Blog posts of '2023' 'December'

Some of you might have already recognized the partial quote in the title. It is attributed to Wyatt Earp and in full reads like this: “Fast is fine, but accuracy is final. You must learn to be slow in a hurry.” While no doubt his statement was intented for gunfighters, the emphasis is obviously placed on those three words after the coordinating conjunction – Accuracy is Final.

It’s a pretty solid tradition here in the south that once all the presents have been opened, the mess cleaned up, and dinner did, then it’s time to go outside and do some shooting. Moping around the house can only go on for so long. The little kids are left with their loud new toys and the big kids get to go outside for some trigger time.

While the Umarex Gauntlet lineup of PCP airguns has been popular with everyone from small-game hunters to benchrest competitors, airgun aficionados asked for upgrades. The most requested change was from a bolt action to a side-lever action