rifle shooting

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

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

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

.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

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

STUFF HAPPENS

By Craig Boddington I am a firm believer in Murphy’s Law: Whatever can go wrong, will. And its First Corollary:…

1 year ago

CHOOSE YOUR LOAD

Midsummer, hunting season a long way off. That makes it a good time to dust off Old (or New) Betsy…

1 year ago

SHOOTING IS SHOOTING…sort of…

By Craig Boddington We live in an age of specialization…in almost all things. Instead of gunwriters, today we mostly have…

2 years ago

HAVE YOU TRIED AN APERTURE SIGHT?

By Craig Boddington Magnifying riflescopes saw some use in the American Civil War, and were preferred by a few bison…

2 years ago

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