In 1983 I purchased the first Winchester 94AE in 307 Winchester that I laid eyes on. It was a fantastic little rifle that fired a very powerful – by lever-action standards – cartridge. I hunted with that rifle for several…
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Daily Blog: 12/10/20 (Bloody Bullets)
This morning I worked some more on a reloading article, did some Christmas shopping on the Internet, and then reviewed the text for my new book. While doing that I got to thinking about a hunt from the book and…
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Daily Blog: 12/9/20 (A New Book)
Today consisted of a hodgepodge of chores, including Christmas shopping. I used to really enjoy Christmas shopping, and I still do for my wife and boys. The problem is the girls; I got no business buying gifts for teenage girls….
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Daily Blog: 12/8/20 (Yeager)
I’ve spent most of the morning finishing up three articles for Field & Stream on centerfire and rimfire ammunition. Now I’m beginning the preliminary phases of a feature article for Shooting Illustrated that will serve as a primer for those…
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Daily Blog: 12/7/20 (Concealed Carry)
Today I’m working on my defensive handgun column for Gun Digest. Based on the questions I receive from readers of that magazine, other magazines, and on social media, there is currently a lot of interest in ways to carry a…
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Daily Blog: 12/6/20 (Melvin Forbes)
Today I’m working on an article for Gun Digest about my friend Melvin Forbes from New Ultra Light Arms. I’ve written a similar story multiple times and I can never seem to capture the magnificence of it all. Of course,…
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DAILY BLOG: 12/5/20 (Traditions)
Unpacking from my deer camp adventure earlier this week, I got to thinking. In 2006 I hunted in Ireland for fallow deer. Some of my ancestors came from Ireland at a time when the only people who could hunt there…
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DAILY BLOG: 12/4/20 (30 Remington AR)
After spending a week at hunting camp the e-mails have piled up. There are editors and readers with questions, new product releases to check out, and junk mail to sort. I also checked on a good friend who has been…
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You Might be Doing it Wrong – PART II
Hunting is a very personal thing. It allows humans to express the programing within their DNA and we follow traditions that have been passed down for many years. As long as a hunter is within the law, other hunters have…
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10 Great Trail Guns
I’m not sure anyone knows exactly what a trail gun is. Best I can define a trail gun, is a gun you have with you out in the field but for no certain purpose. In fact, you have no plans…
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