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Ruger's Original Flat Top .44 Magnum
The .44 Magnum is one of my all-time favorite cartridges. But it hasn’t always been that way. We didn’t really get together until I got some firearms education and got enough nerve to do some experimentation...
Apr 17


John Taffin Remembered
John Taffin passed away on March 10, 2025. He was 85 years old. John invited me to the Shootist Holiday in the early 1990s...It must have..
Mar 12


Javalinas: Pigs of the Desert
I was just a big kid, horseback near the Nueces River, the first time I got a really close look at javalinas. I rounded a bend in the...
Feb 23


Ruger's Original Flat Top .357 Blackhawk
In the 1950s, all should have been well with the world if for no other reason than that blasted world war was over. But such was not the...
Jan 19


Hunting Camps and Gatherings
Hunting camps and the folks we share them with are as important as the wildlife we see and hunt, oftentimes they are the most important...
Jan 14


Asian Buffalo Hunting: An Australian Adventure
A few years ago I had the pleasure of making two trips to Australia to participate in a buffalo management project. I was hunting with...
Jan 12
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