The Ruger-5.7 is a game-changer and the best thing to happen to the 5.7x28mm cartridge since its inception. Stuck between winter and spring temperatures swung from 70 one day to 20 the next. Cold rain dripped from the barn’s tin roof while I gazed out the window and spied yellow jonquil blooms next to my […]
Smith & Wesson’s first bite at the .22 Magnum apple was a success with their earlier Model 648, and this new version is ripe for the picking. It wasn’t really snowing yet, but the occasional flake drifting across a target reminded me that it could start any time. Several of us were gathered on an
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President John F. Kennedy promised to put a man on the moon. Bob Dylan and the Beetles started cranking out hits. James Meredith was the first black student to register at the University of Mississippi, and the Cuban Missile Crisis took the United States and the Soviet Union took the world to the brink of
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If you are looking for a quality, light-weight rifle for small game hunting capable of target-grade accuracy, look no further than Christensen Arms’ Ranger .22. The hunter didn’t have far to go. He took a seat on his back porch steps in the predawn blackness, a cup of steamy coffee sat on the top step
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It’s a no-brainer to say that preparation is the key to success at anything. After logging more miles than I care to remember in pursuit of wild turkeys, I have learned, sometimes the hard way, that a few precautions could have averted a trying experience. Getting your equipment to arrive with you, and keeping it
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