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When a child is lost in the woods, it's an all hands on deck situation. We got such a call one morning from a frantic mother who said her 11-yr-old son had been missing overnight. They were at a family cabin in the woods near the lake, and the mother's boyfriend had taken the boy out to go...

In the course of my job as a deputy sheriff, serving civil papers was an unpleasant necessity. I often visited the various small US Post Offices in the county to inquire about folks I couldn’t find. One such visit with the postmaster resulted in a shocked expression on her face when she...

I began my law enforcement career in Dallas as a reserve deputy for 11 years. I told someone I had 11 years experience as a reserve deputy, and he corrected me; that should be 1 year's experience eleven times. Might be something to that. After buying 35 acres in East Texas, I decided to move to...

While digging around in the upper kitchen cabinets, I came across 14 pint jars of miscellaneous pickled cucumbers, peppers and relish sludge from 2010 - 2012. I flushed the contents down the garbage disposal with LOTS of water. The empty jars are now in the dishwasher. I hope that sludge doesn't...

I bought one a couple of years ago, but I find the two-stage trigger to be a problem for me. I'm accustomed to a single-stage, one smooth stroke. Is there an easy modification to eliminate the two-stage?

A friend has brought me his M 686-1 to ask about his cylinder locking up. I tried it with his ammo (Remington & Monarch), and sure enough, the primer flows back into the firing pin hole and locks the cylinder. It can be unlocked by pulling the hammer back far enough to release the cylinder stop...