Hey Peta, Beat This!
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Just about everybody has heard about PETA, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Quite simply, they are an avowed enemy of hunting. PETA is a well-funded group which acts upon emotions, not common sense or the reality of nature. Their articles brim with hatred and anger and are absolutely filled with bias and [...]
My Favorite Guns: The Weatherby 30-780 “Betty Lou”
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Betty Lou is one of my all time favorite rifles. A powerhouse from Weatherby, she received her official handle by my father who compared her to “Betty Lou - the combination AK-57 uzi-radar-triple-barrelled-double-scoped-heat-seaking-shotgun” from the Bananas at Large song “The 30 Point Buck”. The gun is my Weatherby Accumark in the famed 30-378 Weatherby Magnum [...]
My Favorite Guns: The Remington 870
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I received my first gun when I was 3 years old. As a small child, it seemed I was destined for a love of firearms. My grandfather always carried a Remington 870 Wingmaster in the now politically incorrect rifled rack in the back window of the 68 ford pick-up. It was always [...]
Guns and Kids
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Let me be controversial for a moment. Guns will hold no mystery to my children. In this world of nay-sayers, gun banners, and non-informed gun haters, such a statement is bound to raise questions as to my values and questions as my ability to properly raise my children. For those who automatically [...]
Performance Report: The Ruger Frontier
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In 2004, Ruger announced the production of the Frontier Rifle based on the scope forward concept of the Scout Rifle pioneered by Jeff Cooper. Ruger utilized its proven M77 compact rifle as the base unit for development of the Frontier. The result is a fantastic rifle which handles remarkably fast and [...]
Product Analysis: Leupold VX-L
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Leupold has long been the cutting edge of Rifle Scope technology. They have gained the reputation of being high quality dependable optics which will survive most anything a hunt can deal out. If they don’t survive it, the Leupold corporation backs it up with unprecedented service and support. This year, Leupold has [...]
Safari Calibers: The 375 Holland and Holland
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The .375 H&H is synonymous with big game shooting. A legend in its own time, it has been used on every continent to harvest game and defend food stores. The 375 Holland and Holland has become a living legend, known by almost everyone, and who the very mention stirs up the life, excitement [...]
MythBusters: The High Capacity Magazine
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During the Clinton Assault Weapons Ban which ended in 2004 was a section which prohibited the manufacture and import of high capacity magazines. High Capacity was determined to be anything over 10 rounds. The reasoning offered behind this ridiculous ideology was criminals would have access to “Never Ending” supplies of ammunition which would [...]
Deer Hunting Offers Much More than Mere Sport
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There’s just something about the thrill of the chase that’s perhaps even more appealing to deer hunters than the actual kill itself. A process that harkens back to primeval times, hunting is about more than the act itself. In days gone by, it was nothing more than basic survival - the food chain in action. [...]