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Round at the Bar The new H&H Round Action Sidelock is a handsome gun, especially in 20 gauge, and it is much more of a head-turner than the old Dominion. It also offers great value. A true London best for less than... John Ian Gregson
	Black Rapids Woodcock • New Brunswick woodcock hunting • Miramichi Black Rapids Lodge • German shorthairs • ruffed grouse • flight birds • classic coverts Ralph P. Stuart
	Estancia Los Chanares • Argentina • Zoli Expedition • high-volume dove shooting • gun test • shell piles • challenging shots • dove roosts • a record-breaking day Silvio Calabi
Doubling Up on the Llano Estacado You don't travel down to Portales, New Mexico, unless you have a reason: blue quail and bobwhite quail and lots of them. Gary Hubbell
L.C. Smith: The Gun for All Purposes L.C. Smith—the undiscovered collectible. It is a true American classic that has been under-appreciated for years. The "Elsie" was both the workingman's gun and a gun for the serious collector. Bill Diers
	On A Drive Out West • Lazy Triple Creek Ranch • eastern Idaho • Big Hole Mountains • driven pheasant shooting • red-legged partridge • beaters • Labrador retrievers • tall birds • walk-up hunting Ed Carroll
The Dorking Rooster-Catcher A humorous account of a 1955 ruffed grouse hunt in Manitowic, Wisconsin, with an Englishman from London in 1955 Dave Crehore

Features

Round at the Bar

The new H&H Round Action Sidelock is a handsome gun, especially in 20 gauge, and it is much more of a head-turner than the old Dominion. It also offers great value. A true London best for less than...

John Ian Gregson

Black Rapids Woodcock

• New Brunswick woodcock hunting • Miramichi Black Rapids Lodge • German shorthairs • ruffed grouse • flight birds • classic coverts

Ralph P. Stuart

Estancia Los Chanares

• Argentina • Zoli Expedition • high-volume dove shooting • gun test • shell piles • challenging shots • dove roosts • a record-breaking day

Silvio Calabi

Doubling Up on the Llano Estacado

You don't travel down to Portales, New Mexico, unless you have a reason: blue quail and bobwhite quail and lots of them.

Gary Hubbell

L.C. Smith: The Gun for All Purposes

L.C. Smith—the undiscovered collectible. It is a true American classic that has been under-appreciated for years. The "Elsie" was both the workingman's gun and a gun for the serious collector.

Bill Diers

On A Drive Out West

• Lazy Triple Creek Ranch • eastern Idaho • Big Hole Mountains • driven pheasant shooting • red-legged partridge • beaters • Labrador retrievers • tall birds • walk-up hunting

Ed Carroll

The Dorking Rooster-Catcher

A humorous account of a 1955 ruffed grouse hunt in Manitowic, Wisconsin, with an Englishman from London in 1955

Dave Crehore

Departments
From the Editor	Archive »
Woodcock recently have come into focus as a species needing help, and a number of conservation organizations and state and federal agencies have made the recovery of the birds a top priority. Ralph P. Stuart
Letters	Archive »
A selection of letters from readers reacting to recent references in SSM to the use of the .410
Game & Gun Gazette	Archive »
An invitation to Readers & Writers Adventures at Firesteel Creek Lodge in South Dakota and Quail Country Plantation in Georgia; a preview of the 2008 Southern Side-by-Side Championship & Exhibition...
Shooting	Archive »
The author discusses gauges and cartridges and suggests that some of our game laws be rewritten by people who know what they're talking about. Michael McIntosh
Fine Gunmaking	Archive »
A discussion of the wide spectrum of services offered by Doug Turnbull Restoration, including a comprehensive explanation of the charcoal bluing process. Steven Dodd Hughes
Hunting Dogs	Archive »
When effectively used, the clicker is a powerful communication tool for you and your dog in shaping behaviors. The clicker-taining technique focuses on manipulating and controlling consequences... Carol Brown
Guns of the Concours	Archive »
Henry Atkins No. 766 and 767 were made in 1893 as part of a trio. No one knows the whereabouts of the third. Roger Sanger & Steve Helsley
Shot Talk	Archive »
A discussion of shooting longer-than-intended shells in short chambers with resulting pressure, recoil and liability issues; and shooting US-manufactured shotshells in European-made shotguns Tom Roster
Gun Review	Archive »
I like the Franchi Highlander for what it is: a strong, simply designed gun built for years of service. As a crossover for an over/under shooter who wants to try a side-by-side or a nice... Bruce Buck
Field Gear	Archive »
Custom GunSafe Cabinet; Filson Bush Jacket; J.W. Hulme Vintage Shotgun Case; Russell Signature South 40 Bird Shooter Boots; Estancia Rolling Suitcase from Boyt Harness; EyeSights Shooting Glasses... Tom Huggler
Book Review	Archive »
A Roaring in the Blood: Remembering Robert F. Jones, edited by Annie Proulx; Aldo Leopold's Odyssey, by Julianne Lutz Newton; The Great Shoots: Britain's Best—Past and Present, by Brian P.... Charles Fergus
The Major	Archive »
A tongue-in-cheek discourse on environmental conservation Galen Winter

March-April 2008