A few years back Melvin Forbes – the man behind New Ultra Light Arms – spent an evening at my deer camp talking about his rifle. I was smart enough – sometimes I have moments of greatness – to get…
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Guess and Win !
Here are my four New Ultra Light Arms rifles. I sold my fifth – a 35 Whelen – to my best friend in Alaska because he needed it more than me. The point of this post/photo is not to brag,…
Read MoreRifle School and the Professor
Rifle school. I’m not talking about a rifle school where you learn to shoot; I’m talking about a school where you learn how a rifle works. I’m not sure a school like this actually exists but because I have a…
Read MoreI Have This Rifle
There are five rifles from New Ultra Light Arms (NULA) that live in my house. I could not bring myself to part with any of them. My NULA 22 LR is a single shot. It has potted a lot of squirrels…
Read MoreVarmint Blackout
I’ve been working on a neat project for the .300 Blackout. Varmint loads. This gave me an opportunity to put my new Hornady Iron Press to work too. Using a New Ultra Light Arms Model 20 Short, topped off with Leupold’s…
Read MoreRifle Triggers and Rifle Safeties
“The most important characteristic of any rifle is its trigger action. It is better to have an inaccurate rifle with a good trigger than the other way around.” The Art of the Rifle Jeff Cooper In the early 1980s…
Read MoreThe Lion Scout’s Half Brother
While researching Cooper’s various scout rifles it come to my attention that Super Scout IV was assembled by Melvin Forbes of New Ultra Light Arms. This rifle would come to be known as “Lion Scout” and was – as best…
Read MoreScout Rifle Shangri-La – Happy Birthday Jeff Cooper
It is only fitting this post happen today. You see, today is Jeff Cooper’s birthday. In the late 60s Cooper began experimenting with lightweight bolt-action carbines. Greatly influenced by the life and writings of Frederick Russell Burnham, Cooper envisioned this…
Read MoreSig Red Dots and Viking Solutions
Yesterday I mounted a SIG Romeo 4 red dot sight to my New Ultra Light Arms rifle in .308 Winchester. This is an amazingly compact and versatile sight. It weighs about three ounces. It has two reticles. It can also…
Read MoreSwarovski’s Z3 4-12 X 50 BT Scope
Last year, for Field & Stream magazine, I reviewed several riflescopes that were suited for hunting at extended ranges. You can read the article HERE. Since then I’ve been working a lot with the scope that had the second highest…
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