THE HUNTING HANDGUN COMES INTO ITS OWN
I J LARIVERS
In the hunting world, the handgun will always be a “grey area”. It can be a primary hunting tool, or it can be a backup for professional hunters or guides. In Africa, in the case of canoe guides, it is often…
CLASSIC SNUB-NOSED REVOLVERS
I J Larivers
A little Astra .36 Special issued by National Parks Investigations in the '80s
When I first started shooting, we didn’t have much choice in handguns. The only self-loaders that my friends and I would look at were the…
CHRONOGRAPHS FOR THE 21st CENTURY by I J Larivers
In
the beginning, there was the ballistic pendulum, invented by Benjamin Robins back
in the 18th century. The pendulum, which deflects a given distance
when struck by a projectile, is intended to measure the momentum of a bullet.
If you…
The Whys and Hows of Hearing Protection By I J Larivers
Good quality active hearing protectors.
When I first started shooting competitively, most of my club’s committee consisted of the ‘old guard’- folks who’d been on the range or around firearms a lot for most of their lives, throughout…