Robert Churchill: Ballistics Expert & Bespoke Gunmaker
Think of the name Churchill and Churchill Downs might come to mind with mint juleps, outlandish women’s hats and sleek Arabian steeds or perhaps Winston Spencer Churchill who guided Britain through some of the darkest days of World War II. His quotes are many, but...
Legacy Gifts
It was nearing midnight that Thanksgiving evening many years ago. The fire had waned to pulsing orange embers, the room captive to darkness beyond its failing glow, but for the single, small table lamp by Daddy’s chair. The night was mellow as moonlight on a meadow,...
Parkwest Arms SD-10 Falling Block
Sleek, trim, light, strong, yet elegant, this U.S.-made iteration of the old dropping breech block action captures all of the falling block’s potential.
Springfield’s Emissary: Shooting Chocolate Cake
Amazon got its start in a garage. Google was started in a dorm room and eventually upgraded to a garage. Today’s Springfield Armory beats them both— it got its start in a corn crib before eventually upgrading to building M1A rifles in a former diner. The original...
Ithaca Doubles: Overlooked Classics
Like many enterprises of the time, its origins were humble. It began in a rough little wooden structure perched precariously on the steep gorge of Fall Creek near Ithaca, New York. The virtue of the location was its abundant water power, and the building had already...
Holland & Holland’s Aim for the Future
Holland & Holland, long respected for producing firearms of the highest quality, was acquired in 2021 by the Beretta Holding Group from the French perfume company, Chanel. For three decades, the French company tried to redefine and reinvent the venerable old gun...
Glass From the Past
Some “old” scopes were dandies! Would the hunters who used them prefer top sellers now? The Henriksen-stocked Mauser and its 6x Pecar scope were both heavy. But I was young and keen to scale the steeps for a bighorn ram. I found one in a nook, 250 yards below my path....
A Rifle to Palm
Power and accuracy make a rifle lethal. A waist that welcomes your hand makes it useful.
