PawPaw's House

Once upon a time, there was a little scope company in El Paso, TX, the Weaver outfit. They made scopes for American hunters that were legen...

My ole buddy David sent me some charts that seem to explain a lot of things. That might be true for some guys, but when I do something wrong...

I was walking around the school last week and found a small yellow ball. The dog likes to carry and play chase with little tennis balls, bu...

Every Republican candidate in the next several years should adopt a platform plank to abolish several government agencies, starting with Edu...

It appears that the EPA came to its senses and decided that they had no authority to regulate lead bullets used in ammunition. Just two da...

I found this over at the Cripple's . Good question. Remember, Twain said America has no distinct criminal class, except Congress.

It looks like the NRA is withdrawing its endorsement of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada. After careful consideration, the NRA...

It's easy to look at a graph and a chart and try to understand what's happening. If you look at this CBO chart , you'll find wh...

Sometimes I get asked, what's the best rifle/caliber/bullet for deer hunting? That's easy. Deer are fairly easy to kill. A good de...

I talked about the petition a couple of weeks ago, and evidently the EPA is considering regulations that would ban lead bullets in the Un...

From WDTN Channel 2, we get this video of a one car auto accident caught on a cruiser's camera. Damndest thing I've ever seen. Thank...

I'm a fan of our military personnel, especially those serving now. We've been embroiled in a war since 9/11 and the people who step...

Rivrdog and I were talking about the .243, and in comments he asked what bullet I was using for my favorite reload in that caliber. A while...

Sometimes the dog sits beside me with a disgusted look on his face, like I've forgotten something vitally important. Food? Check. Wate...

A link from Say Uncle is good for about 800 visits. He linked on Friday to a blog post on Tuesday and my sitemeter jumped about 800 visits....

Every so often, I get the hankering to build a rifle. When this muse gets under my skin, I know exactly what I want. Savage short action, w...

I'm on the hook for supper, and I've decided on a chicken spaghetti. It's a simple recipe. Onion Bell pepper Whole cooked chicke...

I love my big charcoal drop-box pit, but it's way too big for cooking a couple of steaks. The thing takes five or six pounds of charcoa...

Say Uncle embedded a gun handling video and when I watched it, I thought that the skills were pretty good. When I went to AR quals last wee...

I went back to work today, prepping for the opening of school on Wednesday. I enjoyed the time off and still have a list of stuff that I wo...