Gear

The Gear: Bontrager Rally WaveCel Mountain Bike Helmet

May 6, 2021 by Alan Clemons

*The Bontrager Rally WaveCel helmet (Photo: Alan Clemons)*

With age comes wisdom, and so now at double nickels I’m wearing a Bontrager Rally helmet when riding my bicycle. My inner 14-year-old screams “old man” and laughs. That’s fine. I’m at that age where I don’t mind the chuckle. I think back to the near-misses of riding my 10-speed around our town of 10,000 and am glad I made it through with nothing more than scratches and bruises.

The Bontrager Rally WaveCell is designed for mountain biking, which I don’t do. Trails today for me are for trail-running and hiking, watching birds and taking photos. I’ll let the shredders have their due. Looks enjoyable. Just not for me. But the helmet, that’s a definite now for me, even for riding on roads. I’ve read about too many vehicle-cyclist accidents in our city and elsewhere. Perhaps it should not have taken more than 40 years for me to put a lid on my melon, but so be it.

It’s a good idea to wear a helmet. Here’s why.

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.308 vs .30-06 – Has the Market Chosen a Winner?

May 5, 2021 by Trent Marsh

Comparing the .30-06, .308 Winchester, and 7.62x51 NATO — _{L to R – .30-06, .308, 7.62×51}

There’s no shortage of passion when it comes to cartridge debates, but the .308 vs .30-06 debate tends to bring out even more fervent dedication than normal. What is it about the .308 vs .30-06 debate that brings out such zeal? More importantly, is the debate over? Has the market already determined which cartridge is the winner? I don’t think you have to be a ballistics guru or hardcore firearms historian to square the two off and see which caliber has won out.

Let’s look at each caliber’s ballistics, ammunition, and platform options to see if we can determine a winner.

Do Ballistics Matter in .308 vs .30-06?

As far as I’m concerned, no.

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The Ammo Shortage: How to Deal

April 29, 2021 by Trent Marsh

These days, the ammo shortage is making finding ammunition a maddening affair. Should you manage to find some, figuring out how to afford it is a whole other issue. In the wake of the pandemic, civil unrest, and strife the last year has brought, more and more people have taken on the duty of protecting themselves. More legal, responsible gun owners is in no way a bad thing, but it is putting stress on an ammunition supply chain that is already taxed.

ammo shelf — _{The “good ole days” of ammo supply}

So, how do we go about dealing with the effects of the ammo shortage?

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