I never thought it could be too wet to shoot
I never thought there was such a thing as weather too bad to go shooting. But as I get older, and now that I own some acreage of my own, it turns out there is such a thing, [...]
Shooting
Looking forward to more time for hunting & fishing
My youngest son graduated high school over the weekend. I have to admit, I have mixed feelings about it. I’m proud of him and I’m excited to see what he does and where he [...]
I’ve found yet another new addiction
My son started doing precision shooting with the American Legion Post 6 shooting team down here in Cheyenne, and he got really good really fast. The Post 6 team has a bunch [...]
I’m now officially a precision shooter parent
It’s official. I’m now a precision shooter’s father. My son Logan competed last week in the Junior Olympics National Championship. If he wasn’t already hooked on air [...]
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 [...]
Save ammo when you sight in your rifle
In my younger days, I made the mistake of thinking a scope was a scope, and there wasn’t any reason to spend more than a couple hundred bucks on one. I’d get a new rifle [...]
The bow’s coming out if the wind ever stops
I’ve been neglecting my bow for far too long. I haven’t pulled it out of the case since last archery season, and shooting a bow isn’t like riding a bike. You’ve got [...]
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. [...]