Features
Autumn Nights
Topics: Reminiscing about grandfather's days market hunting with a four-barrel muzzleloader over live decoys. Times have changed.
Pursuit
Topics: The quest for the quintessential quarry. Dog Type(s): Chukar
Grassy Lake Lodge
Topics: Sportsmen who come to Grassy Lake Lodge & Hunt Club (KY) for world-class duck and goose hunting are also treated to matching accommodations and service. Dealer(s): Kentucky KY Dog Type(s): Goose Mallard
The 10 Commandments of Bird Dog Training
Topics: A variety of training experiences interlock to help create a first-class gundog. Ten commandments to dog training.
Blueprinting Your Stock
Topics: Measuring a gunstocka'the tools and methods that produce accurate results.
Art From All Angles
Topics: A three-dimensional look at sporting art.
Live-Bird Competitions
Topics: A live-bird competition hunting for chukar with the partner from hell. Dog Type(s): Chukar
The Gamba 624 Extra Prince
Topics: Westley Richards aesthetics are clearly a starting point with the Gamba Prince. Gunmaker Craftsmen: "Gamba, Renato"
Hungarian Pheasants
Dealer(s): Hungary Dog Type(s): Pheasant
Travel Notebook
Topics: Brief travel tips for the hunter and a tip about Canada's lockable gun (gun case) law. Dealer(s): "Montana MT,Nova Scotia,North Carolina NC,North Dakota ND"
Chapter One
Topics: "Bruce Buck introduces himself to readers and reviews: A Fall of Woodcock by Tom Huggler, Snakefoot, The Making of a Champion by Robert G. Wehle and The British Over-and-Under by Geoffrey and Susan Boothroyd."
Ashburn Hill Readers & Writers Wingshoot
Manufacturer(s): "Wingshooting Adventures,Lyalvale,Galco International" Dealer(s): Georgia GA
The World Side-by-Side Championships
Topics: "World Side-by-Side Championships and Exhibition (aka Vintage Cup) to take place at Addieville East Farm in Rhode Island Sept. 5-7, 1997." Dealer(s): Rhode Island RI
The Man in the Middle
Topics: Men (gunshops) who will help you into a gun.
The Superposed Shop
Topics: The Browning Custom Shop still builds the Browning Superposed the old-fashioned way. Dealer(s): "Liege, Belgium" Gunmaker Craftsmen: Browning Gunmaker Manufacturer(s): "Superposed,B25,B125"
Anson & Deeley: The Latches
Topics: "The fore-part of the stock certainly contributes to the appearance of the gun, but it also serves a purpose. The action and barrels are held in place by a steel framework covered in wooda'the forend. "
- By: Michael McIntosh
- and David Trevallion
Qvercoming Adversity
Topics: Dealing with adversity.
What Is Good Shooting?
Topics: What is good shooting defined.
A Gun To Call Your Own
Topics: On choosing a maker to build your first best gun. Gunmaker Craftsmen: "Beretta Granger Brown, David McKay Holland & Holland Purdey Asprey" Gunmaker Manufacturer(s): S09
From Shirts to Slips
Topics: "products reviewed: Dog Box from Aluma Sport, White Wing & Saguaro Quail shirts from Columbia Sportswear, Dokken Dead Fowl Retriever Trainer from Intercoastal Technologies, Diamond Deluxe Aligner from Diamond Machining, Inc. and the Expandable Bag for cartridges from Bob Allen Sportswear." Manufacturer(s):
The Games Shooters Play
Topics: "What's the best way to get out of the rut of shooting the same targets over and overa'simple, vary the targets and shoot something different. "
Rolling Your Own Game Loads
Topics: "Handloading allows you to tailor loads for pressure, velocity and other qualities."
Canada: Non-Toxic Shot Update
Topics: Canada approves bismuth as non-toxic shot alternative. Dealer(s): Canada
Departments
From the Editor
Topics: Appologize for Steve Smith article about his trouble with his gunsmith. New book reviewer selecteda'Bruce Buck.
