HUNTING

MORE ADVENTURE WITH A HANDGUN

Hunting With Huntington...

Thanks to the generous invitation of old pal Chris Hodgdon, the third generation of a family that made reloading propellants what they are today, this humble correspondent was able to spend a...

Howdah Pistols

A howdah was a platform placed on an elephant’s back where a hunter would ride. Way back in the day, tigers were hunted in India while the hunter rode jumbo. Occasionally the tiger would charge...

Get An Edge On Game:...

You’ve been practicing with your favorite handgun all summer long. After testing a lot of different loads you found the right one shooting bug-hole groups. You’ve scouted before season and...

Is The .41 Dead?

I sometimes ponder why some cartridges climb the ladder of public acceptance while others struggle. For most of my adult life I ignored the .41 Magnum and I can’t come up with a good reason why....

Close Encounter Wheelguns

Hunting with a handgun can certainly spice up your outdoor experience. The variety of circumstances you may stumble onto in the field is always uncertain...

In Hog Heaven

When His Editorship asked me if I wanted to test a Nighthawk Custom pistol, it only took me a second to respond. Did he really think I was going to pass up...

Holster Fun: The Pig Hunter

Hollywood holster maker Andy Anderson was an early handgun hunter. Naturally he used gun belts and holsters of his own design and manufacture. For handgun...

Diamond D Leather

After meeting these great folks many years ago at a local gun show, I was struck by the sheer high quality of their work. Over the years I’ve used many of...

The .41 Magnum

Sometimes things just don’t happen the way they should. The .38 Spl. arrived around the turn of the 20th century, and then 35 years later was lengthened...

They Made A What?

When my friend Zach Waterman of Nosler told me they were working on a handgun project I didn’t believe him. Nosler makes premium bullets, brass and...

Competition Vs. Hunting?

Over the years, I’ve found serious competition shooters are not generally serious hunters. Your dyed-in-the-wool hunters, those who consider hunting a...

Exclusive: A Nosler...

Nosler has just introduced a new single-shot pistol, the Model 48 NCH. Sure they have – and I’m going to be commanding the space shuttle to Mars! No –...

Happy Hunting Ground

Seventy-four year old Mason Gradinski sat down to the familiar oak wood kitchen table. It was 4:30 in the morning and the coffee was percolating. His wife,...

Handgun Hunting: Dangerous...

There are certain activities in life arriving with an assumption of risk. Playing football, rugby, racing boats, cars, motorbikes, sky diving, all are...

Handgun Hunting Small Game

The latest statistics show small game hunting is on the decline. Perhaps there are a number of reasons for this, including loss of hunting areas. There are...

Hunting Memories

Snow, snow and more snow, which extinguished the fires. Hell then froze over. The snow kept falling making a wonderful winter wonderland. Heavy snow cut...

Perfect '10' Hunting Machines

Most shooters are familiar with the ever-popular .40 S&W cartridge, but some of you may not realize this cartridge originated from the 10mm Auto. The 10mm...

Handgun Hunting: Really...

During past issues we’ve chatted about handgun hunting strategies for varmints and medium-sized game. There are a boatload of efficient cartridges...