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I wandered into the local Gander Mountain today, to pick up some 20ga target loads for some folks I'm introducing to sporting clays. With not much time to burn, I walked straight over, picked up a few boxes and started back to the registers. About halfway there, I stopped dead in my tracks...

In a similar light as ArmedBear's post... I've got a S&W 686+ (6.5" barrel) that I occasionally like to take as a backup when deer hunting. I have tried using a cross-draw holster and don't care for it. Additionally, I'm typically deer hunting in very cold conditions and I can't let the gun...

After following this little corner of THR for a while, I got enthusiatic about classic slipjoints and freehand sharpening. So, I removed the Benchmade from my front pocket and dug out a Shrade Old-Timer. I also found my Arkansas stone, an old belt I use as a strop and some other assorted...

Over the past year, I've shot a little over 20K shells through a Kolar O/U. The trigger is everything you could ask for... crisp break, light pull, no creep. Truly, it would be worthy of a match rifle. The only gun I've got with a better trigger is a Model 15 S&W, when it's shot in SA mode...

I recently started using some of these shells on some game-farm birds while tuning our dog up for a trip to South Dakota. All I have to say is "Wow!". The particular load I'm using is a 2 3/4" 16ga shell pusing 1 1/4oz of nickle-plated #5 shot at around 1260 fps. This is nearly identical (a...

Apparently, I'm in the mood for a Steve-like rant. For the past few months, I've been very busy... mostly shooting and doing some instruction. When I finally checked back in, I was dismayed to see a bunch of posts about gadgets and gimmicks and stuff that has nothing to do with effective...

There's a form of writing known as "Very Short Stories", in which you tell a story using six words. No more. No less. Sort of like abbreviated haiku. An example would be: I thought it might be interesting to see what shotgun-related versions we can come up with. I'll start with...

We often talk about making sure that a shotgun fits properly… but what exactly does that mean? For those of us who don’t walk around with a Purdey’s employee and a try-gun in tow, how do we find out if a particular gun fits? The following is a description of what I do, and particular things...

Whichever euphemism you prefer... A coin toss. Six of one. Half dozen of the other. A horse apiece. 50/50. With the Wisconsin gun deer season beginning in almost exactly 12 hours, I'm in a bit of a quandary. I had been laboring under the assumption that the area in which I'll be hunting...

I had an experience recently which drilled into my head (literally) the importance of good form. It reminded me in no uncertain terms that a key aspect of good form is to lessen the effects of felt recoil. First the story... Last week I was in a friend's duck boat, shortly after sunrise. We...

As some of you may remember, I developed a flinch a while back, primarily due to an ill-fitting gun. I altered the stock to make it fit and the flinch largely went away. I say largely because it still happens once every 200-300 shots -- not often enough to be a problem. Today I was getting in...

I was just perusing some other sights and came across this gem: This is from the Ohioans for Concealed Carry website. I'm not from Ohio, but thought this might be of interest to quite a few folks.

Yesterday I was talking with a guy who is not a clay target shooter, but says that he knows quite a few and he even rattled off some names of guys I run into on the sporting clays circuit. Anyway, he mentioned to me that one shooter he was talking to sometimes simply removes his choke tubes and...

As many of you may know, I don't shoot skeet often. I've probably shot a dozen or so "real" rounds of skeet in my life. However, I'm a decent enough shot... in sporting clays I'll shoot in the mid-80s on many tournament courses and well into the 90s on a lot of "regular" courses. At trap...

As mentioned in another thread, I cut down the stock and installed a Hi-Viz Xcoil pad on my 28ga 870 Express. This was because Mrs. Trapper had expressed a desire to try a pump for sporting clays. First off, I ended up trimming approximately 1.5" - 2" from the stock, and in doing so I changed...

How ingrained is hunting and the outdoors in your brain? I ask this because today I was driving past a group of tiny little buildings that had a sign stating "Sheds For Sale". My immediate thought was "Cool! Maybe I can pick up a few and make a lamp like they've got in the Cabela's catalog."...

What is something shotgun-related you would like to do, but haven't? Personally, I would love to experience one of the Southern dove shoots I've read about. I'm not talking about going down to Argentina and shooting a few hundred a day -- I'm talking about a nice, warm opening day with lots...

Yesterday, I found myself up at my "home" sporting clays course all by my lonesome. I could have hung out in the clubhouse for a while and joined with another group, but I decided to practice on my own. When I practice, I go around the courses and shoot only those presentations which give me...

What instructions would you give to a young grade-school student (think 1st - 3rd grade or so) in order to help them react to the following scenario? ------------- You (the child) are on or near school property and a car drives past slowly. A passenger in the car extends what appears to be a...

If WI actually ends up getting it's CCW legislation passed, I will celebrate by getting a new pistol. Specifically, I'm planning on getting a Colt and sending it out for some custom work. I'd like to go with a Commander-sized and am considering two specific variations: The fist is the O4691...