Texas, Pickup Trucks And a Long Past Due Road Trip 
09/17/2024 – I was supposed to bring my 2006 Chevy Work Truck back from Texas in October of 2023. The truck was to be a hot rod project, complete with big plans, a big engine and maybe a little drag racing. Unfortunately, I took a nap, lost the inspiration and, […] [Read More]
End Of Summer And The 7x57 Mauser 
Here we are. Not even mid September, but night temps are dropping into the 50s during the day and mid 40s at night. The smell of wood burning stoves is in the air, and all of this green will soon turn to New England tourist gaping autumn colors. I don’t […] [Read More]
No Zero Turning Back
Right now, I am mostly feeling guilty. I keep sitting down to write a firearm related article and I can’t. Some very long term industry contacts have been reassigned in respective organizational reshuffling, or they retired, or they moved out of the industry. Unfortunately, they have been replaced with new […] [Read More]
Bye-Bye Facebook
The Real Guns Facebook page was suspended today. Not a surprise, Facebook has been attacking the page and deleting posts for many months. With 2,000,000+ followers and likes, you would think it would deserve a little respect as Facebook, not us, made lots of money selling impressions to their advertisers. […] [Read More]
The Silent Generation - Bill's Fix It
08/11/2024 – I promise you I am not preaching, lecturing or offering lessons in life. I write for clarity. It is a way of externalizing thoughts that don’t fit in my head, so I can review them at a more leisurely pace. I am not a Boomer. I was born […] [Read More]
Too Much Monkey Business
07/30/2024 – I am really trying to keep up with a weekly publishing schedule. It’s tough. I want to be funny, witty and/or clever, much like Kamala Harris. Unfortunately, I realized neither of us ever were, and we are both about as qualified to be President. Reality is a bummer. […] [Read More]
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]