Category Archives: Shooting

Loading the 20 Gauge Pt. 2

Posted on March 15, 2025 by Gabe the Shootist

This follow-up has been a long time coming. I shot the round ball loads in my semi-auto shotgun and although they function just fine, I was not thrilled with the accuracy. At 25 yards, I was getting 5″ – 6″ … Continue reading →

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This is How You Keep Your Guns from Being Seized KEITH GRAVES FEB 23, 2024

Posted on February 25, 2024 by Gabe the Shootist

At some point while cruising social media you’ve read a post made by someone proclaiming they were “red flagged” and the cops “stole their guns.” The term “red flagged” has become an adjective for any instance of seizure of firearms … Continue reading →

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New England Firearms “Survivor” .45 Colt/ .410 shotgun

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Gabe the Shootist

Recently, I purchased a used New England Firearms “Survivor” .45 Colt/ .410. I got it for a really good price. What I didn’t get was the choke tube to make the .410 shells useful. I mounted a scope on it … Continue reading →

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1849 Colt Baby Dragoon

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Gabe the Shootist

This .31 caliber handgun was one of the biggest sellers of all time for Colt. This one has been converted from percussion to .32 Smith & Wesson. It is a good shooter and works well. I have added a dovetailed … Continue reading →

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My Brown Bess

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Gabe the Shootist

When I got married in 1981, we took our honeymoon around Lake Superior.  We visited all of the historic sites we could find.  At Fort Michilimackinac, we saw the Great Lakes fur trade first hand and watched a man shoot … Continue reading →

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2016 Deer Hunt

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Gabe the Shootist

Aaron Griggs told me about seeing 3 bucks on the Antero Wildlife area near Antero Junction, CO.  I showed the area to Violet and asked her to watch for deer as she drove back and forth to work.  The week … Continue reading →

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Aux Aliment du Pays – Off the Nourishment of the Land

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Gabe the Shootist

Requirement #19 of the American Mountain Men states: Must spend three days and two nights totally alone under primitive conditions and aux aliments du pays [“off the nourishment of the land”].  Here is my story about completing this requirement: AUX … Continue reading →

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A scout along the Chattahoochee 11/11/2015

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Gabe the Shootist

Recently, I found myself back in the states in the newly founded town of Atlanta, Georgia.  I was without my rifle and was in search of another.  The only rifle the trading post would sell me was a version of … Continue reading →

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2013 AMM Nationals

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Gabe the Shootist

June 27 – July 7, 2013,  I attended the American Mountain Men National rendezvous hosted by the Colorado Brigade.   I took a two day horseback trip with Bill Bailey, Jason Mays, Rebecca Compton, Vic Barkin.     We had … Continue reading →

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Inletting the side plate

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Gabe the Shootist
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