Last Minute Boar

Last Minute Boar

The close of hunting season was upon me, and I had yet to field test Nosler’s M48 Liberty rifle in their hot new .26 Nosler chambering. Chuck Wechsler, my editor here at Sporting Classics, arranged a last-minute hunt for us at Buck and Boar, Troy Ayer’s preserve near...

4 Cartridges

4 Cartridges

Gun season was approaching and I had to decide which of my deer rifles to carry opening weekend. I had made good use of my “ heavy for deer” rifles on pigs during the off season, but had been unsuccessful, again, during bow season, so I did not want to handicap myself...

A Mauser for Mere Mortals?

A Mauser for Mere Mortals?

The M18 “People’s Rifle” For over one hundred and fifty years the Mauser name has been synonymous with robust quality and high-end craftsmanship. Their rifles built on controlled-round-feed actions have been the standard for hunters requiring absolute reliability...

Going Back to Our Outdoor Roots

Going Back to Our Outdoor Roots

When I was a youngster growing up in northeast Texas, we fished strictly with cane poles that we cut from a stand of switch cane that grew near the back of our little farm. We usually kept a 12-foot Calcutta pole or two for when we needed to really reach out from the...