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I have often said, I am a lucky guy; I’ve got a great family, strong faith, an interesting and fulfilling professional life, and I’ve had a chance to let my hobby grow into a second career of sorts. And it is the latter that I want to talk about in this post. If you’ve read … Continue reading »

Been on the Road! Hello to everyone, sorry I missed last weeks post! Just got home from a long trip to Tokyo last night, after leaving the SHOT Show I had to jump right on a flight to the land of the rising sun. I like Japan: the people, the food, the culture, and as I used to live … Continue reading »

Sorry I’m a day late with my post, I’ve been out hunting. I spent the last four days in Alabama filming a deer hunt….. and freezing! I packed my lighter weight stuff and spent two of the coldest days in a stand I’ve ever experienced, but had a great time shooting with some great folks. … Continue reading »

Big bore airguns were used as early as the 1700s to take wild boar in Europe. There is extensive documentation on the use of these guns, though they were not widely known and very few huntsman of the day would ever get a chance to use one. They were expensive and complicated to manufacture and … Continue reading »

I have several guns in .25 caliber, with both PCP and springers represented. I’ve used these guns to take squirrels, rabbits, prairie dogs, groundhogs, pigeons, crows, turkey, Guinea fowl, quail, pheasant, springhare, mongoose, hyrax, raccoons, ringtail cats, bobcat, fox, coyote…… by this time it’s safe to say I’ve shot a lot of game with guns … Continue reading »

One of the most common questions asked by hunters when they start to use airguns is “how much power do I need to kill a rabbit, a coyote, a deer? Conscientious hunters want to make sure they are using enough gun to cleanly drop their prey. Hunters should try for the quickest, cleanest, and most … Continue reading »

I’d flown in for the EBR arriving in Phoenix late Thursday night, picked up my rifle at the baggage claim, jumped into a rental car, and headed off for Tucson. After a stop along the way, I checked out of my hotel and was on my way to Quail Creek with one of the best … Continue reading »

I know that many readers of this blog are experienced airgunners or airgun hunters, but I also get a lot of mail from those new to the sport. A question I’m often asked is, what gun is better to get started in airgun hunting, a spring piston or a PCP? As we know the prospective … Continue reading »

Pest Birds! Want the opportunity to do a LOT of shooting? This week I’ll take you along on a dairy farm pigeon shoot! This week I was in Phoenix on business, and was able to take an early morning pest shooting excursion with my hunting buddy Kip Perow of AOA. Early one morning well before daybreak, … Continue reading »