A few years back Lilian Camalet of 4 Stable Stick asked me what I thought might be lacking in his line of fieldrests. I answered “A model for shooting when sitting on the ground.” Besides the wide applications in Lilian’s neck-of-the-woods (i.e. Europe), I imagined such a rest being very attractive for North American hunters […]
“You’re going to have a lot of fun with that pistol!” Those were the first words out of my friend Tom, owner of Shooters Den, when I lifted the Daniel Defense DDM4 PDW from its shipping case. I replied, “Yes, yes, I am…” When I spoke with Daniel Defense about reviewing one of their firearms, […]
The first edition of John ‘Pondoro’ Taylor’s African Rifles and Cartridges appeared in 1948, but today’s gunwriters continue to reference his conclusions in support of their own findings. Craig Boddington, both in his books and articles, as well as in his videos, often refers to Taylor when discussing large calibers designed for dangerous game. In […]
I first encountered Vortex Optics spotting scopes at a Government Training Institute – Legion long range shooting course. I’ll be honest and say that ALL of the spotting scopes I used, from a variety of manufacturers, seemed to have great clarity and phenomenal field-of-vision at distances from 70-850 yards. The only aspect I found difficult […]
My intention had been to review Craig Boddington‘s most recent book, Buffalo II!. But in a video interview with Craig at the Dallas Safari Club Convention, he did a wonderful job of reviewing the whys, hows and whats of this book. Craig managed to pull off what he called ‘insane’, publishing four major works in […]
It’s important that we hunters keep in mind that our passion for the pursuit of game animals – whether small or large, birds or mammals – is not shared by everyone. However, we also need to remember that those people who don’t hunt may not be anti-hunting or anti-hunters, and yet still not be interested […]
I thought I was up-to-date with all of the 4 Stable Sticks product line, but I was wrong. I have written before about how these field rests make shooting accurately much easier. To quote a Mozambique professional hunter friend of mine: “The bloody Stable Sticks work!” So, when I heard that Lilian Camalet of […]
I became aware of Mark Haldane from Craig Boddington‘s articles and books and I was excited about the possibility of hunting with Mark’s Zambeze Delta Safaris out of his camps in Mozambique. Naively, I believed that I could sum up Mark’s identity with the phrases ‘Professional Hunter’ and ‘Safaris Outfitter’. Don’t get me wrong, […]
I have posited elsewhere that Craig Boddington is this generation’s Jack O’Connor. I know Craig would push back against that claim. I know this because he has written more than once, including in the book that is the focus of this interview (BuffaloII!), that Jack O’Connor is the greatest gunwriter of all time. However, […]
Interviewing Jay Lowry, owner of Ryglen Gundogs at the Dallas Safari Club Convention was not pre-planned. It occurred because 1) I passed by the Ryglen booth multiple times each day and 2) their two English Cocker Spaniels sitting on top of water barrels were beautiful and friendly and I couldn’t keep from petting them. I […]
I did not obey common sense when I was growing up as a hunter and shooter. I often shot .22 rimfires, 20-gauge shotguns and even centerfire deer rifles without hearing protection. I finally stopped ignoring common sense…once I had hearing loss. Yep, I know, dumb. Fortunately for me, there are hearing aids for everyday […]
The title reflects how Kerry and Carol O’Day, owners of MG Arms, introduced me to their ultralight Dragonfly revolver. It’s about the same weight (17 oz.) as the cap guns we kids used to carry around when riding our stick horses. The Dragonfly is MG Arms’ least-known product, but the one about which Kerry […]
