Recent content by sargas23

Countertop, There are plenty of places near Dallas where you can go whack some hogs. You will have to pay for the hunt though, and it costs approx. $250 and up depending on where you are hunting. We usually use one of the hog eradication guys to get us set up on the property we'll be...

When I was little and my dad went to the gun shows, he always had a "trade gun". If he had more than one, he would let me carry one of them around the show while he was shopping around. He discovered that if I was carrying it around, someone would always ask "what do you have there, little...

My first target rifle - a Winchester Model 52. My dad traded it for another rifle which served me well, but I still miss that old gun. Accurate as heck and very well-made.

Alabama Dan, You might want to consider taking your son (and/or daughter!) to one of the Appleseed shoots. He will learn a lot from that weekend and be a better marksman for it. Most of the Appleseed guns are Ruger 10/22's with either tech sights or scopes - if he's used to iron sights...

Getting back to original topic - Places to shoot : Elm Fork - between Dallas and DFW Airport. Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Archery closed on Mondays Quail Creek - north of Ft. Worth, and north of the Speedway. Pistol, Rifle, Archery, also offers CHL and...

A little off the original subject, but is exactly the type of male attitude that keeps women away from the gun ranges. Most women marksmen that I know are very centered, talented, and well-balanced individuals - and they are not the same crying bimbos you see on other TV shows. I realize...

I might have to disagree with you stanmo - but that was funny!!! I think Brian Zins is in a class by himself, and I hope he wins the whole thing.

I grew up in a house full of guns, and my father was of the opinion that all of his children needed to learn gun safety as soon as possible and that we needed to learn to respect what a gun can do. So, when I was about 8 years old, he took me to the gun range with several of his pistols and he...

Here's what I'd like to see on the next Top Shot - nobody goes home. Everybody stays and the cumulative score at the end of the competition determines who the ultimate winner will be. Granted, it's not as interesting as the current soap opera in terms of the "Survivor" mentality, but at least...

I live in an urban area and have to walk about 10 blocks to the bus stop. On more than one occasion, I have been threatened by large loose dogs. I considered deadly defenses, but opted instead to start carrying my stun gun in my hand. There is something about that electrical discharge that...

Pretty cool being able to see some of the Navy guns that helped win WWII!

It's the ability to hide behind an anonymous name that makes people bold enough to say things that you would not think expect them to say to your face. I think THR is much more civil than some of the other boards I've been a member of. (And when hunters and anti-hunters meet online, it's a...

Red, Try to find a copy of "Position Rifle Shooting" by Pullium. Lots of info there to fill in the gaps of what you don't know. You can also get a lot of info from rimfirecentral.com, smallbore.us, and targettalk.org. Lots of long gun shooters on all these websites and you may even...

Good for Rick! I'm 100% behind what he did to stop those guys. I think I'd give him a new gun - maybe a semi-auto - and lots more ammo if I worked with him!

I used to shoot with the rifle team at Texas A&M. We had our own range on campus in the basement of the military science building with an attached secured armory. We kept our team rifles and personal rifles there, and locked the bolts up in a separate secured locker. Never had a problem with...