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Daily Blog: 12/30/20 (The Last Post)

This is the, Last Post, for 2020, and it has four purposes. The first is to announce that I’m now accepting pre-orders for my latest book, Under Orion Volume 2, More Hunting Stories from Appalachia to Africa. 100 numbered and autographed copies will be offered, and you can learn more about the book and place your order HERE. The second is to …

Thoughts on the General Purpose Rifle

In the 1980s, Jeff Cooper, a former Marine and founder of what is now known as Gunsite Academy, conceived the Scout Rifle concept. Cooper theorized the best general-purpose rifle – a rifle well adapted to just about any task – was in fact somewhat ironically, a very specialized weapon. Among other things, he stipulated a 308 Winchester with a maximum length of …

Daily Blog: 12/24/20 (Throwback Thursday)

The recent muzzleloading hunt in Kentucky with my son got me to thinking about my past experiences with muzzleloaders. By virtue of my best friend’s addiction to muzzleloaders, I spent a lot of time in the woods and on the range with traditional muzzleloading rifles. In fact, when I returned from basic training, my friend and I started a muzzleloading club that …