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Taking on plains game in South Africa with a handgun spices up an already interesting adventure.

Missing Can Make You a Better Shot

The Question: Will Dryfiring Your Rimfire Damage It?

If you want to spice up your next varmint hunt, try going after them with a belt gun.

When I was young (how I regret that phrase), the old guys used to bore me with stories of how much better the hunting was, how much better the guns were, how much better—and simpler—cars and trucks were or even how much prettier the girls were when they were young. Now that I am among the old guys I am sometimes tempted to wax similarly. But was it really better 20, 30, 40 or even 50 years ago?

Recently I was reminded that I am a dinosaur. We had one of our little 3-gun shoots at our local gun club. Aside from the fact that I was the oldest guy there—by a big margin—I noticed that I was the only one there with a leather holster.

The latest varmint rifle from Thompson/Center offers hunters a dedicated predator gun at a good value.

No surprise—the AR platform is the most popular rifle in the United States today. Its chamberings cover the gamut from .22 to .50 caliber. Eugene Stoner’s brainchild of 1957 supports an entire cottage industry of aftermarket accessories that range from cheap to opulent.

Never hunted with an AR-15 rifle? Try it, you’ll like it. The author did.