Six The Shade Tree Jean watched for a few moments as her Bridge crew set up the trajectory through the nebula. If we get through this, she told herself wryly, we will be the talk of the Confederacy – the ship that slingshotted around a Q-star. Assuming we...
Four The K-1011, a Grugell corvette, 2257 C.E. Among a race not known for patience, Subcommander Attakickell III was not a patient Grugell. The crew of his corvette referred to him – not to his face – as “Atta the Angry.” It was a nickname he secretly knew...
Most of my youth was spent around trucks and truck people.
Resolved: The Browning Superposed, the swan song of the DaVinci of firearms, is the standard by which all over/under shotguns must be judged.
See if you can guess.
Mrs. Animal and I have been planning this for twenty years.
Disclaimer: I do not and never have believed in a life after death.
Who doesn’t like a bit of nostalgizing?
We both learned an important lesson that afternoon.
In winter, the Woods Road made surprisingly good sledding.
We have learned a little bit more about specific areas. What are we looking for?
Collecting and shooting old guns is fun.
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I’d buy one.
With last week’s presentation being an American hero of the Pacific War, it seemed appropriate this week to present a figure from the other side.
An adventurous lad, John dropped out of school at age fifteen and went to work as a caddy for a local country club until he was eighteen, when he began his military career.
Practical considerations are always a part of any decision, though.
It was a Saturday evening….
Her name was Phoebe Ann (Annie) Butler nee Mosley, but on stage, she went by Annie Oakley, and her career in the shooting arts was nothing short of remarkable.
Almost as soon as the modern-style brass rifle cartridge entered the scene in the mid-19th century, American shooters began messing around with them.
Back to the story.
For a change of pace, I have given a little thought to five weapons that you might find handy in the event of Something Bad Happening.