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New Varmint Rifle for 2019 Season
Several years ago, I put together a Ruger 77/17 rifle in .17 Hornet caliber. I had some trouble with reloading the little Hornet...


Pilot Training Update.
I now have logged over 13 hours of instruction toward my Private Pilot Rating. My instructor tells me I am ready to Solo as soon as I...


Volquartsen Update for 2019
After a couple of disappointing seasons with the Volquartsen IF5 in .17 WSM caliber, I sold it. After 4 or 5 hundred rounds fired, I...


N8371L 1966 Cessna 172G
My flying lessons had been going quite well when the Camp Fire and winter all arrived at about the same time. I have accumulated about 7...
My family, all together for Father's Day 2018
Susan and I were in Alturas, CA for the Father's Day weekend this year on a squirrel shooting trip. My daughter Brooke called Saturday...


A life-long Desire to become a Pilot is back on the table in 2018
If you saw my post about the 50th anniversary of Meridian Elementary School, you met my Principal, Teacher and Mentor, A.J. Hyatt Jr. In...


2018 Squirrel Season a Disappointment.
2017 was a record rainfall year in Modoc County, CA. It was also a cold winter and our squirrel shooting was down. I felt a lot of the...


50 Year Anniversary of Meridian Elementary School
In 1967, Construction began on the new Meridian Elementary School in Meridian, California. I was in 7th grade at the time. The school...


Coronary Artery Disease
In 2005, I found myself shoveling snow in an RV park in Quincy CA. I got a strange sensation in my chest akin to someone sitting on me. ...


Volquartsen Update Again
After I got the Volquartsen IF-5 back from the factory, it sat around until I got the opportunity to put it back to work shooting ground...
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