Voodoo Sheriff’s Colt
We had a voodoo sheriff when I was coming up. He and Pappy were best friends. Ed McTeer turned to the black arts to extract confessions and make himself bullet-proof. It served him well one night when a desperado cut loose in some dim-lit island juke joint, five shots...
Connecticut Shotgun RSP
Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing Company makes and markets a stunning array of shotguns including the A-10, Revelation, Inverness, RBL, Model 21 in an over/under version as well as the traditional side-by-side and a dedicated modular competition gun that it calls the...
Three Classic Hunting Tandems
Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison in football. Chevrolet and Corvette in automobiles. Rodgers and Hammerstein in song writing. Cotton and blue jeans. Bacon and eggs. Certain pairings make both partners more than the sum of their parts, even among rifles and...
In My Opinion
Interesting ideas that defy proof appeal to me, because facts have a way of strangling speculation and pestering us daydreamers. I have longed to scratch some of my itches in public, so here they are. You may not itch in exactly the same places, but hear me out....
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...
Long-Range Rifle on a Budget
Three cartridges that will make long-range shooting a breeze.
Of Remingtons, Parkers and Old Pats
Devout Remington men toting Parkers?
The Day They Took My Guns Away
Originally published in Field & Stream, this article also appeared in the Sept./Oct. 2000 issue ofSporting Classics.
My Firearm is Fire-Damaged. What Do I Do Now?
Fires are one of the most devastating things that can happen to our families and our homes. When the fire has died down and it’s time to sort through the ashes, what do you do with your fire-damaged firearms? We get a lot of emails and phone calls from people who’ve...
American Rifles vs. the British Product
British gunmakers have long had an enviable reputation for turning out superior sporting guns and rifles. This has been mainly because from the very start they have always catered to the well-to-do class of discriminating sportsmen who have demanded the very best and,...