Author: Gunner Quinn
(Continued from Part 2.) Winter housing When I bought this farm, there was an existing small barn and a two car garage sized shed that the door had broken off of. The property was completely fenced, and cross fenced, and there were even a couple of water troughs, which had to be replaced because they leaked. But, all in all, there was some structure to start with. Back then, I had no plans to obtain dairy cows, but I probably would not have gone with large livestock without adequate fencing and buildings. There is no water or electricity to the…
On May 14, 1787, delegates met in Philadelphia to draft the Constitution of the United States. — May 14th, 1686 was the birthday of Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, who invented the thermometer. — We are running a two-week-long sale in all of our percussion revolvers at Elk Creek Company, with deep discounts. This sale will end on Monday, May 18th, 2026. Please note that there are cartridge conversion cylinders available for many of these guns — particularly the Ruger Old Army revolvers and the Pietta and Uberti brand clones of the Remington Model 1858. This provides a great opportunity to acquire un-papered…
The COVID pandemic brought a halt to many of the reproductions of classic American firearms made in Italy. One victim of the temporary factory shutdowns was Pietta’s Starr black powder revolvers. Late last year, Pietta announced it would be re-introducing their Starr revolver in both its double-action and single-action form, and now, the guns are finally arriving stateside. Late last year, Pietta announced that it would be re-introducing its Starr black powder revolvers. The double-action version is pictured. Designed by Ebenezer Starr of the Starr Arms company, the double-action Model 1858 used a unique design where the front “trigger” cocked…
We’re told artificial intelligence (AI) could eventually eliminate every job. The trades will be last to go, but a pair of experts dedicated to training gunsmiths we contacted have a different opinion on the fate of their graduates. They explained keeping firearms in repair, or customizing one, requires mechanical diagnostic skills that binary “brains” find difficult, perhaps impossible, to master. AI will indeed touch all trades to some extent, admits Jarred McNeely, vice president of academics at Sonoran Desert Institute (SDI)—a Distance Education Accrediting Commission online gunsmith and drone college. Those jobs won’t be displaced anytime soon, if at all,…
Located at the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, Va., is steeped in Civil War history, changing hands between Union and Confederate armies no fewer than 72 times throughout the course of the conflict. Today, one group, the North-South Skirmish Association, keeps that history alive through competition shoots using Civil War-era arms at its Fort Shenandoah home base, as well as at regional shoots across the country. Watch our “American Rifleman Television” feature to see the details of the group’s National Skirmish, which occurs twice a year in Winchester. “Our nationals are big events. We have twice a year…
Spring might be the first chance to fish during the year, but I’ve always considered early summer to be the true start of fishing season. During spring, the water is still murky and cold from rains and snowmelt, and most fish are still a bit sluggish. But, when the temps start to rise in the early summer, so do the fish.There are five species of fish that can be found in relatively shallow water during the early part of summer that will eat almost anything you throw in front of them with all the enthusiasm of starving hyenas. These fish…
00:00:07 Speaker 1: This podcast. 00:00:10 Speaker 2: Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I’m your host, Spencer Newhart, and today we’re joined by Randall, Brody, Seth, Alex John, and Sarah. This is a ten round quiz show with questions from meat eaters for verticals which are hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. There is a prize. Meat Eater will donate five hundred dollars to the conservation organization of the winners choosing. All right, we’re starting today’s show with the mailbag question. You can send your mailbag questions to Trivia at the meadeater dot…
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On May 13, 1916 the Lafayette Escadrille, a volunteer American air force unit under French command saw its first combat at the Battle of Verdun. — May 13, 1958: The trade mark “Velcro” was registered. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 124 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. This is the final round of the contest. There will not be a “Round 125”! The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three-Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one, two, or three-day course (a $1,095 value). American Gunsmithing Institute…
(Continued from Part 1.) Feeding and Condition This year started out in drought, so I will feed hay until such time as the fields are abundant in grass. Last year, I did not have to feed hay year round, but the year before I did. I don’t know how this year will go, but so far the cows have plentiful hay available to them. When I first started with dairy cows, I fed the cows square bales, but soon found that to be a lot of work and not cost efficient with more than one cow to feed. I purchased…