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I live on the outskirts of bear country in Michigan.  The state record bear was shot twenty miles from my house.  I carry a full size10mm pistol when I’m out and about. The 10mm is the...

I have used a .357, and I have used modern handguns with similar or identical ballistics.  I currently own and carry daily, a caliber that is largely vying to take the spot of the .357...

I carry a Glock on my waist every day. I have now for 4 years.  A friend told me they were known for going off when dropped, so I looked into it. Boy was he wrong. A Glock has 3 internal...

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...