Das Jagdmagazin mit Weitblick

When craftsmanship, passion, and mechanical genius come together, the result can be more than just another rifle. The Jakele J1 is exactly that — a firearm born from purpose, built to redefine safety, and designed with the kind of detail only true engineers obsess over.

Carbon barrels are revolutionizing modern hunting — lighter, stronger, more precise. The high-tech material made from carbon fiber, once reserved for aerospace and motorsports, now gives hunting rifles less weight, better balance, and exceptional accuracy — ideal for mountain hunters and demanding terrain.

More and more game is going nocturnal — wild boar, golden jackal, wolves, even beavers. Lawmakers across Europe are reacting, and in many regions night hunting with thermal or night-vision optics is now legal. That leaves hunters with a tough question: clip-on or dedicated thermal scope?

8.5×55 Blaser — magnum performance from short barrels. Why the new cartridge is ideal for mountain hunting, driven shoots and as a true “do-it-all” round, which bullet families are available, and how the cartridge feels in the field.

Morning in the hunting grounds. A first streak of light brushes the treeline; the view through the glass sharpens. For generations, this moment belonged to the greats — Swarovski, Zeiss, Schmidt & Bender — names not bought, but inherited. But something is shifting. Quietly, yet unmistakably. The old world of pure optics is under pressure — economically, technologically, emotionally. This is about more than lenses. It’s about a mindset.

If you’re looking for an affordable, rugged, and truly practical hunting rifle, sooner or later you’ll come across the Brenner BR20. We’ve been using this model in the field for quite some time now.

The finishing shot is the harshest chapter of hunting. It’s the moment when experience, calm, technique — and ultimately the hunter’s decision — determine success or suffering. Jörg Burgstaller, seasoned hunter, firearms expert and Austrian importer for SIG Sauer, speaks from decades of practice: “The finishing shot is not a lucky shot. Anyone who thinks they can just grab a handgun and it will be fine is gravely mistaken.”

When the forest falls silent at dusk, the hunter enters that sacred hour where experience, patience, and technology converge. This is precisely where the new HIKMICRO Habrok HQ50LN comes into play — a scope that combines thermal imaging, digital optics, and a laser rangefinder in one device, promising to help hunters keep their vision clear even in the darkest moments.