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Shooting a .22 is just plain fun
If you’re feeling the effects of cabin fever, throw the .22 in the truck and head out to the rifle range. If you don’t have a rifle range in your area, you can go set […]
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My favorite rifle is back from the gunsmith
I have an old Winchester Model ’94 .30-30 that I bought myself, with my own lawn-mowing money, when I was about 14. I love that rifle. It’s no sniper rifle – it has iron sights […]
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Tame the recoil on your hunting rifle
You don’t have to put up with nasty recoil when you’re hunting. Even if you’re hunting our state’s bigger animals, like elk, moose, or even bison, today’s technology can take a lot of the sting […]
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Don’t put off sighting in any longer
Sighting in your rifle is a must. If you’re going to hunt with it, you absolutely have to make sure it’s shooting where it should. It doesn’t matter if you sighted it in last year, […]
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A bad scope on a good rifle is no good at all
I have a really good rifle that’s not hitting where I aim it. It’s frustrating, because the gun should be knocking the center out of the bull. But it’s not the gun’s fault. If I […]
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Shooting a .22 is just … bliss
If you’re feeling the effects of cabin fever, throw the .22 in the truck and head out to the rifle range. If you don’t have a rifle range in your area, you can go set […]
Great Outdoors
Sight in that new rifle now
Depending on the weather in your neck of the woods, now might be a great time to sight in that new rifle or the new scope – or both – you got for Christmas. Down […]
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Reactive targets are the best bet for shooting with kids
My boys and I took the .22 out to the backyard shooting range on Sunday, but we’d planned to get out there long before we finally did. Part of what kept us from getting out […]
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Get some shooting practice in the cold
There’s a lot to be said for a roaring fire, a batch of fresh cookies and a warm cup of hot chocolate on a blisteringly cold day. But there’s also a lot to be said […]
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Some guns are worth more than their face value
One of my favorite people in the world was Bill Brohm. Bill was one of my dad’s friends when I was growing up in Riverton. He was an avid outdoorsman, and I vividly recall him […]