The Man Who Resurrected McKay Brown
It all started with an introduction by an English gentleman to two Scotsmen who would thankfully bring a huge sigh of relief to those of us who carried the torch for Scotland’s iconic round-action shotgun. At the time, a 42-year-old Scottish gunsmith named Grant...
The Family Rifle
Remington called it “The Gamemaster.” Serial number 260,000, one of more than a million made between 1952 and 1982. We met on the beach. I was doing turtle work for the DNR, she was on vacation. I was registered with the Feds with authority to possess and transport...
Dad’s Browning
“A poor man can only afford the best.” This was the mantra my father lived by. Dad was a professional firefighter for nearly 40 years in a midwestern town. A survivor of the Depression who lived on a farm without running water or electricity, he enlisted at age 17 to...
The Old Man
I called my buddy Ken Eversull the other day about doing some work on my old Parker. If you don’t know him, he is a gunsmith, for lack of a more fitting term, and an absolute genius at his art. He lives and practices his trade in Louisiana and has forgotten more about...
A Purdey Trio and the First Ever Boss .410 Gauge Lead RIAC’s $22.6 Million December Auction
Sub-gauge shotguns remain hot items for sportsmen and collectors, and some of the finest examples of these small-bore specialists headlined Rock Island Auction Company’s December’s 6 – 8 Premier Auction. The first-ever Boss & Co. .410 bore O/U awed the...
On The Nose
Once merely a bullet’s front end, the tip has become an engineering project. Here’s why.
Holland & Holland: Masters of the Double Rifle
In the annals of “Best” firearms, Holland & Holland holds an unambiguous place: builder of the world’s finest double rifles. For more than a century, dangerous game hunters have prepared for their great unknowns by trekking to Mayfair in London’s West End. Their...
22-Caliber Christmas
Could there be anything more American than a boy receiving his first 22-caliber rifle on Christmas morning? Ah, the excitement, the early awakening before the rest of the household. The faint rustling of paper downstairs—was it the dog rummaging through the wrappings...