ear canal or neck stands a better chance of being hit than heart/lungs since heart is so low in chest cavity. A lung shot will take them down, but they can go for awhile if the heart isn't hit before giving up since they have more blood volume than you would expect.

Supposedly, it's legal to shoot cougar in Texas if they're bothering your livestock. Game wardens keep saying they just want to know about dead cougar to learn about their biology. There are just rumors (at least for me) that cougar are plentiful here in central Texas. But, only God and I will ever ...

I'm developing a home made addition to a simplyrugged pancake holster where the butt of my 5.5" Ruger Vaquero in under my left arm pit, cross draw. The gun is quite concealable unless you notice that my left arm is a little further from my body than my right. I've also experimented with carryin...

FWIW, I am city raised, hold a B.S. in Animal Science, have sold animal health products, worked about 3 yrs on various ranches and farms, and live in the country. So I'm no expert on the cow business. But, I can't afford to convert my 13 acres to ag exemption because I need to own 7 cows and 1 bull ...

In the thread about private transfers in Texas, cubrock said: "Incidentally, I've been told the pistol purchase permit was instituted back in the day so that sheriffs could keep guns out of the hands of minorities so there wouldn't be any insurrections. Wonder if that is true? If so, it wouldn'...

In Texas, depends on which statute is being applied to you. For example, a person wanting to be an insurance agent is asked if he's ever been convicted by any court. The answer would be yes, according to the facts you presented.

I use the Lansky quite successfully for my Scrade and KaBar outdoor knives, and kitchen knives. For field knives, I use the 25 degree slot as the edge seems to last longer. For kitchen knives, I use the 17 degree slot. The first time I sharpen a knife on the Lansky, I use all 5 stones. I'm careful t...

olive oil from the kitchen won't rot the stitching or discolor the leather. I oil my holster by soaking an old sock in the oil, stuffing it into the holster with the holster standing in a paper plate leaning against something.

I have about 200 rds down range this year in my T4. My excuse--my son and my daughter have asked to shoot some with me so, I've had to go slow. Well worth it--the practice AND the family time!!!