Deer Season Will Be Here... Eventually 
Freedom When you’re an old guy, living on your own in the boonies, your life style seems to wander however it chooses. Today was four hours of tractor work, four hours of garden pruning, weeding and mowing the lawn. It was hot out, so the expression “Sweating like a pig” […] [Read More]
6.8 Western
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These are maximum loads in my firearms and may... […] [Read More]
Small Game And Pest Control
07/02/2024 – I have a squirrel problem. More correctly, my bird feeder has a squirrel problem. It used to have a deer, raccoon, chipmunk, and squirrel problem, but mounting it on a slick, 1″ diameter metal pole, and elevating it to 15′ off the ground, eliminated all but the latter.... […] [Read More]
The Winchester Model 70 Featherweight And The 6.8 Western Part II
June 30, 2024 – Firearm companies, like most companies, construct unique product synergism to attract customers. In 1864, the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad extended its service to Coney Island, and to the area’s handful of small beach resort hotels, and began investing heavily in Coney Island’s development. By... […] [Read More]
Browning's X-Bolt 2 Speed SPR Part Two
06/23/2021 – A second bike has been added to the garage. Purchased as a new, left over 2023 CFMoto 300NK, with a really big discount, I can now ride down to the lake fishing, run some very local errands and practice skills drills at under 200 MPH. It seems the... […] [Read More]
Browning's X-Bolt 2 Speed SPR Part One
06/16/2024 – I know, this week was supposed to be Part II of the Winchester Featherweight 6.8 Western series. Fortunately, I have lots of excuses. Predominately… is there a postdominately? Neither the new set of reloading dies, or factory ammunition, or brass arrived until this past Tuesday. That did not... […] [Read More]
The Winchester Model 70 Featherweight And The 6.8 Western Part I
June 9, 2024 – I was thinking, once I announced there would be only one more year of Real Guns®, I would be free to write creatively, and to focus on the things I find of interest. Apparently, I have not been under pressure by “The Man”, or an innate... […] [Read More]
Real Guns® - One More Reup. One More Year Before Retirement
I apologize for the presence of my noggin, but it seemed appropriate to mark a long winded speech. Man… I have been doing this for a long time. Real Guns® began as posts made to Usenet newsgroups in 1995, and it became a dedicated editorial section on a Usenet service... […] [Read More]
A Shotgun As The Best Deer Rifle?
06/02/2024 – I work in a horse barn, or at least scaled down horse barn. It is weathering in the middle of the woods, but otherwise well maintained. The floor is made up of long runs of finished and sealed 2″x8″ pine plank. The walls are rough sawn lumber below... […] [Read More]
Hornady’s Lock-N-Load Classic Kit Deluxe Part 3
05/26/2024 – I see the future, and it centers around the distribution of yards of compost, that are currently sitting under a tarp at the edge of the lawn, and the disposition of some carpenter ants that have arrived with bad intentions. The garden areas will receive the compost, as... […] [Read More]