Homestead Guns and Some Thoughts on Hunting and Trapping

Specailization has even ruined the firearms business. To the homesteader guns are tools. To the suburbanite guns are toys. The homesteader needs to have practical guns that get the job done. He usually dose not have alot of money so they need to be dual purpose guns or what I call good utility guns. Buy a gun magizine today and you can find $3000 woodchuck guns, $5000 big game guns, target guns, duck guns, goose guns, and clay pigion guns but NO good general purpose "woods cruising" guns.

The homesteader needs a gun that he can have in the barn door, on the tractor, or behind the truck seat that can do the job no matter what the job is. One of my favorite guns is my Savage model 24C. It is an over-under .22 over 20ga. Its light, short and can be used for whatever comes down the lane. My favorite revolver is my H&R 9 shot .22. It is a working mans gun, no frills but solid and fool proof. Mines a NTA edition, and a natural on the trapline. I've probably killed more game with that little pistol than any of my other guns. As far as rifles go I love the New England Firearms Handi Rifle. They are inexpensive, made in the USA and are nice gun to handle. I've got a .308 and really like it.

And Another Thing........

I am not a "sportsman". Can somebody tell me when the heck hunting and trapping became sports! I hunt and fish to put meat on the table. I trap to make money selling furs. Has anyone noticed that the only "outdoor" magizine left thats worth a rats hat is the good ole Fur Fish and Game. They still have info that a real countryboy can use. All the rest have devolved into how to manuals for the yuppies and city folks that go to the woods once a year and spend huge amounts of money to kill a trophy for their wall. Be sure to read my post on Deer Hunters. Out in my neck of the woods there is no group of hunters that are a bigger bunch of fools.