The rifle is the queen of weapons and its effective use is one of the greatest satisfactions available to man.

A fine marksman is with a second rate rifle is far more effective than the reverse.

The purpose of the pistol is to stop a fight that somebody else has started, almost always at very short range.

It`s human nature to be optimistic. Any fool can enter a market, it takes talent to exit consistently and profitably.

All the people constitute the militia - according to the Founding Fathers. Therefore every able-bodied man has a duty under the Constitution to become part of the "well-regulated" militia, specifically to understand and perform well with the individual weapon currently issued to the regular establishment. . . . Thus one who has not qualified himself with the M-16 may not be considered to be a responsible citizen.

We thought everybody knew by now that barrel length has almost nothing to do with accuracy. I believe the myth of the superior accuracy of a long rifle dates from colonial days, when the only way to extend sight radius was to make the barrel as long as possible. It is interesting how long it takes a myth to die.

Bushido is all very well in its way, but it is no match for a 30-06.