Gun Review: Henry Big Boy Classic Rifle in .44 Magnum
For students of the history and romance of so-called cowboy rifles, Bayonne, New Jersey isn't a particularly evocative locale. Ilion, New York (Remington). New Haven, Connecticut (Marlin). Those are the places where West-winning long guns...
Tactical Wannabes Find a New Target: Feral Hogs
Are you fully equipped for when the SHTF? Have you bought all the tactical gear you need for TEOTWAWKI? Are your friends starting to whisper 'mall ninja' behind your back? You need to take...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Gilford Root
I’m not a bird hunter. I don’t have anything against it, just haven't had the opportunity to go. I’m sure it would be fun. In the mean time, I confine my shotgun use to...
Quote of the Day: Or Is It Edition
"I never comment on whether I'm carrying a handgun or not," Governor Rick Perry told reporters. "That's why it's called concealed." So what about the widely disseminated (by Perry's own staff) story that the...
Texas Hill Country Trophy Hunting (Sort Of)
I've had the distinct pleasure of growing up in the Texas Hill Country. To say the people are nice would be like saying Jesus was just alright (with me). If you haven't had the...
Gun Review: S&W Governor (Take Three)
When Smith & Wesson introduced their ‘Governor’ .410/.45 Colt/.45 ACP revolver at the 2011 SHOT show, many gun guys assumed Hell had frozen over. Smith & Wesson imitating Taurus? More specifically, the Taurus Judge,...
The New Yorker Has the Goods on the Bin Laden Takedown
If, like me, you'd really like to hear what happened the Night They Took Bin Laden Down (sounds like the title of a country ballad, doesn't it?), head on over to the New Yorker,...
Obscure Object of Desire: 1925 Rolls Royce New Phantom
We don’t have a lot of hunting-related content here for those Armed Intelligentsia members who like to get out into the wild and bring home their own dinner. So we'll try to rectify that...
AAC getting into Hunting
Apparently no other firearms blog picked up the fact that AAC bought a new domain name last night. I did, but that's mainly because I was sitting in the room when Kevin Brittingham (AAC...
In Search of . . . Hog Hunting Cartridge. And Gun.
I’ve been thinking that I'd like to add a bigger rifle to my collection. My future father in law has a close family friend with a ranch down in South Texas with a 1000...
Hunting at Maximum Point Blank Range (MPBR)
My story on shot placement seems to have stirred up a bit of thought provoking conversation about where a speedy bullet should go. Those opposed to my stance on neck shots cite the fact...
Duck Population Crests 45 Million. And?
You can shoot them. Not all of them, obviously. And only when they're in season---and the duck poses an imminent threat of not being shot by you, and imminence is imminent. According to the...