Jeff Cooper
Jeff Cooper

Scout Scopes

I’ve been somewhat enamored by COL Cooper’s concept of the Scout rifle and his insistence on the long eye-relief or “scout” scope. Only in the last few years have I gotten serious about experimenting with both. I’ve learned some things for sure. First, I learned that as useful as the scout rifle might be as a general-purpose rifle, there are a variety …

Remington’s Black Belt Bullet (Guns & Ammo Teaser)

A few months back, back when winter would not leave us, I spent several days testing a new handgun bullet from Remington. The bullet or ammunition is called Black Belt and it is an appropriate name since the bullet has a Black Belt around it. My tests exposed the bullet to a reasonably intense evaluation and the full report can be read …

Where have all the great gun writers gone?

There was a time, not all that long ago because I can remember it, when the profession of writing about guns and the outdoors was looked at in an entirely different light. There were men who penned words and there were readers who anxiously awaited their publication. Pulling a gun or hunting magazine from a mailbox was as exciting as a first …