We’re pleased to announce that our founder and CEO Doug Turnbull has received the American Pistolsmiths Guild Mentorship Award for 2021. The award was presented to Doug at the recent Dallas Safari Club convention in Dallas, Texas.
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“Preserve, Revere, Inspire.”: A New Year’s Greeting
Glass half-empty, or half-full? The past few years have presented an opportunity to take stock of what’s most important. To stand proudly for who we are, and why we are. With that in mind, let me re-introduce you to three of our guiding principles and why they’ll continue to drive our work in the coming year.
Good Reading: A Suggested Memorial Day Reading List
Memorial Day in the United Sates: the day set aside to honor and mourn American military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country, and one of our most cherished national holidays. As one small way to honor the heroes who gave everything to...
Stewards & Stories #11
Issue #11 of Stewards & Stories includes “Granddad’s Gun: A Georgia quail hunter keeps a family legacy alive”, “A Firearms Treasure Hidden in Plain Sight”, and “Of Remingtons, Parkers and Old Pats”.
Stewards & Stories #10
Issue #10 of Stewards & Stories includes “Granddaddy’s Gun: A Restored Family Shotgun Gets a New Life Training Fine Bird Dogs”, “We Don’t Own Guns, We Care for Them”, and “Let it Slide”.
Stewards & Stories #9
Issue #9 of Stewards & Stories includes “Celebrating 150 Years of Marlin Firearms”, “Levering Interest”, and “My Father’s Colt”.
“If only this old gun could talk…”: A New Year’s Greeting
Opening photo: “Grandfather’s Ithaca Flues”Copyright Ronald Jones. Used with kind permission. It’s a phrase we often say to ourselves when unpacking a firearm to be restored, as we lay eyes on it for the first time. We find ourselves wondering: what left...
Stewards & Stories #8
Issue #8 of Stewards & Stories includes “10 Reasons to Shoot a .22 Rimfire”, “The Light-Bulb Moment: Converting Anti-Gunners to New Enthusiasts”, and “The 5 Guns that Every Hunter Should Own”.
Doug Turnbull Returns to The Big Wild
In case you missed it, we’ve shared the replay of Doug’s return visit to The Big Wild, a premier radio show for those with a big appetite for hunting, fishing, interesting recipes and politically incorrect humor. Here are a few of the interview highlights: Host...
The RAF Welcomes Doug Turnbull
Congratulations to our own Doug Turnbull on being named as Western / Central New York Liaison for the Recreational Aviation Foundation (The RAF)! Liaisons work to further the RAF mission of preserving, maintaining and creating recreational airfields across the United...