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, [...]
Shooting
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 [...]
What’s the best .22 rifle ever made?
When the wind kicks up above 30 miles an hour, I spend more time indoors reading. I’ve gotten pretty efficient at my outdoor chores, like feeding the horses and filling [...]
Put some HiViz sights on your gun
I don’t know why I lived with the substandard sights that came on my Glock 22 for so long. They made it hard to acquire the target, and the front sight was less visible [...]
Competitive shooting isn’t just for kids
Shooting is one of those skills that doesn’t get better if you don’t practice it. You might be OK to take a deer or elk home from the woods with just a little bit of [...]
Competitive shooting might get expensive
My youngest son has been participating in the NRA’s junior shooting program for a few years, and he’s working on the Distinguished Expert award. That’s the highest [...]
I have to bribe my son to visit me
My oldest son has gone off to college at the University of Wyoming, and I find myself missing him even more often than I thought I would. It’s great to have time alone with [...]
New gun makes changes to range necessary
I recently became the proud new owner of a Stag Arms Stag 10 Marksman rifle, chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor. I postponed my ownership of a gun that shoots this relatively new but [...]