Features
Atlantic City Snows
Topics: "New Jersey's salt marshes offer excellent hunting for the 100,000 greater snow geese that rest-over there." Dealer(s): "New Jersey,NJ" Dog Type(s): Snow (Blue) Goose
Waterfowling at Rancho Mariposa
Topics: "Rancho Mariposa offers great waterfowling for pintails, tea., snow geese, specklebellies and more." Dealer(s): Mexico Dog Type(s): Blue-winged Teal
"Collars, Cases, Boots & Calls"
Topics: "Products reviewed: RR-330S dog collar from Innotex, Americase's aluminum Motor Case gun case, custom boots from W.C. Russel and the Fowl Mouth duck call from Fowl Mouth." Manufacturer(s): "Americase,Innotex,W.C. Russel,"
Pigeons o' the Wood
Topics: "Proper scouting, blind set-up, and decoy placement can produce fast action for challenging English wood pigeons. " Dealer(s): "England,Great Britain" Dog Type(s): Pigeon
First Grouse
Topics: Boys shoot grouse on the ground. Men only shoot them when they're flying. Dog Type(s): Grouse
The Real Teal Deal
Topics: The shoot is barely underway when the count reaches 12a'the legal limit. Dealer(s): "Lousiana ,LA" Dog Type(s): Teal
Quest for an Over/Under Game Gun
Topics: One man's search for an eleganta'and affordablea'stackbarrel shooter. Gunmaker Craftsmen: Beretta Perazzi Browning Merkel
"Prize Churchills, By Chance"
Topics: Churchill to give away a pair of bespoke guns to winner of Game Conservancy Trust drawing at 2000 CLA Game Fair. Gunmaker Craftsmen: Churchill
English FITASC in the States
Topics: UK/US FITASC event scheduled at the Southdown Sporting Gun Club.
Rain
Topics: The Major tells his hunting buddies about the time he hooked a grouse while fly fishing.
New Custom Rifle Book
Topics: Steven Dodd Hughes has released his new booka'Custom Rifles in Black & White.
A Master of Masters
Topics: Armi Fabbri: builder of the finest over/under there is. Gunmaker Craftsmen: Fabbri
Pigeon English
Topics: Photo essaya'preseason pigeons are the ultimate warm-up for fall. Dealer(s): Montana MT Dog Type(s): Pigeon
Doubles & Drillings at Vintage Cup 2000
Topics: List of events and sponsors for the 2000 Vintage Cup World Side-by-Side Championships.
The Two-Thousand-Dollar Dove Hunt
Topics: When dovesa'not pricea'are the object. Dog Type(s): Dove
A Leather-Covered Butt
Topics: "The oldest form of recoil pad is a hank of horsehair under a swatch of leather. Today's leather-covered pads soften recoil, increase LOP and can solve aesthetic shortcommings."
- By: Michael McIntosh
- and David Trevallion
The Gunner's Grail
Topics: "There are many permutations of the definition of shooting a "double", but by strictist accounts, it means two birds dead in the air at the same time. Some tips on how to shoot a "double"."
Slim & Trim: Beretta's New 391
Topics: Beretta's newest venture in semi-autos is the 391. Gunmaker Craftsmen: Beretta Gunmaker Manufacturer(s): 391
September Soras
Topics: Hunting sora rails in the Delaware Valley from slender skiffs with Capt. Dick Henderson. Dealer(s): New Jersey NJ Dog Type(s): Rail
"Best of Guns, Best of Times"
Topics: "Books reviewed: Best Guns by Michael McIntosh, British Gun Engravers by Douglas Tate, Custom Firearms Engraving by Tom Turpin and The Sporting Road by Jim Fergus."
The Grouse Cycle: Peak or Past?
Topics: An area by area forcast of the grouse population and the prospects for god hunting this season. Dog Type(s): Ruffed Grouse
Hare-Footed Grouse
Topics: Walking up ptarmigan hunting in the Alaska wilds. Dealer(s): Alaska AK Dog Type(s): Ptarmigan
The SIG Arms Aurora
Topics: "After reviewing the new Aurora line of shotguns, it's apparent that Swiss-owned SIG Arms has a line of high quality guns (manufactured for them by Rizzini)." Dealer(s): "Switzerland,Swiss" Gamebird(s): 20 Gunmaker Craftsmen: SIG Arms Gunmaker Manufacturer(s): Aurora
Sporting for Its Own Sake
Topics: Some shooters are complaining that sporting clays is no longer a hunter's game. Any range owner should be able to accommodate both hunters and sporting groups.
Birmingham Gunmaker G.E. Lewis for Sale
Topics: The Birmingham gunmaker G. E. Lewis to be auctioned off at Gleneagles by Sothebys.
A Tour of Kent Cartridge
Topics: "A tour of the Kent Cartridge USA manufacturing plant in Kearneysville, West Virginia followed by shooting at Prospect Hall Shooting Club."
Kennel Considerations
Topics: Designing a safe and healthy kennel system. Manufacturer(s): "Horst Company,Creative Designs (StayK),K-9 Kondo,Kennel Deck Company,Mason Company,Scott's Dog Supply"
Turning Guns into Wheelchairs
Topics: Gun collection auctioned to raise money to buy wheelchairs.
Bismuth Offers 2 7/8" 10-Gauge Shells
Topics: Bismuth Cartridge offers non-toxic shells in 10-gauge. Gamebird(s): 10
The Ultra Gun Bus
Topics: "Holland & Holland edition Range Rover demonstrated to press in Tunica, Mississippi." Dealer(s): "Mississippi,MS"
The Bionic Gunner
Topics: "Eyesight kills more birds than anything else. As one ages, a number of changes can affect eyesight, which can influence one's shooting accuracy."
The Road to "Know Where"
Topics: Chris Batha on knowing where you shoot.
Under the Hammer
Topics: Unusual decoys and gagets sold at Lang's Sporting Collectibles auction.
Departments
From the Editor
Topics: The elections and gun control. SSM welcomes two new editors to it's staffa'Doug Tate and Rick Pratt.
