Winchester Model 70 – Workhorses
I am an absolute sucker for the Model 70 in any form (well, maybe aside from the push-feed stuff). Wood stocks, glass stocks, stainless, blued, long barrel, short barrel, standard…
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Matthew Shane Brown
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Nevadan by choice , he spends most of the year aimlessly driving the West in search of elk, birds, and trout.
Every Colt Anaconda Holster on the Market
I’ve seen a large amount of folks on the forums debating holster options for their new-production (and old) Colt Anaconda. As a somewhat specialized (and humongous) firearm, you generally can’t…
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The Marble and the Sculptor
“Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.“ I am not sure where I first heard this quote by Alexis Carrel, but as…
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The Big, Beautiful Bill’s Public Lands Sell-Off (and Sell-Out)
The stream of new and changing news over the last few months has been like drinking from a firehose, even for those who enjoy following current events and politics. Something…
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Plano Sportsman’s Trunks
Honestly, I don’t really enjoy writing “gear reviews,” and I think I’m basically alone when it comes to this. There is little artistic merit involved in these things. A lot…
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Vortex Viper Binoculars
While I no doubt appreciate the highest end of the optics bell curve, I, like most people, also look for the perfect intersection of quality and value — the ideal…
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Couldn’t Care Less
I did some spring cleaning recently. A primary objective was to clear out an old dresser in the spare room that had been serving as storage for all of the…
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A Fly Fisherman in a Spin Casting World
On the internet, you can find a lot of insane opinions about any topic you’d like. Sometimes, the joke gets taken so far that I think people repeat it simply…
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Practical Steels for Hunting Knives and Buck’s 420HC
Perhaps ten or fifteen years ago, I recall that one of the hottest things in the knife world were boutique steels with weird names. Ultra-tough, ultra-durable. CruWear. Elmax, Maxamet. S110V.…
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Time And Place: The Seduction of Spring Bear Hunts
March and April are weird months for me in general. Nothing going on, really. Bird season is over and I’m fresh off our annual javelina hunt. Most days, it’s usually…
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