Twenty-Six That night, the New Pyrenees Mountains “There, see over in that tree line?” Mike whispered. “Two guards, right where they were last time.” Thomas Quiet Water nodded. “The meadow is less than a click away, right up that hill.” They could hear the activity...
Twenty-Four Settlement, the following evening “You ready to go back out again?”Mike opened his eyes to see Major Wells standing over him. “Oh, crap, Major, how’s next month grab you?” Jenny tapped his head with two fingers. The young couple had been dozing in the...
Now, as I write these words, I’m seated in a comfortable chair in a warm house, drink at my elbow, with music playing.
Resolved: The .30-06 Springfield, originally known as the Caliber .30 U.S. Govt Model of 1906, is the standard by which all North American centerfire big-game cartridges must be judged.
I reflected that Jon’s perceptions in this matter were probably less than completely reliable…
Lately I’ve been experiencing a little of the old man’s nostalgic desire to visit places I enjoyed in my younger years.
Resolved: The Winchester Model 1894, being a near-perfect combination of rifle and cartridge, is the gold standard by which all succeeding lever-action rifles must be judged.
We chose the night of the new moon for our assault.
We took a red-eye flight Thursday night, arriving rather the worse for wear early Friday morning.
A rat scout emerged cautiously from under the siding.
The thirty-something range of rifle cartridges, like any other range, has a fair share of oddballs.
As we approach the top-end of the Thirty-Something rifle cartridges, we get a real mixed bag.
It’s somewhat baffling that this perfect mid-range never really seemed to catch on with American shooters, beside a couple of noteworthy exceptions.