More Than A Wrangler, It's A Super Wrangler!..!!
Well, I probably picked the wrong firearm to debut the pictures from the new camera. Satin black bluing and matte black Cerakote®is like photography’s proverbial black cat in a coal bin… at midnight. I know, “What’s a coal bin?”. A half stop less and the Wrangler would appear as an […] [Read More]
Smith & Wesson's - Rotating, Reciprocating, Gas Burping Pistol
05/07/2023 – In the process of writing and illustrating this article, it dawned on me that the images that follow will be the last pictures taken with a Nikon. A non event for anyone but me, this marks the end of a fifty plus year relationship with a brand. So […] [Read More]
Smith & Wesson M&P®9 M2.0 METAL
04/30/2023 – I have owned some fast cars and I have owned some pretty cars, but none have served as well as a 2005 Ford Escape. A couple hundred thousand miles on its odometer, it does not leak or burn oil, or dribble coolant. All wheel drive, it has braved […] [Read More]
My Ruger GP100
04/23/2023 – There was a period of time, in throughout the 1960s and into the mid 1970s, when drag racing was the number one participating and spectating sport. Tracks operated, some three days each week, all over the country in 1/16th, 1/8th and 1/4 mile track conformity, car owners were […] [Read More]
The Resurgence of the Marlin Model 336 Part II
Spring is here, but spring temperatures are not. Skippy has a grapple related malady. Of course, the only accessory on the tractor not made by the John Deere elves. It isn’t the grapple itself, but rather the small associated wiring harness added to the tractor in support of the grapple. […] [Read More]
Ruger's Super Blackhawk® Bisley™ Hunter
04/09/2023 – The official first day of spring was 03/20/2023, which may be true for urban dwellers and democrats. Here, the official first day of spring is the day I wake up, decide possible sow storms are limited and pull the snow blower off of the tractor and prep it […] [Read More]
The Resurgence of the Marlin Model 336 Part I
You know how everyone has at least one special talent that makes them unique? My special talent, to date, is having no special talent. So my life’s work has been a never ending exploration of the unknown, with the hope I would eventually stumble into something I could do well. […] [Read More]
Winchester's Xpert 22 LR
My wife was a wonderful mom to her four children; our three sons and me. Quite some time ago, I got into a dispute with my heart over a workaholic life style and it, unfortunately, filed for a divorce. It was a long drawn out process that culminated with my […] [Read More]
The 45 Automatic +P Trail Gun Addendum
I thought we were there. Snow on the ground was melting and receding, icy stalactites were loosening their grip on the gutters, and the house and driveway were previewing the magnitude of clean up that would keep me busy through spring. Mud season. Then the snow began to fall, heavily. […] [Read More]
DIY Reloading Press Tray 2.0
03/12/2023 – When the original reloading press tray 1.0 was constructed, above, there was no intention to rest on our laurels. More so, we were surprised, after extensive research, that laurels was not a metaphor for “butt”. The process goes something like this. Get an idea, turn it into something […] [Read More]