Author: Gunner Quinn
Like so many surplus military rifles, this 1917-dated, large-ring Mauser 98 action was “sporterized” in 1967 by an unknown gunsmith with the addition of a 26″ sporter-profile barrel chambered for the .30-’06 Sprg. cartridge. A military trigger guard, possibly the original for the rifle, was separated from its floorplate and recontoured, giving the gun a blind magazine. A two-position wing safety replaced the original military safety, and the bolt was jeweled. Many thousands of these rifles exist, and their transformation into handy sporting guns at the time was understandable. New actions were expensive and surplus military Mauser actions were cheap.…
Well, this is strange: blue meat has been turning up in wild hogs killed in California.Dan Burton, the owner and operator of Urban Trapping Wildlife Control, first noticed the unusual tissue in feral pigs back in March, when he began trapping the hogs on a commercial farm in Monterey County, a known hot spot for non-native wild hogs in the state. The property was on the edge of the Salinas River, and the pigs entered the ag field from the riparian habitat.Burton donates meat from the pigs he traps under depredation permits. But as he was cutting some of these…
Choose Stocks Wisely Properly relieved stocks are critical to smooth speedloader function. Note that the HKS loader cannot get a straight shot at the cylinder with these grips. There are a few things you can do to enhance the efficiency of your revolver when using speedloaders. The most critical is to ensure the stocks used are sufficiently relieved for clearance with the chosen speedloader. Surprisingly, a lot of revolvers meant for the self-defense market are equipped with grips/stocks that are incompatible with most speedloaders. The left stock panel must be relieved properly to allow the loader a…
00:00:01 Speaker 1: Following the Louisiana Purchase, American traders to the tribes on the Red River inadvertently resolved centuries of precious metal stories in the Southwest, but their discovery turned out to be more a boon to global science than an avenue to personal wealth. I’m Dan Flores, and this is the American West, brought to you by Velvet Buck. Still in barrel, Velvet Buck arrives this summer just in time for the season that calls us home. 00:00:32 Speaker 2: A portion of. 00:00:33 Speaker 1: Every bottle supports backcountry hunters and anglers to protect public lands, waters and…
00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast, your guide to the fundamentals of better deer hunting, presented by first Light, creating proven versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle or blind. First Light Go Farther, Stay Longer, and now your host Tony Peterson. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: Hey everyone, welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundation’s podcast, which is brought to you by first Light. 00:00:24 Speaker 3: I’m your host, Tony Peterson, and this episode. 00:00:26 Speaker 2: Is all about what you should do right now with your bow or your crossbow, your gun to…
00:00:00 Speaker 1: Y’all, what is up your offense? 00:00:07 Speaker 2: God’s Country with your boys? Read? And then also is that like a radio. 00:00:16 Speaker 1: More like a monster truck voice also known as the Brothers Hunt where we take a weekly drive. It got me a good intersection of country music out doors, two things that go together, like betting your brother in a game of golf for high high dollar stakes game of golf and getting beat and not paying him. 00:00:38 Speaker 2: I can’t remember mine, We’ll say. 00:00:40 Speaker 3: Or…
Editor’s Introductory Note: This perceptive essay was first posted at Brandon Smith’s Alt-Market.us. It is reposted with permission. — In terms of geopolitics one could argue that allies don’t have to like each other, they just have to provide a mutual benefit that serves the greater purposes of peace. One could also argue that through cultural exchange the good habits of one country could easily influence the bad habits of another, but that kind of influence can also happen in reverse. Though we might think of American culture as the content driver of the planet, the reality is that our…
On August 12, 1865, British surgeon Joseph Lister (pictured) performed the first antiseptic surgery using a carbolic acid (aka phenolic acid) solution spray on his instruments and bandages. — On August 12, 1867, US President Andrew Johnson defied Congress when he suspended Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. — And on August 12, 1908, Henry Ford’s company built the first Model T car. — Today’s feature article is an essay by our friend Brandon Smith, the Editor of the highly-recommended free site Alt-Market.us. He is also the Editor of the by-subscription e-newsletter, The Wild Bunch Dispatch. — We need more entries…