Blog posts of '2025' 'May'

I don’t even wear ties. I have a tie, in the rare event that I’ll need it, but, no, you will not find me wearing a tie with anything that resembles frequency. So much for that stereotypical Father’s Day gift.  I do wear socks, but, once again, my highly predictable clothing choices reign....

It’s 2025 and it seems like the most popular handgun designs are the striker fired variety.  It’s been that way for years now, but is the tide turning back to the DA/SA designs popular in the late 20th century?  

Likely, the striker fired handgun is going nowhere– that is to say, due to the ...

The fastest growing segment of the airgun market is the pre-charged pneumatic or PCP segment. PCP airguns require a source of high pressure air. This is a very substantial consideration for a hunter or shooter looking to get into PCP airgunning, but there are some shortcuts that have proven to be hi...

There’s an unremarkable comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson called I Spy. I say Unremarkable because I have no memory of it except for one scene in which Owen Wilson’s character is being shown cool spy gadgets a la James Bond gadget laboratory. In this scene he is given a rather large ...

Squirrel hunting is a big thing in many areas of the country and increasingly small game hunters are reaching for air rifles to hunt with. Squirrel hunting is a family activity, a right of passage for young hunters who have much to learn about respect for guns, respect for the environment, and ...

Springtime is a lovely and volatile time of the year. Lovely in that the North American continent is awakening from its winter slumber. The color green dominates every outdoor space, but along with the warming temperatures and grass growing comes rain.  In certain parts of the country it is not...