Browning's "Come Hell or High Water" A5
Looking at the current Browning A5, most firearm enthusiasts would think, “Auto-5, 1903, John Moses Browning”. Actually, the only thing the current A5 has in common with the Auto-5 is the general shape of the hump back receiver. The A5 design began with a 2006 collaboration between Browning’s R&D group […] [Read More]
Closer to the 7x57mm's Potential
The Ruger No.1 produced good results with any mainstream factory ammunition we tried, delivering 1 to 1 1/2″ groups at 100 yards even with low cost Prvi ammunition. Chronograph data is indicated within Part 1. We decided to conduct a secondary handload project for several reasons. The first – Factory […] [Read More]
Browning's X-Bolt Micro Midas
Browning has always been a solid manufacturer of classic rifles, shot guns and handguns that works diligently to meet the needs of customers. Subsequently, they offer many model variations within each of their product lines, each refined to fit a more specific application. The Browning X-Bolt Micro Midas is one […] [Read More]
Remington's 1911 R1 Carry Part 2
Shooting a traditional 1911 in 45 ACP is fun. Ask anyone who has had substantial experience with this firearm and they will tell you that the quality guns of this type are very accurate and relatively easy to master. So why so some people persist in saying the 1911 has […] [Read More]
Remington's Model 1911 R1 Carry Part I
For folks who developed their shooting expertise with Euromatics, presets and double actions… particularly 9mm guns, the strong attachment many have for the 1911 type 45 ACP pistol is puzzling. Sort of the way that recent grads of the public school system, or the current university system, can’t understand why […] [Read More]
Bushnell's Elite 1600 ARC Rangefinder
Firearm enthusiasts are often full of… bravado. To hear the stories, they all have the eyes of an eagle, hold membership in the Shadow Wolves and have the hunting instincts of Jedediah Smith. One guy will claim a good hit on a deer at 600 yards with a scoped rifle […] [Read More]
Winchester's Model 71 348 WCF Boomer... Part 2
The combination of the Winchester Model 71 rifle and 348 Winchester cartridge are placed into historical context in Part 1. Part 2 addresses handloading the 348 Winchester and the live fire experience with the Model 71. The 348 Winchester shares a case head and rim diameter with the 50-110 Winchester, […] [Read More]
Winchester's 348 WCF Boomer... Part 1
In 1962, I owned a 1958 Chevy Impala. A rag top with a continental kits, air suspension, Turbo Glide trans and a 280 horse, tri power 348 cubic inch W block. It joined a 392 Chrysler Hemi powered 32 Ford pickup truck and a small block Chevy powered ’53 Henry […] [Read More]
Remington and the Ultra Mags
The scope is a Bushnell’s Elite 6500 4.5-30 x 50mm. It is a lot of glass and, no, there aren’t many sporter rifles that can utilize its potential, but this one can. It is a Remington Model 700 CDL, chambered for the 300 Remington Ultra Mag. With an MSRP of $1019 […] [Read More]
Winchester's Model 70 Alaskan Part 2
“Hatty told Matty: “Let’s don’t take no chance. Let’s not be *L-seven*, come and learn to dance.” Wooly bully, wooly bully. Wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully.”1 Just a little something I do to diminish reader expectations and to remind myself of how I earned those early departures from numerous […] [Read More]