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The Handgun Hunter Next Door
I once had a very mean Holstein bull give me the evil eye. I only mention this to illustrate in some pitiful way that I have an inkling of the menace to be found in the face of a cantankerous bovine. Of course, I had three strands of guitar-string-tight barbwire separating me from this particular...okay, it was a milk cow. So, I guess I don’t know how Wayne Taliaferro felt that day with only forty yards of African wire grass between him and a hard pressed Cape Buffalo. This ...
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The Handgun Hunter Next Door I once had a very mean Holstein bull give me the evil eye. I only mention this to illustrate in some pitiful way ... Read More
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From the Leather The word "combative" means "ready and willing to fight back." Doing so is a predetermined path ... Read More
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Talking Distance I test handguns at a distance not less than 25 yards. I've gotten grief from shooters who complain that I'm asking ... Read More
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The Zen of Plinking I love to shoot. I'll fire just about anything that's put into my hands and can actually throw together some ... Read More
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