Gary Howes

Well, we have survived what has probably been the worst set of wildfires in California history–over 214,000 acres burned along with over 5,700 houses and […]

A few years ago I bought a Colt M4 in .22LR. It was on sale at my local sports store, and I thought it would […]

The following is an extract from “The Convicted Gunsmiths of New South Wales–A definitive history 1788 – 1850” by R. C. Solomon Self-Published 1990. My […]

I recently read a story about a Canadian Air Force pilot who, wanting to simplify his life, lived for a whole year with only 10 […]

You may recall an earlier article I wrote about the necessity to make changes to our camping equipment in order to allow for the lack […]

Scenario 1: You are in the backyard of your luxury home in the suburbs of a major city, climbing your apple tree to get the […]

Not everyone is able to, or wants to, carry a personal defense firearm for a multitude of reasons. Maybe you live in an area where […]

My mother always told me as a child that it’s the little things that count. I think she told me that so I wouldn’t be […]

I have loved camping since I was a small child. And I’m talking about rough camping with a tent or tarp for shelter and the […]

Camping and hunting are both activities that many of us love. The great outdoors, the leaky tents, the uncomfortable sleeping pads–and the bad food. But […]