Not all shooting practice aims for the same results
I’ve been working with my youngest son, Logan, as he prepares for air rifle shooting at the Junior Olympics. He’s shooting from 10 meters, and his target is about the [...]
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Sporting goods stores are dangerous for me
I spent probably more time than I should have in Wyoming Outdoor Company in Lander over the weekend, especially over by the gun counter. I don’t know what it is about guns [...]
Long Shot looks like a sure thing for shooting
I finally got my backyard shooting range built up just right. The backstop is perfect, and I have shooting stations set up at 50-yard distances out to 350 yards. The only [...]
Cleaning guns doesn’t have to be painful
I will admit, I don’t clean my guns nearly as often as I should. After a day at the range, I might have four or five guns that are in serious need of a good scrubbing. [...]
Great. Now I need yet another rifle.
When I was trying to decide what caliber I should pick for my newest rifle, I contacted an old friend who is a legend in the shooting world. Ron Spomer is a hunting and [...]
Lock up your guns when you’re not carrying them
Suicide is something we just don’t talk about. We hear about it when someone famous or someone in our community dies from it, but we don’t talk about it. There’s some [...]
It’s my birthday, and I’ll shoot if I want to
I like to joke that much of Wyoming gets this day off because it’s my birthday, but that’s a bit disrespectful to the real reason for Equality Day. We get this day off [...]
Use your new toys
I’m sure there were plenty of goose calls, pheasant vests and shotgun shells under the trees yesterday. And I’m sure if you were the happy recipient of any of these [...]
A few last-minute gift ideas for outdoorspeople
It’s stocking stuffing season again, and I freely admit I’m terrible about finding stuff to stick in stockings. I’m determined to do a better job of it this year. And [...]
Make sure you practice with your Christmas gun
This being Wyoming, there are undoubtedly going to be quite a few firearms tucked under Christmas trees across the state. I’d be lying if I told you I wasn’t wishing for [...]