First Time Hunter: Wheels Up in DC
As we speak, I'm on my way to Texas where Tyler Kee will be meeting me and teaching me to hunt for the first time. I'm feeling a strange mix of emotions -- anxiety...
Ask Foghorn: Range Estimation Using MIL Dots
Yesterday I posted a review of a riflescope that had MIL dot markings on the reticle. In the comments there was some confusion about the purpose MIL dots have in range estimation, and so...
Gear Review: Leupold Mark 4 8.5-25×50 LR/T M1 Rifle Scope
There's only so much you can do with iron sights. I've seen people hit the 10 ring from 1,000 yards away using nothing but a M-16 with aperture sights, but what if you're not...
Gun Review: Weatherby Vanguard Sub-MOA TRR
A "minute of angle" is a technical term used to describe how far from the point of aim a bullet deviates after being fired, but it can be boiled down to landing your shots...
Gear Review: Boyd’s Classic Gun Stocks
From the moment I picked up my Weatherby Vanguard I knew the stock HAD to be replaced. It was just... awful. The plastic was thin and tacky looking, and there was no way to...
The Truth About the NSSF’s Hunting Safety Claims
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) recently released a study report concluding that hunting's safer than many other popular participation sports. Media Matters was all over it like a cheap suit. The left-leaning matter minders maintained that the...
NSSF: Hunting is Safer Than Sex
This just in from the NSSF: NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Don't let anyone tell you otherwise: Hunting with firearms is safe; in fact, hunting with firearms is one of the safest recreational activities in America ....
Quote of the Day: Hear Me Roar Edition
"What’s seriously troubling about this new breed of armed women is they seem to take more pleasure than their men in destroying life, even as they are the givers of life." - Bonnie Erbe, Gun...
NSSF: Poll Indicates What Hunters Want This Holiday Season
The NSSF today linked to a poll taken by Southwick Associates of "sportsmen and firearm owners" asking "What hunting or target shooting gear are you most hoping to receive this holiday season?" The results...
NY Times: The Freedom Group’s Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Choose
Every week or so the New York Times provides another opportunity for gun rights advocates to give the left-leaning paper the "pitchfork and torches" treatment. Today's Sunday Business section article on the Freedom Group---"the most powerful...
2011 Texas Hunting Update
Thanks to everyone who wished me luck for opening weekend. I really do appreciate it. Unfortunately, luck didn’t seem to be on my side. Probably due to a lack of preparation on my part!...
NRA Supports Silencers. Finally.
Silencers (or suppressors or whatever you want to call them) have long been ignored in the conversation about "gun rights." Regulations regarding ownership and manufacture of silencers haven't changed much since the National Firearms...