I get a real sense of satisfaction from teaching someone how to shoot. New shooters, with their nervous but eager excitement, remind me of why I like shooting. It's fun.

Jennifer and Victoria had never fired a gun before Saturday. We went over the Four Rules of Firearms Safety, some general terms concerning guns such as trigger, muzzle, safety ( Read more... )

Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana over a set of stairs. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and climb toward the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray the other monkeys with cold water ( Read more... )

I found these images on TheHighRoad.org. It's made from two Rossi shotguns and will fire all four barrels if both triggers are pulled in unison. 'Nuff said.


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The Proposition is a new western set in 1880's Australia. Two outlaw brothers are arrested, one sentenced to death. The catch: There's a third brother, the baddest of the bunch. If Charlie (Guy Pearce) can bring him in, the youngest brother gets to live ( Read more... )

Ithaca shotguns used to be manufactured out of Ithaca, NY. Later, the operation moved to Kings Ferry, NY. Now, the company has risen again, this time in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. The most popular Ithaca was and is the Model 37 shotgun, designed in 1915 by His Holiness John Moses Browning, patron saint of firearms and father of the American boomstick ( Read more... )

*Sigh*


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Smart-assed answers to the question "How many guns do you own?"

1. Not enough.
2. One more than yesterday.
3. More than I need, less than I want.
4. What are you, a cop?
5. A caboodle.
6. Nearly a caboodle.
7. What are you, a spy?
8. I have no concept of property. One cannot "own" a gun.
9. It depends. Does my Salad Shooter count ( Read more... )

There's an old saying: "A friend will help you move, a real friend will help you move a body." I would add to this a more serious and heartfelt line: "A brother will bring you back a rifle from a war zone ( Read more... )

Idiots With Guns is an excellent page from the equally excellent Xavier Thoughts weblog. Idiots With Guns stated purpose is ( Read more... )

Aah, the Remington Model 34. The finest rifle 1930's technology could produce. Made in Ilion, NY, from 1932-1936. They didn't sell very well because they cost around $14. Most other .22 rifles were $5. I now have one of these beauties.

"As smooth as grease and as certain as Christmas."

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