Why the Shotgun Sports Can Be a Superior Way To Teach Ethics
A few years ago I experienced a moment that is now seared into my memory. The moment began inconspicuously. I and some of my Rocky Mountain Vintagers pals were ambling from station to station at Jerry William’s superb Quail Run Sporting Clays Club in Kiowa, Colorado....
National Shooting Sports Month
August is almost here -- otherwise known as "National Shooting Sports Month," designated three years ago by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). Whether through target shooting at a favorite range, plinking in a backyard with friends and family, competing...
Vista Divests Savage For $170 Million
Savage Arms, the well-known “still made in the USA” brand founded 125 years ago, was purchased by ATK in 2013. ATK's outdoors brands that also include Federal Premium, CCI Ammunition, Bushnell and others, were housed under a spinoff — Vista Outdoor — in 2015....
Nosler Mountain Carbon Hits Sweet Spot of Weight, Accuracy
Mountain hunters are a special breed. Every item they pack on a hunt has a purpose. Because gear means ounces and ounces add up to pounds. And pounds… they eventually equal pain. From cutting the handle off of toothbrushes to scraping the rubber armor off a spotting...
With Fabbri in Italy
Castelnuovo I was stunned. Pleasantly stunned. Roberto Ferrata uncased his new titanium Fabbri 12 gauge shotgun and handed it to me. “I want you to use my gun today.” I received the magnificent firearm and held it as gently as if it were a newborn baby. Bringing it to...
A Day with Rachel Carrie
If you’ve ever seen a carpenter pick up a hammer, then you know what it’s like to watch Rachel Carrie pick up her shotgun. It’s hard to describe exactly, but there is a familiarity and nonchalance with tools that only comes from a lifetime of work. Like greeting an...
Cape Buffalo Safari BlaserR8
From Ron Spomer Outdoors A cape buffalo safari can lead to an expensive addiction. Thomas Wolfe famously wrote “You Can’t Go Home Again.” But he didn’t say you couldn’t go on a cape buffalo safari again. And after the first, you’ll want another. And another… But it...
G.S. and the Mystery Stevens Side-by-Side
They looked out of place in the rack – that pair of side-by-side shotgun barrels there amidst those belonging to single-barreled pumps and autoloaders, a bolt-action rifle or two, and a few “black guns” that I couldn’t identify. I had been in this little shop only a...
45-70 Govt. Versus Warthog
From Ron Spomer Outdoors The 45-70 Govt. carries a powerful mystique. Big bore. Heavy hitter. Knockdown power. A favorite of commercial bison hunters in the 1870s. So how do you think it performed on this 90-pound African warthog? Fort Richmond Safaris PH Geoffrey...
Firearms from the Collections of 5 important Gunwriters now offered by Sportsman’s Legacy
A rifle that spent time in the hands of a legendary gunwriter like Jack O'Connor, Charles Askins or Tom Siatos would easily be the centerpiece of most collections. The same holds true for a rifle owned by a contemporary such as Todd Smith or an American Handgunner...