The K-101 Kadastrattik sat quietly, his hand still on the cutoff switch for the communication wand on the arm of his Bridge chair. He thought very rapidly for a few moments, and then stood up. “Tactical, are any forms of energy emissions directed at us from the...
Twenty The Chief of Security’s Office Things weren’t going at all well for Colonel George Perkins. Word of Akillistrak’s capture had, of course, reached his office. Knowing it was only a matter of time before the captured Grugell officer revealed the name of his...
What could possibly go wrong?
Blessed be those who, in the face of death, think only about the front sight.
Every crowd of teenagers has at least one misfit.
Jon beamed; he wasn’t accustomed to his culinary skills receiving that sort of acclaim.
Ewart Grogan was not a man to cross.
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.