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The 1911 Is Still Alive And Well

It is the year 2025. I am not a math wiz, but that means it’s been at least 114 years since the inception of what many would say is John…

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Gear

Pearson’s No-Drill Picatinny Rails For the Winchester 94

Pearson’s No-Drill Scope Rail for the Winchester Model 94

There is no better depiction of the duality of man than the two paths that a lever gun can take in the modern year of 2025. The yin and the…

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Gunfighters, Inc Kenai Chest Holster

There are a few maxims that have served as the foundation of my worldview over the years: “No amount of planning will ever replace dumb luck.” “Always look on the…

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Hunt Stories

First Blood in the UP

I think that everyone remembers their first hunting trip, but I might remember mine a bit better than most. That’s not because I got my bag and tag limits –…

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Gear

Add Iron Sights To Your CVA Paramount Pro

Back in ’23, I had the good fortune to draw a muzzleloader bull elk tag in a very desirable unit, in a very desirable state. I did not own a…

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Upland

Gear Dump: This Season’s Bird Stuff

Another upland game season has come and (mostly) gone in the West, and my gear list is approaching its final form after years of evolution, addition, and subtraction. Sounds too…

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The AH Fox Sterlingworth – America’s Scattergun

The Ford V-8. The Dust Bowl. Hiroshima and the atom bomb. The birth of rock and roll and the death of The King. Vietnam. Watergate. Punk rock. Desert storm.The dot-com…

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Golden Years in the Chukar Hills

It’s common knowledge among avid upland hunters that game birds follow boom-or-bust cycles that are largely dependent on the habitat and climatic conditions in their home range. You can add…

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Gear

Colt Anaconda Sight Upgrades

I own two guns that are completely irreplaceable to me for sentimental reasons. One of those is a new-production Colt Anaconda. Sentiments aside, this is also my favorite handgun to…

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