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Books

Books

Books by Lyndon Combs article copyright Recently I was going through my reading material and, being in a nostalgic mood, I decided to read an old favorite, “The Hunting Rifle” by Jack O’ Connor. After reading a couple of chapters, I was reminded of just how much this book has influenced and taught me; from […]

Enough Is Enough

Enough Is Enough

Enough Is Enough by Lyndon Combs article copyright When I purchased my Ruger M77 MKII in 7mm Remington Magnum. I knew from the start that I wanted to make my own ammunition, not only to spare my wallet injury, but to make sure I got the best loads for the hunting I would be doing […]

Ten Very Important Questions

Ten Very Important Questions

Ten Very Important Questions by Lyndon Combs article copyright I have been listening to gun shop conversation since I was a little boy. I have been around a good many hunters, shooters, and Police officers. I know of ten questions that I have heard more than any other. Each one is a very good question. […]

What’s In A Name

What’s In A Name

What’s In A Name by Lyndon Combs article copyright

The SKS – Surplus Deer Rifle

The SKS – Surplus Deer Rifle

The SKS – Surplus Deer Rifle by Lyndon Combs article copyright The use of surplus rifles to hunt is nothing new, but since the fall of the Berlin Wall the market has been flooded like never before with good rifles. The Ak-47, Mosin Nagant, and the SKS, to name just a few of the guns, […]

Pocket Full Of Dynamite

Pocket Full Of Dynamite

Pocket Full Of Dynamite by Lyndon Combs article copyright No, I am not walking around with a bunch of blasting caps and a plunger waiting to blow something up, but I am packing a handful of hurt for anyone meaning to do me harm. A gun called the Texas Defender Derringer. Now this gun isn’t […]

The Storm NOAA Missed

The Storm NOAA Missed

The Storm NOAA Missed by Jon Bryan article copyright The summer of 1987 was the calmest weather I can remember. Back then, we could plan an offshore trip a week ahead, and the weather would cooperate, so Bob Baugh and I planned a trip one week ahead, and sure enough ended up sixty miles out […]

Rattled In

Rattled In

Rattled In by Jon Bryan article copyright On Nov. 11, 2006 my son Brad and I went out at 12:15 PM to try and rattle up a buck. He is active-duty military stationed at Ft. Hood and I am retired and own a ranch five miles southwest of Goldthwaite, Texas. The little cool snap we […]

Gig ‘Em

Gig ‘Em

Gig ‘Em by Jon Bryan article copyright All day long I had been trying to get a hold of my Son, Randy, to help me with a sticky problem on my Blog. Finally, in the evening he called me, very frustrated. He had “snuck” off and gone fishing, a noble achievement, and as we say, […]

Spring Turkey Hunt You Say

Spring Turkey Hunt You Say

Spring Turkey Hunt You Say by Jon Bryan article copyright As I was running outside and the door slammed shut, the last words I heard my Aunt Myree say to me were, ”Jon Howard, you be careful and don’t play with that dog!” “That dog” in question was a Terrier mix and My Aunt and […]