 SPS Tactical Review

    Being named one of the best rifles in history, there really isn’t much to say about the Remington 700 that hasn’t already been said. Right out of the box the rifle can guarantee a bullet will hit its target at over 500 yards, and not a lot of rifles can live up to that reputation.…

  • Savage Bolt Action Magazines

    Savage Bolt Action Magazines

    So after helping a friend of mine buy a brand new Savage hunting rifle, I happened to notice the magazine looked familiar. I removed the mag from the rifle and looked in awe as what I was in my hand was a plastic clip, Savage Axis mag. Yes, Savage has implemented the breakable plastic tab…

  • Hawg Wild Ranch Review

    Hawg Wild Ranch Review

    Recently my wife’s entire family and I went for a vacation in Orlando, Florida. Before we left, us guys decided, instead of only going to the expected amusement parks, we would like to do some hunting. Alligator hunting was out of our budget and currently not in season, so we decided to lend a helping…

  • Budget Stock DIY Repair

    Budget Stock DIY Repair

    During one weekend I had a chance to help my father-in-law dust off some of his firearms. We came across his Midland gun company (Parker Hale) 30-06 bolt action rifle. He shared some of his hunting stories that he had with this rifle back in the “good” ol days, including how the wooden stock cracked…

  • DIY Savage Axis Trigger Job

    DIY Savage Axis Trigger Job

    DIY Savage Axis Trigger Job Warning: screwing around with your trigger comes with some risk. You should have a good idea of what the rifle trigger should be doing, have a bit of mechanical sense, and test rigorously afterwards. If you adjust your trigger according to this content, you take responsibility for your modifications. If…

  • Remington M887 NitroMag Review

    Remington M887 NitroMag Review

    When I asked fellow gun enthusiastic friends to name the first shotgun that came to mind, the majority responded with “Remington 870”. Not one mentioned the Remington M887 NitroMag. This made me wonder if anyone had even heard of this boom stick before or if they just kept it in the “piece of crap” section…