March-April 2008

Features

Round at the Bar

The new H&H Round Action Sidelock is a handsome gun, especially in 20 gauge, and it is much more of a head-turner than the old Dominion. It also offers great value. A true London best for less than...

Black Rapids Woodcock

Black Rapids Woodcock

• New Brunswick woodcock hunting • Miramichi Black Rapids Lodge • German shorthairs • ruffed grouse • flight birds • classic coverts

Estancia Los Chanares

Estancia Los Chanares

• Argentina • Zoli Expedition • high-volume dove shooting • gun test • shell piles • challenging shots • dove roosts • a record-breaking day

Doubling Up on the Llano Estacado

You don't travel down to Portales, New Mexico, unless you have a reason: blue quail and bobwhite quail and lots of them.

L.C. Smith: The Gun for All Purposes

L.C. Smith—the undiscovered collectible. It is a true American classic that has been under-appreciated for years. The "Elsie" was both the workingman's gun and a gun for the serious collector.

On A Drive Out West

On A Drive Out West

• Lazy Triple Creek Ranch • eastern Idaho • Big Hole Mountains • driven pheasant shooting • red-legged partridge • beaters • Labrador retrievers • tall birds • walk-up hunting

The Dorking Rooster-Catcher

A humorous account of a 1955 ruffed grouse hunt in Manitowic, Wisconsin, with an Englishman from London in 1955

Departments

From the Editor

Woodcock recently have come into focus as a species needing help, and a number of conservation organizations and state and federal agencies have made the recovery of the birds a top priority.

Letters

A selection of letters from readers reacting to recent references in SSM to the use of the .410

Game & Gun Gazette

An invitation to Readers & Writers Adventures at Firesteel Creek Lodge in South Dakota and Quail Country Plantation in Georgia; a preview of the 2008 Southern Side-by-Side Championship & Exhibition...

Fine Gunmaking

A discussion of the wide spectrum of services offered by Doug Turnbull Restoration, including a comprehensive explanation of the charcoal bluing process.

Shooting

The author discusses gauges and cartridges and suggests that some of our game laws be rewritten by people who know what they're talking about.

Shot Talk

A discussion of shooting longer-than-intended shells in short chambers with resulting pressure, recoil and liability issues; and shooting US-manufactured shotshells in European-made shotguns

Hunting Dogs

When effectively used, the clicker is a powerful communication tool for you and your dog in shaping behaviors. The clicker-taining technique focuses on manipulating and controlling consequences...

Field Gear

Custom GunSafe Cabinet; Filson Bush Jacket; J.W. Hulme Vintage Shotgun Case; Russell Signature South 40 Bird Shooter Boots; Estancia Rolling Suitcase from Boyt Harness; EyeSights Shooting Glasses...

Guns of the Concours

Henry Atkins No. 766 and 767 were made in 1893 as part of a trio. No one knows the whereabouts of the third.

Gun Review

I like the Franchi Highlander for what it is: a strong, simply designed gun built for years of service. As a crossover for an over/under shooter who wants to try a side-by-side or a nice...

Book Review

A Roaring in the Blood: Remembering Robert F. Jones, edited by Annie Proulx; Aldo Leopold's Odyssey, by Julianne Lutz Newton; The Great Shoots: Britain's Best—Past and Present, by Brian P....

The Major

A tongue-in-cheek discourse on environmental conservation