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Independence Day OPMODasaki with Crash Bars and R-25
July 3, 2014
OPMODasaki with optional R-25 case
Crash bars, courtesy of Dean’s Milk Crash
The Fox River Canoe Trip Thunderstorm Expedition
June 26, 2014
Call me Ishmael.
The Fox River through Illinois isn't what you might call a grade 5 waterway. Maybe a 4. Nope, not even a 3 or a 2. In fact, it struggles to be an adult 1.
But in a thunderstorm in an aluminum canoe it's a bit more challenging. My Shirley and I received a gift certificate for Starved Rock state park last year from her boss and were finally able to break away from work to use it. Family watched the dogs. Rain was forecasted for every day before, during, and after our date at Starved Rock Lodge. …
Continue ReadingHigh End Semi-Scientific Spotting Scope Test and the Battlescooter!
June 4, 2014
Nikon loaned us one of their amazing Edge VR spotting scopes, and I used it last month while filming in Texas with Keith Warren for his High Road TV show. Nightforce sent us a demo of their new spotter, the TS-82. We hadn't seen it yet, and couldn't wait to try it.
This was a perfect opportunity for an impromptu, semi-scientific test of high end spotters. Our man Trevor came up with a criteria sheet and took the products out of stock. We started in the warehouse with a standard 1951 USAF resolution test target under a combination …
Continue ReadingAirguns Increase Skill Levels On The Cheap!
May 16, 2014
Beeman R1 20th Anniversary .20 caliber with Nikon 3-9×40 EFR
I love shooting airguns, particularly great quality spring piston rifles. Like the title states, shooting these guns will increase your skill level. That's because they are notoriously hard to shoot well. They are temperamental about every aspect of your shooting form. They know if you're shooting them with a tight trigger hand, or light. Or an artillery hold with your support hand, or on a rest. Or where on the forearm it is rested. Or how hard into your shoulder you're holding it. And how your follow through is. Airguns know …
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