Recoil and Your First Hunting Rifle
Recoil Front and Center Do you remember the first time you shot a rifle? How old were you? I don’t know exactly how I knew it, but when I was seven years old, I...
Author: sboyce42
Ruby Crest Trail – Part 3: Trail’s End
Piece of Cake…or, Duck Soup! Read Part 1 and Part 2 here! Once we left Smith Creek on the Ruby Crest Trail and began the descent into McCutcheon, life got really good. Once again,...
Ruby Crest Trail – Part 2: The Awakening
The Decision Read Part 1 Here. I awoke to my wife proclaiming “It’s five o’ clock”. With a 1,050 foot ascent of Wines Peak looming ahead, whether we turned back or went on, we...
Ruby Crest Trail – North to South. Part 1: An Idea
Ruby Crest Trail Seed is Planted It all began when my friend Amanda planned her first trek on the Ruby Crest Trail on top of northern Nevada’s Ruby Mountains. She gave me highlights of...
6.5 Creedmoor as Elk Medicine?
To Kill an Elk There is absolutely no denying it. Elk are tough critters. They are legendary as survivors of gunshot wounds and revered as hard to knock down. I’ve heard the advice and...
Long-Range Expert…Or Poser?
To Shoot or Not to Shoot? I am a hunter. As a hunter, I’ve learned to understand when a shot is solid or ill-advised and whether to attempt it. Whether using a recurve, compound...
Time for a New Recurve Bow?
Recurve: Stick and String? Something funny happened to me this winter. As my wife and I were exploring a new compound bow for her, I stumbled upon a latent desire of my own. One...
Long Range Hunting : One-Shot Cold Barrel Challenge!
Long Range Redux I cannot set up and take a 700 yard cross-canyon sheep, elk, or deer kill shot confidently. Simply, I haven’t taken the time to prove to myself that I can execute...
Should I be Shooting Lead Bullets?
My Lead Bullet Awakening My wife stopped to take a picture of the beautiful hawk on the falconer’s wrist, while I waited patiently. As she did, I listened to the Cliff Claven-type factoids from...
7mm Remington Magnum – Plenty of Power
Good Ol’ Days When I was a boy, I only knew the 7mm Remington Magnum as a man’s rifle. Conversation around the 7mm magnum always seemed to turn to bloody eyebrows or pain from...
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