weaponry

Recently, I took advantage of a couple of rainy afternoons to catch up on some reloading jobs and much-needed reorganization of work benches. These qu...

During World War I, methods of communication with loved ones were limited. Troops would send letters home. The letters were so prized, not only by the...

In the summer of 1917, from her apartment window on Kennedy Street, a little girl named Virginia Loveland watched the local Pennsylvania National Guar...

The sun was shining, the leaves rapidly falling. Brilliant shades of orange, yellow and red had splashed the hillsides just a week ago turning the onc...

Investigation into the report of a shooting on Oct. 4 in Eldred, said McKean County District Attorney Stephanie L. Vettenburg-Shaffer. “The Pennsylvan...

Shooters, hunters, and especially reloaders, have more choices today than ever when they shop for bullets. Rifle and handgun projectiles are available...

Archery season is underway, and there are a number of hunting opportunities to be added to the mix this coming weekend. On Saturday, Oct. 17, the regu...

Over the years, I’ve had lots of encounters with bears. I’ve written about a few of them before. Of all these little adventures, it seems most occur w...

RIDGWAY — Ridgway-based state police responded to a report of a shooting on Thursday that turned out to be a spam call. According to police, at 4:25 p...

I well remember my grandfather telling me how time speeds up when you’re older. Well, like most youth I wasn’t particularly interested, but did rememb...

I was small for my age at 14, and that single-shot 30-inch-barreled 12 gauge was too much. Shouldering it properly and then hitting a running rabbit o...

It’s a matter of choice. That’s important when choosing the right bullet for the task at hand. In today’s marketplace the right choice can be elusive....

COLDSPRING, N.Y. — The Chautauqua/Cattaraugus County Bomb Squad will be conducting a controlled disposal of expired explosive ordnance in the town of ...

A Turtlepoint man accused of letting two children play with a shotgun — an action which led to serious injuries for one boy — pleaded guilty Thursday ...

I’ve spent a lot of time on shooting ranges over the years. Outdoors, indoors, strictly regulated or informal, some with dozens of firing points or ju...

A Smethport man is in McKean County Jail after a traffic stop where police found a loaded gun and him driving under the influence of a controlled subs...

Foster Township Police were dispatched Sunday morning to Harrisburg Run for a report of a shooting. No further information was available at press time...

After leafing through my last batch of monthly gun-related magazines, I noticed something seemed to be missing. There were the usual evaluations of th...

COUDERSPORT — A Warren man has been charged for allegedly threatening a Port Allegany man with a BB pistol. Coudersport-based state police said Brian ...

The gift that keeps on giving. Christmas, more years ago than I can remember, is when it came to me. It was a toolbox crafted as a school industrial a...