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Student and instructor at the Holland & Holland shooting ground near London. The instructor wears ear muffs, because he is around shooting all the time. The student is using plugs because many young people find it difficult to wear large muffs. The people at Holland & Holland, sticklers for safety, feel the plugs are sufficient under the circumstances. The best combination: High quality muffs (with or without an electronic sound-enhancing system) and soft rubber “finned” plugs properly (i.e., deeply) inserted. Absolutely essential for shooting indoors or with heavy rifles, handguns, or anything with a muzzle brake.
Turning a Deaf Ear
A gunsmith friend of mine who specializes in tactical and competition rifles says that applications…
Warren Page’s Mashburn custom rifles were auctioned by his widow, Martha, at the sixth GameCoin convention in San Antonio in 1977. All three were purchased by Arthur McGreevy, shown with Page’s Mannlicher-stocked bear rifle.
O’Connor versus Page; the Clash of the Gun-Writing Titans
The greatest rivalry in the odd world of gun writing was between Warren Page of…
The tsetse fly, a.k.a. glossina palpalis, a.k.a., Africa’s finest game warden. This one a female, although she does not look very feminine. Or maybe she does. They’re not quite this big in real life, but they feel like it.
The Worst Bug in the World
I’m willing to bet everyone who reads this post that they can’t recollect a bug…
A Troika Pursued by Wolves, Adolf Schreyer (1828-1899). Man versus wolf has been a favorite Russian theme for centuries.
Should You Be Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
The most polarizing beast on four legs is very likely Canis lupus, the grey wolf.…
Terry Wieland’s custom Mauser 98 in .450 Ackley has a steel-tube Swarovski scope in a German claw mount, instantly detachable, and a set of highly customized iron sights that fit Petzal’s description of those on a professional hunter’s rifle. It has not accounted for as many animals as Warren Page’s rifle, but it includes two Cape buffalo inside of five minutes.
Put Some Iron on Your Rifle
Back when everyone knew who Arthur Godfrey was, you couldn’t sell a big-game rifle without…
Through the 1940s and ‘50s, Eddie Bauer of Seattle was America’s premier expedition outfitter. Jay Mellon, hunting sheep in the high Himalayas, wore Eddie Bauer’s finest. He also had the best guides. And he’s still alive.
Sometimes, It’s Better to Stay Home
In my October 2nd post, titled “How Not to Get Killed While Big Game Hunting,”…
For half a century, a Stevens single-shot was the Christmas rifle for several generations of small boys. In those days, the company stressed safety and parents taught responsibility—and the vast majority grew up to be responsible shooters. The Stevens single-shot is not the only thing that’s gone…
A Gun for Christmas
This is not the kind of Christmas story you’re expecting, so count the rest of…
To learn about speed in shooting, try international skeet. Here, Ryan Mason of Missouri prepares for a bird, gun down as the rules require. With birds that fly faster, international skeet is a great game to either improve your shooting or deflate your ego.
The Need for Speed
On my first safari, to Botswana, in 1978, I asked PH Ian Manning to rank…
“You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em… “Know when to walk away, know when to run.” Photo by Terry Wieland
How To Avoid Getting Killed While Big Game Hunting
Here are some helpful hints on how to avoid getting fatally hammered on a big-game…
Abercrombie & Fitch were classic, Olde World outfitters where you could buy a genuine English sun helmet (this is not a pith helmet!) made for them in Piccadilly to the highest standards. This one belongs to Gray’s shooting editor Terry Wieland. On the same trip in 1977, he bought a birchbark moose call made for A&F in New Brunswick.
Mecca on Madison
Long ago (1945 to 1977, roughly) and far away (New York City) there was a…
Winston Churchill’s work on a Sharps-Borchardt that sold at Rock Island in December, 2022. It brought nearly $30,000. Grace and three-dimensional quality? Indeed. Photo courtesy Rock Island Auction Company
Winston Gordon Churchill, 1939-2023
On July 31, at age 83, Winston Churchill of Proctorsville, Vermont, went to a world…
The .458 Lott (right) beside the perennially popular .416 Rigby. When it comes to hammering dangerous game, almost nothing beats the .458’s 500-grain bullet. We say “almost” because presumably Zeus has some lightning bolts in reserve.
Meditations on Big-Game Hunting
For something like three decades, every summer I would go and visit for a long…
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