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A rough start of the season, but we managed to pull it together by the end of the morning. I was out of shape and she was a little bonkers. Birds were jumpy, and as I avoid shooting birds that aren't properly pointed, I ended up letting a lot of them go. Her first proper point, early in the...

As other's have pointed out, focusing on a youth gun will put you in the right direction. 870 youth pump is great. Pumps are also cheaper than most of the alternatives. With that said, I would focus your efforts on fit, and recoil pads, plus recoil inserts for shirts or a "PAST", recoil...

In the top picture, you can see the button on the left side. You simply press the button and rotate the blade. Or, and more fun / convenient, you allow gravity or a gentle flick to let the handle fall into place. You can do that to open and close the knife. It is locked in both the closed...

It's been a minute. I found this Gerber Paul knife on a large auction site, earlier this year. It was listed as "for parts or repair". The seller stated that the locking collar was missing. I figured that this might be one of the easier parts to fabricate, other than the spring, so I bid...

Love it!

Gulp!

Maybe not as funny as I saw it. But, something you're not likely to see again.

Bark River Knives is bankrupt. Serious quality issues and the use of falsely labeled steels in some of their knives. What a sad end. https://www.dailypress.net/news/local-news/2026/03/bark-river-knives-shutters-owner-takes-blame-for-missteps/

Beautiful knife! Great store too. Glad I don't live anywhere near it.

Something different - A 'Campaign Set' - Very early cutlery set. Late 19th century to World War I (snaps were invented in the 1880s). These were typically military use. This is a better example of what one sees out there. I think it was custom or made to order. No markings on anything...

Almost. ;) Been busy with other things, but I'm not done yet.

Years ago, I was Manhattan NYC, visiting family. My wife and I were taking a stroll after lunch and doing some window shopping in a very ritzy part of town. I stopped outside of a shoe store to look into the window. I felt a presence next to me and naturally assumed it was my wife. "Damn...

The Lansky Multisharpener below is a surprisingly effective tool for sharpening serrated knives. And, they're cheap. Don't go drooling all over that gas station knife. ;)

Similar sentiments. In general, I almost always prefer a plain edge blade. In preference, I would take a full serrated over a partial. When given the choice, I have regretted purchasing a partial serrated over the plain edge. However, this is my thinking today. In my youth, when I was...

I might have posted the top knife before, but I post it again as these two knives represent the very first models that Spyderco produced. The top knife is a second generation C01 Worker - I believe they started production on this model in 1981, but this variant was from around 1983, and there...

Not gonna lie. This one doesn't get a lot of use. With that said, the angle is set up for meat and bone. We tend to eat more fish these days. Wondering if I should put an angle on it to suit veggies.

The stainless counterparts to the knives above. The bottom knife, a Harpy, is a slightly more modern version of the Merlin above. The top knife is the half serrated Delica. I have a bad habit of picking up bargain knives, and both of these fell into that category. The top knife had seen a...