Shooting

woodcock
Detail of a John Twigg duelling pistol circa 1772. They don’t make them like this anymore.

Lovely Old Things

Sometime way back when, in the early 1950s, J.K. Stanford ventured down to Cornwall to…
wood stocks
Stocked by James Flynn of Alexandria, Louisiana, this Dakota No. 10 is a .250-3000. The walnut blank originated somewhere in the Himalayas, and Dowtin purchased it in a street market somewhere in the ‘Stans. Wonderful wood is where you find it. Bill called it the most extraordinary blank he’d ever seen, and we pondered long and hard where to use it.

The Devil Dwells in Wood

I dote on wood stocks. A really fine hunk of walnut is something that nature…
ruffed grouse
The gun is a Charles Lancaster, circa 1912. September 25 is the traditional opening day for ruffed grouse in Ontario — a day more magical than Christmas.

Autumn Leaves

Summer’s gone, with its choking humidity and waves of heat and those highly overrated green…
With Skeet, as with any skill, a good instructor helps immensely, and not just at the beginning. This is Maci Tegethoff getting some advice from John (JB) Bauer, manager of the St. Louis Skeet & Trap Club.

Practical Paradox

A few months ago, some lads and lassies at the club where I shoot trap…
boss shotgun
This 28-gauge Boss & Co. over/under, built in the early 1920s, brought $164,500. Photos courtesy Rock Island Auction

Another Boss Triumph

If not a record, then very close by Terry Wieland Gun auctions always produce their…
federal paper shotshells
The paper is first rolled into long laminated tubes.

Gold Medal Gold

Federal Paper at the Olympics by Terry Wieland Across the screen this afternoon rolled a…
YUSEF DIKEC
Yusuf Dikeç shoots in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games (Wikimedia Commons), sans accessories.

Does Gear Make the Outdoorsman?

The first time I attended a grouse trial event, I donned knee-high rubber boots, “reenforced”…
ithaca e
This Flues-model Ithaca 4E trap gun was a mess when Edy received it, and a lovely article when he returned it to Dick Stephens a year or so later.

Edwin von Atzigen, RIP

The name “von Atzigen” is not familiar to most, but in my opinion it should…
Granite Mountain .505 and Blaser R8 chambered for the equally fearsome .500 Jeffery. Both have short, heavy barrels — the Blaser’s is 24 inches, but it saves length on the action — which are exactly what the doctor ordered for such bruisers. They weigh an identical 10.4 pounds.

Weight a Minute

What follows was triggered (so to speak) by my learning that the Army’s new rifle,…
tom turpin
The closest a writer comes to immortality—having words and thoughts enclosed between hard covers. These three books, plus a complete collection of Gun Digest from the mid-80s onwards, will give you the breadth of Tom Turpin’s work.

Lives, Deaths, Eras, and Random Thoughts

As you might have read here, in a note by Dave Petzal, the rifle world…
Paper laminated and rolled into long tubes, yet to be cut to length.

Paper Gains (Again)

It’s been a while since I’ve sung the praises of Federal Paper shotshells, and it’s…
The author believes a proper shooting outfit increases confidence.

Females and Firearms

The first time, several years ago, I went to my local sportsmen’s club to check…