Mike's scope sighted .45/70 with cartridge belt. He encountered some problems with his bullets, so he took corrective action. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    Just when I thought things were ...

It is time to break out the shotgun and get ready for mourning dove seasons, which begin Sept. 1 in several states. (Dave Workman) By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Mourning dove hunting seasons open ...

Author John Markwell and his Cooper 57M in the gopher fields of Montana. John Markwell | Contributing Editor    June, 2007.  It had been a wet Spring on the high plains and ...

A small but intrepid group of shooters turned out for the 2023 Elmer Keith shoot, which resulted in a nice contribution to the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep ...

Shooters, to L to R, Ralph Birmingham, Mike Holeman, Jerry Mayo, Bob DeLisle, “Loco Jeff” Ritter, Dan Johnson (with flag) and Tom Witt, kneeling, Mike Nesbitt and “Doc” Jeff Ritter. By ...

Special to TGMThe season is underway for 34,629 student athletes participating in USA Clay Target League (USACTL) programs this spring. Those athletes are competing on 1,625 high school, college, and ...

By John Markwell | Contributing Editor    It doesn’t pay to go to a gun show when you’ve got an extra part for a gun you really don’t need laying around ...

The tattle-tale smoke from a .44-40 with a black powder load as Mike touches one off. By Mike Nesbitt  | Contributing Editor There seems to be many questions about black powder, both ...

Top shooter Ken Kurfurst aiming his .45-90 Sharps Borchardt. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    The Old West Centerfires matches, put on by the Black River Buffalo Runners (a part of ...

Mike Nesbitt's .44-77 Sharps rifle, showing the rawhide repair at the wrist. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor Sometimes the more advanced you get in black powder cartridge reloading, the more trouble ...

Paper patched loads are the most authentic. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    One very popular aspect about black powder cartridge rifle shooting, often referred to as BPCR, is long range ...

The .50-70 loaded for a Sharps rifle, ready for hunt or target. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    For me it’s back to the .50-70 for a while.    This is being ...

Fort Devens Rifle & Pistol Club members engaging popup targets with rifles on Fort Devens’ Hotel Range. (Photo courtesy of the Fort Devens Rifle & Pistol Club). By Lee Williams SAF Investigative ...