I guess it shows what kind of sense of humor I have, that I really enjoy writing articles in the ‘Things That Don’t Suck’ series for TheTruthAboutGuns. My latest is on Nalpak’s Tuffpak firearm carrier. Frances and I were once again at the Government Training Institute‘s shooting range. We used the Tuffpak to transport three rifles and a PDW pistol. Its capacity bodes well for when we use it this November to carry three rifles for our Mozambique Safari with Mark Haldane’s Zambeze Delta Safaris! You can check out the review here.
O.K. so that may seem a bit hyperbolic for those who know that without my hearing aids I’m, well, pretty deaf. So, why do I love Electronic Shooters Protection’s STEALTH ear plugs? Read here to find out.
Seriously, I am NOT blowing smoke up anyone’s skirt. These guys know how to provide hearing protection and hearing enhancement while you’re on the range or while hunting.
The continuing story of our wonderful day with Jérôme Lanoue and all the other artisans at L’Atelier Verney-Carron just appeared in the Houston Safaris Club publication, Hunter’s Horn. You can find the article – ‘A Day Well Spent’ – within the Spring Issue using this link.
My article describing the tour of the Daniel Defense factory appeared yesterday in TheTruthAboutGuns.com. It was quite an experience, and led to an epiphany for someone expecting a sterile, assembly line view into gun making. I hope you enjoy my description of the tour as much as I did visiting the DD factory. You can check it out here.
“As usual, I was anxiously waiting for my SKB double-rifle guncase to appear after my flight from Johannesburg into Atlanta’s Hartsfield International Airport. I breathed a sigh of relief as the agent brought it into the check-in room on the other side of the glass partition.
“If my brother had not grabbed my arm, I would have been pounding on the glass a few seconds later. Instead of placing the guncase onto the empty spaces on the shelf, or setting it down on the floor, she raised it up to chest height and dropped the case onto the concrete. I guess she was making it crystal clear that she was anti-hunting…
“That episode made me start wondering if there was another option available that might act to camouflage my firearms a bit better than my beloved SKB carrier…”
During the course, Joe and I were paired as we shot from a railing. I could hear him muttering about how my .300 Winchester Magnum was vibrating him off his rest. I told him that he too should be shooting a real-man’s caliber. I guess that is when he found out I was a smart aleck. Even so, Joe seemed pleased to act as my guide for a tour of the Daniel Defense facility near Savannah, Georgia.”
Check out the Video interview with Joe that accompanies my article submitted to TheTruthAboutGuns.com. Particularly listen close to the final quip from Joe…
The article from my time at the Dorchester Shooting Preserve appeared on the TruthAboutGuns.com. You guys should check out Dorchester if you like to hunt quail and pheasant, or if you would prefer to just relax and shoot on their rifle, pistol and/or sporting clays courses! You can check out my article here.
Once again, I find myself with a long queue of articles awaiting publication in TheTruthAboutGuns.com.
This is NOT a complaint or brag, just an observation. Each of these articles has an associated video. Some of the videos are from interviews with manufacturers or hosts for hunting trips. Others record yours truly and/or Frances (my lovely assistant and wife) discussing a product and then using said product.
During this waiting period, I thought it might be good to share the videos, with a brief introduction. I’ll post a link to the full articles at TTAG as soon as they appear.
Today’s offering involves the third Daniel Defense firearm that I was sent to review – this time, their AR-platform DD5V5 rifle.
Frances and I were allowed to again spend time on the Government Training Institute‘s ‘level range’. There we tested the accuracy of the DD5V5, coupled with the Hornady ammunition sent to us by Joe Marler of Daniel Defense and Neal Emery of Hornady; during our workup we fired at targets ranging from 100 yards to >700 yards. Our accuracy at the longest distances averaged ~95%.
I cannot emphasize strongly enough looking for a shooting bench, that you should check this product out. My review just came out here on TheTruthAboutGuns.com. I have NEVER shot from a more stable rest. Frances and i were hitting >90% of our targets (12×18 inches maximum size) up to 715 yards. If you don’t have benches from which to shoot your rifles or handguns, this is the product you ought to look to. NO, I was not given this bench, and NO I am not being paid to write this. The bench worked!
I had a ton of fun using Lilian Camelet’s (4StableSticks) newest model. Killed two birds with one stone; I used the rest I’ll need for Cape Buffalo hunting with Mark Haldane’s Zambeze Delta Safaris, and saw whether I was accurate with the rifle I’ll use from Kerry and Carol O’Day of MGArms, one of their Ultralights chambered in .416 Taylor. Check out the article on TheTruthAboutGuns.com!
