Craig Boddington

ARE IRON SIGHTS OBSOLETE?

Magnifying riflescopes aren’t new. Limited use in the American Civil War, and a few bison hunters used scopes in the…

3 months ago

CHOOSING VARMINT CARTRIDGES

By Craig Boddington When selecting a hunting cartridge, three considerations are most important: Accuracy, shooting ranges, and power, all adequate…

4 months ago

PRAIRIE DOGS AND PLAINS GAME

these days, long-range shooting is “in,” with many shooters working hard to expand their range envelopes. There’s a lot to…

6 months ago

SHOT AND CHOKE

I often claim that I’m the world’s worst turkey hunter. Possibly not true, but when I tell you what I…

7 months ago

THE AMAZING .45-70

The .45-70 Government was adopted by the US military in 1873. Amazing that it’s still with us today, more amazing…

8 months ago

BELTED OR UNBELTED?

A cartridge “belt” is a narrow ridge of case material around the cartridge base, quickly stepping down to the actual…

9 months ago

THE UNLOVED .25s

By Craig Boddington Yes, that title will upset some folks. Funny thing about the .25-caliber cartridges, bullet diameter .257-inch: Those…

12 months ago

.338: AMERICA’S BIG MEDIUM BORE

By Craig Boddington In America, above .30-caliber, cartridge popularity drops like a thrown rock. This is as it should be.…

1 year ago

WHY HANDLOAD?

By Craig Boddington Like most kids, my first shooting was with a single-shot .22, but, absent a modern Kansas deer…

1 year ago

DON’T OVERLOOK THE ‘06

By Craig Boddington A writer friend was in black bear camp this past spring, shooting a .30-06. At the sight-in…

1 year ago

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