On The Nose
Once merely a bullet’s front end, the tip has become an engineering project. Here’s why.
“No-Bake” Exploding Clays for Off-Season Fun
Crafting your own exploding sporting clays makes for a fun and simple way for you and your family to make shooting season last all year long. When our clay target exploded in a puff of orange smoke my oldest son turned to me and said, “Hey, wait a minute, what was...
Time To Streamline TSA Rules Around Flying With Firearms
The Trump Administration recently announced a review of TSA policies designed to simplify travel ahead of major US events like the FIFA World Cup, Olympics and America250 anniversary celebrations. America’s 83 million gun owners are hoping that review will include a...
Aiming At Night
Still in the dark about night vision and thermal sights and gobbledegook thereof? To enlighten… The feral pig appeared with the first stars. I was already hiking to the car. A quick sit steadied the rifle; but the reticle vanished in night’s shadows and the boar...
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...
The Day They Took My Guns Away
Originally published in Field & Stream, this article also appeared in the Sept./Oct. 2000 issue ofSporting Classics.
Guns of Late Winter and Early Spring
I live for the “season of the painted leaves,” but for the time being, those crisp days of fall and early winter are precious memories to remember and to anticipate in a few months. With the closing of deer and other big game seasons, it’s time to switch to late...
Reticles That Help You Hit
When I fired my first shot with a centerfire rifle, only about half of all hunters used scopes. Offhand, squinting down the Krag’s long barrel and struggling to hold it up, I tugged the trigger. The report savaged my ears, the steel butt my clavicle. The oil can on...