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Back Country Rock Chucks by: Chris Rhodes
I like to make a high country rock chuck trip once a year. For 2025 I decided to invite others to do the shooting following Handgun Hunter’s Competition. HHC focuses on field shooting with handguns from practical positions at various distances. Immediately following a match like this, the shooters should…
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Lipsey’s / Smith & Wesson – 629 Mountain Gun by: Corey Burton
In the 1980’s and 90’s, Smith & Wesson made a lightweight, packable revolver dubbed the Mountain Gun. Available in various chamberings, the Mountain Gun became a popular sidearm for packing in the woods and as a backup gun until production stopped in the early 2000’s. Collectors Bought Them Up Collectors started…
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Hand-gunning Javelina by: Joe Sandrini
“Let’s go to Arizona and hunt javelina this winter,” my friend quipped. Nearing retirement with the Game & Fish Department and looking forward to starting a new career, it sounded perfect. “You bet,” I replied without hesitation. “OK, another coach I know went down last year and saw lots of them. I’ll get with him and check out the application process,” he said.…
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TAG Precision Sights by Roy Yeager
I am always tinkering with guns as a way to deal with deer season being several months off. I hunt with virtually any type of handgun but it seems like I am drawn to Glocks. Knowing they are ugly, have weird grip angles and the rest of the adjectives that…
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Ultradot Matchdot II “Seeing is Believing” by Roy Yeager
Matchdot II first impression I recently received a package containing a Matchdot II Red and a Matchdot II Green tube type optical sights. My first impression was they were well built and my first look through the sights before mounting them was a welcome surprise. These were far from…
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Turkey, My Favorite Game to Hunt with a Handgun
Turkey have quickly become my favorite game to hunt with a handgun. They’re one of the few game animals in my part of the country that routinely respond to calls, making the hunts much more exciting than our typical ambush hunts. They’re also the only animal with a spring season in Ohio.…
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SPOHR 286 22LR Review
Like many folks, 22lr holds a special place in my heart. Whether it’s a $150 Double Nine or a $5000 Vudoo nothing is as fun to shoot as a 22. When I heard Spohr was looking for someone to review their new 22lr revolver I immediately jumped at the opportunity.…
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DA-Targets, Making Your Range Day Easier by: Dave House
Every once in awhile a product comes along and you wonder why didn’t someone think of this sooner? Well that product for me is from DA Targets. Shot Show 2025 While walking miles at SHOT show 2025 I came across his booth and had to turn around and go…
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Hunting and the Economy By: Jake Kitzmann
in his April 2025 article regarding Canada’s restrictions on the use of handguns for many things including hunting, fellow writer Joey LeBlanc noted that one of the many allures of handgun hunting is being part of the community of people who love their guns and choose this less common means ofharvesting game afield as their preferred method. Handgun hunters do make up a small but highly…
