Great Outdoors
Rekindle your relationship with your .22
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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Just what I need … another caliber to think about
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 shooting […]
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Get some shooting practice in your own home
Ammo availability is getting better all the time, but it got expensive during the pandemic, and it hasn’t seemed to have dropped much in price, even with more of it available. Even reloading supplies are […]
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Shooting guns means you have to clean them after
I spent New Year’s Day at the range, shooting several of my firearms. I shot rifles, handguns and shotguns, and I shot them a lot. I have purposely refrained from figuring out how many rounds […]
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First a day of shooting practice, then cake
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 because Martin […]
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Taking my fitness routine up a notch
There are many reasons people work out. The smart people go to the gym or have some sort of fitness routine they do regularly, and they just stay in shape. Others of us woke up […]
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Practice in the types of weather you hunt in
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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Take some of the pain out of your recoil
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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Watching shooting makes me want to have a go
I’ve been helping out coaching the group of kids who shoot air guns with my youngest son. It’s and American Legion shooting team, and it’s only open to kids who are 18 years old or […]
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Consider a dry-fire trainer as a gift this year
Talking about Christmas gift ideas before Thanksgiving is always dicey. There are a lot of people who don’t like anything being mentioned about Christmas before Thanksgiving, and they’re a vocal bunch. But please don’t take […]