Terry Wieland

FOLK ART — OR NOT

Fifteen years ago, I was offered the chance to buy an ancient Winchester 1886 for…
whitetail

WHITETAIL U.

Sitting in a deer stand, when there are no deer in sight, haven’t been for…
ammunition

Shooting in a Time of Shortages

In the past few years, ammunition prices plummeted as more foreign companies began tapping the…

The High Saddle

A dall drama in three acts. [by Terry Weiland] ACT ONE: MAN VERSUS NATURE Alaska’s…
The old Lee-Enfield No. 5 Mk. I, a.k.a., “Jungle Carbine,” was a decent “scout rifle” exactly as it was issued to British troops in Burma and Malaya in 1945. Other good factory scout rifles include the Savage 99 and the Mannlicher-Schönauer Model 1903.

Scout Rifles

THE ARMY SCOUT IS AN ALMOST MYTHICAL CHARACTER FROM FRONTIER HISTORY—as admired in his day…

The Undeath of Trapshooting

THERE WAS A TIME, 20 years ago, when you could hop in your car, drive…

Fifty-Inch Minimum

THE TRAIL OUT OF CAMP LED THROUGH A TANGLE OF PINES SKIRTING THE RIVERBANK. Moss,…

Let it Slide

Why the American pump gun keeps going and going and going and going.

A Bodyguard of Lies

If the locals call them “partridge,” don’t believe a word. [by Terry Wieland]

Black Forest Baroque

THE CASTLE IN THE GERMAN TOWN OF LAUBACH dates from about a.d. 1250. It’s still…

More for Less. Finally.

The Blaser F16 is a promise fulfilled. by Terry Wieland

The Genius of Spokane

THE PIRSUIT OF PERFECTION IS NO EASY TASK. First, it requires the knowledge of what…