Let’s not blame the rifle
Some very bad people have done some very despicable things over the last several years. And many of those people have done those horrible things with AR-15 rifles. But it’s [...]
Shooting
Sneak in some shooting practice when you can
I was hoping to already have been out in the field several times by now, chasing elk with my bow, but I just haven’t been able to get it put together yet. Part of it is [...]
I’m itching to put my coyote rifle to use
I told you Monday that our neighbor had a calf killed by coyotes, and that now all the people who live around me are working hard to put an end to one of those coyotes that [...]
Get the bow out of its case now
Don’t just let that bow sit in the closet or out in the garage all summer. Dust off the case, take the bow out and get some practice. There are dozens of archery ranges [...]
Active muffs increase range safety
There are a lot of electronic earmuffs and earplugs on the market, and most of ‘em are worth every penny you’ll spend on ‘em. The best ones are generally more [...]
I finally finished my shooting range. Again.
I built a shooting range in my yard when I first moved to my house. I set the backstop up at the bottom of one of the hills in my pasture, and I could shoot down at it from [...]
It’s (finally) too wet out there to go shooting
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, [...]
Facebook knows waaaay too much about us
I’ve made no secret on this radio show about my frustrations at the trap range. Just when I start to think I might be finally getting the hang of it, I step up to the line [...]
Don’t be too quick to get rid of a problem gun
A while back, I bought a Kel-Tec PMC-30. It’s a sweet little .22 Mag semi-auto pistol. I got it so I could have something I could carry with me in the woods to shoot grouse [...]
Get your guns clean while the wind is blowing
Now is not a great time to sight in a rifle. It’s just too windy. That wind will affect the flight of your bullets, so if you sight in now, your shots will be off when the [...]