This is the sixth and final part in a series of articles concerning the Scout Rifle. It could be considered an addendum to my book, The Scout Rifle Study. The Disparity between Definition and Performance Firearms, regardless of what they’re called,…
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Analysis of the Scout Rifle: Part 5
This is the fifth in a series of articles concerning the Scout Rifle. It could be considered an addendum to my book, The Scout Rifle Study. The Disparity between Definition and Performance. Jeff Cooper felt that he could prescribe a definition…
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Analysis of the Scout Rifle: Part 4
This is the fourth in a series of articles concerning the Scout Rifle. It could be considered an addendum to my book, The Scout Rifle Study. The Problem with the Scout Rifle Community The members of the Scout Rifle community exasperate…
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Pulling Pistols & Killing Snakes
Grandpa also used to tell us boys, “You should never pull a pistol unless you’re going to use it.”
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Analysis of the Scout Rifle: Part 3
This is the third in a series of articles concerning the Scout Rifle. It could be considered an addendum to my book, The Scout Rifle Study. The Problem with the Scout Rifle The primary problem with the Scout Rifle is that…
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Analysis of the Scout Rifle: Part 2
This is the second in a series of articles concerning the Scout Rifle. It could be considered an addendum to my book, The Scout Rifle Study. The Problem with the term/name, Scout Rifle Maybe the largest problem Cooper created was…
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Analysis of the Scout Rifle: Part 1
This is the first in a series of articles concerning Scout Rifles. It could be considered an addendum to my book, The Scout Rifle Study. The Problem with the Scout Rifle Concept As those who frequent the Scout Rifle forum…
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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…
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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 –…
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Long Rifles and Round Balls
If you’re a student of the rifle or a muzzleloading enthusiast this is a time machine you must ride. The journey spans over 200 years covering five generations, but unlike histories that examine most rifles, those you’ll discover here are,…
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