Today’s column begins with a quick game of word association. What do the names Ralph Bell, Jim Watson, Melvin Lemley, Dale Harshman, Dutch Kramer, Joe Palmer, mean?To you, probably very little. To me, they are a treasure trove of knowledge regarding all things shooting, hunting, reloading, ...
I can’t believe we are at the beginning of July 2023 already. Fourth of July celebrations are already getting underway, cookouts are in full swing, and the fireworks, in many cases, have begun.But don’t forget to celebrate the most important aspect of our July 4th celebrations: our ...
Alpheus Potts “Bud” Mitchell was a guy I didn’t know very well. Truth be told, I never made his acquaintance. Oh, we’ve hunted pheasants together nearly every Saturday morning of pheasant season for the last 30 years or so but I never shook hands with the man. We didn’t eat breakfast ...
This week the topic is diopters.OK, what the heck is a diopter? I only know because I am of advanced maternal age. That is what they call you when you are old and about to have a child. My wife and I were both identified as maternally advanced in 2007. Fortunately, she had to do all the heavy ...
It’s summer and you might be headed out to the shooting range to try out that new purchase. You might be beginning the sight in process to make certain that your deer rifle is correctly zeroed well in advance of the upcoming season. Whatever your reason for heading out to the firing range, it ...
Have you ever seen one of those fancy vaults for the back of the sportsman’s truck that turn unusable space into organization? You can spend $2,000 on such a box or you can build one if you have some basic hand tools and a little crafting savvy.After watching some hunting buddies construct ...
