Fifteen kilometers inland The setting was beautiful. Fifteen kilometers from the outskirts of Mountain View was the tiny community of Rangely, a farming and ranching town of about two thousand. And just outside of that community was the Rangely Retreat, a...
Twenty-One The K-101 Kadastrattik XII was beginning to become impatient. He’d taken time for a meal in his quarters, and now bounded back onto his Bridge, barking at his Signals officer. “Signals, has there been any word from Lieutenant Akillistrak?” “No,...
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I’d buy one.
With last week’s presentation being an American hero of the Pacific War, it seemed appropriate this week to present a figure from the other side.
An adventurous lad, John dropped out of school at age fifteen and went to work as a caddy for a local country club until he was eighteen, when he began his military career.
Practical considerations are always a part of any decision, though.
It was a Saturday evening….
Her name was Phoebe Ann (Annie) Butler nee Mosley, but on stage, she went by Annie Oakley, and her career in the shooting arts was nothing short of remarkable.
Almost as soon as the modern-style brass rifle cartridge entered the scene in the mid-19th century, American shooters began messing around with them.
Back to the story.
For a change of pace, I have given a little thought to five weapons that you might find handy in the event of Something Bad Happening.
So, without further ado, here are five pistols you should shoot before you die, in no particular order.
Anyone who has read much of my work knows I am a wheelgun man.
Every enthusiastic shooter and collector has a list of guns they want to own, or maybe just to shoot.
So why is this one of the top five shotguns you should shoot before you die?
From Whence Beer? In these virtual pages we've seen some sterling reviews of various beers, so I thought I'd do some speculation as to the origins of the noble brew itself. Benjamin Franklin is reputed to have said "beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be...
Jon frowned down at his shoes.
While Winchester produced several slide-action and semi-auto rimfires prior to the introduction of the Model 52, for the purposes of this piece we’ll just look at (rimfire) bolt guns.
My ideal small-to-medium game rimfire rifle would take this form…
It was in the conquest of Gaul and its aftermath that Antony’s various talents came to the fore.
Someday, probably after I retire and hang up my traveling shoes, I’d like to have another gun dog.