My old Montana friends John Barsness and Eileen Clarke, who run the site Rifles and Recipes, have two new projects worth your attention. John, who may be one of the best gun writers in the world– what other former poet is also a world- class gunsmith?– has started an online mag called “Rifle Loony.” It …
Tag: Guns
Revolvers
Cat’s post below suggested a follow- up from here. Handguns are such a common tool in the west that one forgets that they seem alien in England or on the coasts. Here are two favorites. The “pretty” one is a stainless steel old- style (no trigger lock) Smith and Wesson Mountain Gun with custom walnut …
Freedom Arms
Freedom Arms is located in western Wyoming’s Star Valley, a logical location for a world-class revolver maker, since the Baker family has deep roots in the valley. The historic Baker Cabin, located on Etna’s main street, is the oldest building in town. It was constructed by Bob Baker’s great grandmother Anna Eliza Baker and her …
STILL another Mauser
Years ago, more flush and thinking that anyone who called himself “.275 Rigby” should have one, I gave Jonathan Hanson my Rigby 7 X 57 (on a Mauser 98 action). Jonathan has done well with it, and I have never regretted it, but I have never, as has been documented here, found a 7 X …
Another Mauser
I had long given up on my quest for the perfect Mauser,as detailed in several posts here– my 7 X 57 was sufficient, despite its “59 Cadillac” styling and lack of iron sights– I am old fashioned about them. So when an old friend, dryland farmer and craftsman Daniel Howell came to see me recently …
Only One
There was not enough rain in our usual monsoon season (Late July and August) so we found no mushrooms. But for the last two weeks we have had monsoon- style storms, and Libby thought we should go to the mountains and look. I was skeptical, thinking there was an element of seasonality as well as …
The Mighty Tranter
While browsing at The Suburban Bushwacker I was introduced to a new blog With the unlikely name of Lone Star Parson. It seems SB and LSP were partners in a punk band years go before LSP became an Anglican priest and moved to Texas. Whether he was a gun nut in England or not, he …
Guns, Freedom, threats to…
According to David at Never Yet Melted the last elections had one mighty ironic effect: “Americans responded to the election of a democrat-dominated federal government by buying enough guns in 3 months to outfit the entire Chinese and Indian Armies. We also bought 1,529,635,000 rounds of ammunition in the month of December 2008 alone.” That’s …
Hell Freezes Over
Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi oppose re-instating the so- called “assault weapon” ban.
Vaguely or Not- So- Vaguely Gun Related links
Do you believe in “Gun- Free Zones”? You might want to check out this video. HT Jonathan Hanson. The shortage of ammunition, especially in popular small handgun loads, seems to make a statement that a LOT of people are interested in self- defense. Engrish Funny is always fun, but usually through a rather touching innocence. …