Swarovski’s 1,000-yard Challenge

Swarovski’s 1,000-yard Challenge

It's not about training snipers or preparing to shoot game animals at such distances, it is about the pure challenge and joy of marksmanship. America loves its riflemen. Whether the subject is frontiersman Davy Crockett, buffalo hunter Billy Dixon or the fictional...

A Hoot to Shoot: High-Power Air Guns

A Hoot to Shoot: High-Power Air Guns

Everyone was impressed with the power of 3,000 psi of compressed air blasting a big bullet down the bore. I had the opportunity to join outdoor writers Luke Clayton, Joe Arterburn and Doug Howlett for some east Texas hog hunting. The gathering was sponsored by Pyramyd...

Perplexed By Parallax

Perplexed By Parallax

Q:  I started hunting with a scope on my rifle about 40 years ago, initially a fixed 4x Weaver and then a 3-9x Redfield with duplex crosshairs.  It’s interesting how hunting optics have changed since that time.  Today, many scopes have as special side knob for...

Three Keys To Good Shooting

Three Keys To Good Shooting

Autumn is coming hard now. For those of us who follow the gun and dog, it won’t be long before the gnats and mosquitos are replaced by quail and doves and ducks and geese and we’ll be ready for some good shooting. This time of year I typically get a lot of questions...