“cowboy”

Legendary world champion duck caller and co-founder of Sure-Shot Game Calls James “Cowboy” Fernandez, 86, passed away on Aug. 16, 2018 in Beaumont, Texas.

Since the cowboy era, it’s been common practice to get a lever-action rifle in the same caliber as your sidearm. The idea was simple: Tote a rifle that shoots your handgun loads, and you’ve just simplified your life. Though the practice isn’t quite necessary today, the tradition of offering lever-action rifles in handgun calibers lives on. One such rifle: Big Horn Armory's Model 89.

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The main reason for the success of the XLR and cowboy-action shooting: Quite simply, lever-actions are fun to shoot.

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