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Job Skills: A Sniper’s Résumé

Sarah Smith — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:44:03 -0500

by David E. Petzal

One of the reasons for the decline and fall of the United States is, I believe, that the Draft was abolished. It had its drawbacks, but it also had a couple of advantages: It required that every able-bodied male serve their country for a while and, since a great many people had military experience as a result, the population as a whole had a pretty good idea of what the military was and did.

Today that’s very far from the case. One percent of our population* is fighting our wars, and there is a growing ignorance about the military and a growing alienation from it in our once-great land.

This was brought to light in an article in the December 18 issue of The New York Times about the growing joblessness among vets. In it, a Ms. Rachel Feldstein, who is Associate Director of a San Diego company called New Directions (which specializes in drug rehab and training for veterans) said the following:

“If you train someone to be a sniper, those skills are not necessarily skills that are transferable.”

Mad Marlin Attacks Press Boat During Tourney

Joe_Cermele — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:52:38 -0400

A giant 550-pound blue marlin - perhaps angry about something they wrote - attacked the press boat at the 51st Annual Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament this week.

From this story on KHON2 TV:

How to Shoot a Magazine for Fun and (Maybe) Profit

Online Editors — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:20:41 -0400

Make A Cheap Recoil Reducer

Online Editors — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:21:46 -0500

Here's a quick and easy way to add weight to the front of your waterfowl gun, where it will help smooth your swing dampen muzzle jump, and reduce recoil by 6 to 7 percent. This recoil reducer replaces the factory magazine plug.

1. Cut the PVC to the length of the magazine plug in your gun (allow 1/8 inch for each cap). If using open pipe (shown) instead of stub-out, glue a cap on one end with PVC cement.

Discussion Topic: On Paintballing And Geocaching At WMAs

colinkearns — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:02:06 -0400

According to North Dakota Game And Fish Department Supervisor Scott Peterson, paintballing and geocaching create a "considerable amount of unnecessary disturbance to both wildlife and wildlife habitat,” and are therefore banned in state wildlife management areas (WMAs) under new rules.

Chad Love: Locked & Loaded in Parkland

Joe_Cermele — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:28:51 -0400

There's already been a boatload of bloviation expressed on the recent reversal of the ban on loaded firearms in our national parks, some of it sensible but most of it (predictably) bordering on hysterics.

This column from the Huffington Post is a perfect example:

"In fact, the new rule is likely to make national park visitors less safe around wildlife. Packing heat could give some people a false sense of security and make them more likely to approach bison, elk, moose, and grizzly bears, rather than keep a safe distance which is better for both people and animals."

But the most certain outcome of this congressional action is that it will promote poaching. The National Park Service warned in its fiscal 2006 budget submission each year for the past several years ... The data suggests that there is a significant domestic as well as international trade for illegally taken plant and animal parts." Poaching, the agency said, "is suspected to be a factor in the decline of at least 29 species of wildlife and could cause the extirpation of 19 species from the parks."

Discussion Topic: Field & Stream Wins ASME’s Highest Honor

Joe_Cermele — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:32:04 -0400

F&S is the best magazine of its size on the planet. Okay, I’m a little biased on that point--but it’s not just me who thinks so. Last night, the country’s top magazine editors representing the country’s top magazines met at New York City’s Lincoln Center for the 44th Annual National Magazine Awards. Known as Ellies, these are basically the Oscars of the magazine industry, and “General Excellence” is “Best Picture.”

Petzal: The Rules of Gunfighting

Joe_Cermele — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:05:07 -0500

Normally, this blog is dedicated to peaceful pursuits. However, SFC Frick speaks much wisdom. I am giving him a meritorious promotion to Command Sergeant Major (E-9).

(For more on this subject, visit our list of the five best gunfights of all time).

Drill Sergeant Joe B. Fricks Rules For A Gunfight

Trouble In Sportsman's Paradise

timromano — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:50:24 -0500

Photo by Tim Romano

From: The St. Brenard News, January 21, 2009

It turns out they take their angling infractions pretty seriously down in the bayous of Louisiana. While enjoying a shrimp po-boy the other day I took to scanning the the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's department arrests section in the newspaper. There must have been over one hundred arrests on just one page.

The 50 Best Shed Photos

fieldandstream-editor — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:00:00 -0400

10 New Shotguns from the 2008 SHOT Show

fieldandstream-editor — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0500

A 13-Foot-Long Shotgun

fieldandstream-editor — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:00:00 -0500

Exclusive Report: The 2007 Safari Club International Convention

fieldandstream-editor — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 06:00:00 -0500