Gun Tradition

I fired my first long gun at nine years old. It was too long, too heavy, and too hard recoiling for my scrawny build at the time. With my kids getting older, I’m looking into what makes a good...

Living in southern Michigan where we use shotguns and muzzleloaders for deer, 90 percent of my deer were killed with buckshot. Believe me, it works. There are four target zones on a deer for...

When I first heard about this phenomenon, it didn’t sound right to me.  Turns out what I had heard was partially true and partially wrong. I put in a lot of technical research to get the best...

I’ve owned two Mosins, a 91/30, and a Chinese T53 carbine.  They are fun, tough, and capable 30 caliber rifles.  There’s something about the setup that I really like. The Mosin...

The 30-06 has been a staple in American Gun Culture since probably before World War One.  It is a versatile military cartridge designed for smokeless powder in 1906. It has been used for hunting...

My dad gave me a used 12-gauge shotgun for my 14th birthday. In my first year, I killed dozens of ducks and three whitetail deer. I have carried it in and out of the northern bear country for 16...