Guns For The Country Home
A country home requires a lot of tools to keep the place maintained, safe and tidy.
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Profiles in Toxic Masculinity III: Joshua Chamberlain
As a young man he pursued various occupations including lumberjack (hardly a novelty in Maine) and bricklayer, meanwhile studying Greek and Latin, because lumberjacking and bricklaying are both occupations that give you plenty of spare time for studying Greek and Latin.
Read MoreAllamakee County Chronicles III – The Van
I may have over-reacted, but I don’t really think so.
Read MoreAllamakee County Chronicles II – Hoot Owls
A preview from my upcoming autobiography.
Read MoreProfiles in Toxic Masculinity II: John Jeremiah Garrison Johnston
Twenty-two years old, with his only skills being sailing and fighting, he decided to head inland, making the obvious choice for a youth in his position: To make a living in the Rockies.
Read MoreGrandpa’s Watch
Note: A preview from my upcoming autobiography, Life’s Too Short to Smoke Cheap Cigars (Or to Drink Cheap Whiskey.)
Read MoreThe Marvelous Mr. Weatherby
Roy Weatherby died in 1988 at age 77, having changed the American sporting rifle world forever.
Read MoreA History of Bolt Guns, Part Six
Another series draws to a close.
Read MoreA History of Bolt Guns, Part Five
When it comes to 20th century bolt-action sporters in the American market, it’s fair to say that you can list them in three categories: The Winchester Model 70, the Remington 700 and everything else. There’s more to the shooting world than that, of course, so this time out we’ll look at those three and some non-U.S. models as well.
Read MoreA History of Bolt Guns, Part Four
The War to End All Wars was the crucible in which the modern bolt-action rifle was formed, hardened and tempered.
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