Category Archives: Hunting Rifles

Starting over

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Jerry Johnson

A random thought clicked in my head: maybe the stock bolts are loose. They were. Protocol says to check this before you even start the scope mounting procedure, but unaccountably I didn’t. So I tightened all three stock bolts to … Continue reading →

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SuperAmmo

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Jerry Johnson

We are all suckers for the promise of something that looks greater but turns out to be lesser. The push-up bra, for example. SuperAmmo A beautiful Marlin Model 336 lever-action rifle in .35 Remington caliber resides in the back row … Continue reading →

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Winter acquisitive syndrome

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Jerry Johnson

…some part of my brain goes haywire because I cannot hibernate for the next ninety days as so many North Country species do. There is probably some medical term for this phenomenon… …like “emotional compensation for seasonal affective disorder caused … Continue reading →

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Riflery – the science and the art II

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Jerry Johnson

Brown was not a marvelously good shot…but he could handle his weapon in good workmanlike fashion; and the rifle asks no more.”                — from the novel Brown on Resolution, by C.S. Forester 1899-1966   RIFLERY PART II … Continue reading →

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Riflery – the science and the art

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Jerry Johnson

To shoot well in the field, you must have complete confidence in your rifle’s ability to put the bullet at exactly the point of aim. Lack of this confidence will undermine your shooting ability more than any other factor. RIFLERY … Continue reading →

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Nebraska whitetail hunt

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Jerry Johnson

I have hunted most species of American big game, from the enormous, phlegmatic moose to the little javelina and the swift, slender antelope, and I’m convinced that the smartest animal of them all is the whitetail deer.             –  Jack … Continue reading →

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