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Last modified: 7/1/2015 7:26:20 PM Malcolm Cooper of Peterborough finished shearing the last alpaca of the year late Sunday afternoon. This spring, like the last 12, he started shearing in early April and finished in late June. Ten weeks. Ten-thousand miles. One hundred twenty-five farms. More than 2,000 alpacas. It’s over. Until next year. Except it’s not exactly over. Every year, he gets a desperate call or two late in the season, with the plea “Can you please come shear, it’s so hot. Please.” So Cooper, 51, will pack up his gear, and go do what he does best. Traveling fro...

This famous weapon was created by Britain’s Sniper System Improvement Programme. Military rifles have long had a more utilitarian appearance but for good reason. The rifles needed to be durable, rugged and even useable as a heavy club if all else failed. The exception to that rule has been sniper or marksmen weapons, which have been more refined. The craftsmanship shows through with the best sniper rifles, and this is certainly the case with Accuracy International’s L115A3 long range rifle. Chambered in the .338 Lapua Magnum (8.59mm) round, it was developed as part of the Sniper System I...