It is a struggle to improve one’s writing. It may even be a struggle to improve two’s writing. A style and grammar mentor would be nice, or even just someone who has a general handle on spelling and where to place comas. My… stuff could be critiqued for technical substance,…...
Tag: bolt action
Ruger's 77 Series Model 77/17 17WSM
Some of the most significant firearm related information I’ve encountered came with the purchase of a spiral bound copy of Ackley’s “Handbook for Shooters and Reloaders”. Originally published in 1959, my copy was a 1961 10th printing. I was fifteen years of age; five years a shooting enthusiast, three years…...
Savage 110 Hog Hunter Part 1
Chipmunks – Micro or Macro aggressors? My wife loves to watch the chipmunk families that live under the shop and along the property boundary stone fences. They scamper with their tails up like antennas, they pause and sit on their haunches to test the wind like a community of meerkats,…...
Companion, Complementary Firearms Part I
I’ve been sitting here listening to the Amazon Mellow Folk Music channel… Jim Croce, Nora Jones, Jack Johnson, etc. and one step away from digging out a tie-dye T shirt from a basement trunk. Maybe I need to ratchet up to Thunder On The Mountain before I turn into cosmic…...
Winchester's Model 70 Featherweight Compact
Finally, fog is rising from the last of the melting snow and a steady drizzle is bringing the lawn and surrounding woodland back to life. Spring outdoor work will replace the free weekends of winter and save my wife and I from the cabin fever cult of the Instant Pot…....