Recent content by Matt Johnston

His stories certainly seem a bit fantastic, of course back when he lived there were more and larger fish and game. Everyone who could validate or dispute the authenticity of these stories is long gone.

Update: After several days of online shopping, reading reviews, and your helpful insights. I ordered a Mossberg SA-20 All Purpose Field, a 20 Gauge with a 26" barrel. I would have liked to have bought a Benelli or Beretta, but my discretionary purchases account took a $700 hit for a new watch...

Charlie, This is one of many great stories in a book I have called "The best of Zane Grey Outdoorsman", I read this once many years ago, and it stuck with me for being unusual and epic. Roping Lions in The Grand Canyon (1908) by Zane Grey is a non-fiction account detailing an expedition with...

Welcome Rob! Where in Eastern Europe is the old country your folks came from?

Ever since I first saw video of Asian carp jumping out of the river because of the boat motor's vibration. I've thought of shooting them from the boat. Putting safety third, this seems like it would be a kick. This might be a great Outrider event. For an optional day two of the event...

Chief, Did he just call you a tool?

Coors Banquet if I'm going cheap.

" And everything was fine, we was smoking cigarettes and all kinds of things." I started with Marlboro Reds at 16 years old, switched to Winstons while I was in the Army, when I decided my roommate's smokes tasted better than mine. I quit cold turkey just days before I turned 30. I haven't had...

Kyle, If we post anything here, we no longer got away with it.

The Patteson jacket is great and it's a bargain. Mine was too tight in the torso and way long in the arms. If the torso had fit better I would have had the sleeves altered, instead, I gave it to a good buddy. He's thinner than me and has orangutan arms. He was very pleased to be gifted such a...

For the last few years, I have been shooting a Mossberg Duck Commander M930 semi-auto, in 12 gauge. This is the latest in a long string of 12 gauges, Pumps, O/U, and Semis. I'm a big guy and have never considered shooting anything lighter. This last weekend I shot some clays, just 75 shots and...

I'm a .308 fan and have both a nice bolt and lever rifle in.308. I had an M1A and it was super cool, but .308 as fast as I could pull the trigger was too pricey. I reload, but I could shoot up two hours worth of reloading output in like five minutes ringing steel gongs. I have a Henry...

Got mine! I went back to look at the details, and this thing is sweet! I like the GMT functionality, the polished chamfer, and the tiny date window. Thanks, JV for setting this up!

Shameful!.....That's kind of been my week.

So I had a super weird dream last night! I was driving across north Texas late one evening, nothing but sage and highway around me, when I spotted an old Kenworth Conventional sitting half off the road. Its lights blinked weakly in the dark. Out there, in the middle of nowhere, it felt wrong to...