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Matthew Shane Brown

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Nevadan by choice, and author of Fly Fishing in the 21st Century. He spends most of the year aimlessly driving the West in search of elk, birds, and trout.
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The Nemo Hornet – Still The Greatest 1p Tent

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • August 12, 2025
Nemo Hornet 1p Backpacking Tent
I bought my Nemo Hornet one-person tent back in 2021. Since then, I’ve spent three to four weeks each year living out of it, everywhere from the Sonoran cactus fields…
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Diamond D Alaska Hunter Hip Holster

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • July 29, 2025
Diamond D Alaska Hunter Hip Holster
The Diamond D Alaska Hunter Hip Holster (try saying that three times fast) is an excellent choice for serious hunting and fishing endeavors in rough country.
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Winchester Model 70 – Workhorses

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • July 22, 2025
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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Every Colt Anaconda Holster on the Market

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • July 15, 2025
Every Holster Option For Your Colt Anaconda
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

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • July 1, 2025
“The Marble and the Sculptor” by Matthew Shane Brown
“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)

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • June 18, 2025
The Big, Beautiful Bill's Public Lands Sell-Off
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

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • June 17, 2025
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

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • June 10, 2025
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

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • May 20, 2025
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

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • May 1, 2025
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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