HUNTING
HUNTING

The Late Great 88

Why 88? Probably because the greatest lever action of all time was made by Savage and used 99 for the model number. I owned an 88 myself once; I’d learned it was a cousin to my Dad’s model 100 Winchester. I toyed with the 88 for a while, figured out how far to turn the forward stock screw to make it shoot …

The Evil Expander Ball

Today I was talking to a friend about hand loading rifle ammunition and the topic of accuracy came up. Accurate ammunition is usually very straight or concentric ammunition meaning; the case neck and the bullet, when it is loaded into the case, are parallel with the centerline of the case. Start a bullet down a barrel straight and it will generally come …

Good Gear

Short of a date with a beautiful woman with a great personality, there is nothing like going to the range with exceptional gear. Today I spent most of the morning testing a new rifle stock from SISK rifles and a new riflescope from Nightforce. Both impressed me. The S.T.A.R. rifle / rifle stock from Sisk is designed so that it can be …