Ruger's LC9s Turns Pro
I was listening to Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton singing “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” and wondering, more than twice, why Dylan was working so hard to kill such a terrific song. Guessing that Dylan sang that song tens of thousands of times, his need to sing the lyrics in […] [Read More]
Ruger's 22 Charger Pistol... Take Down or Not Part 1
Promotional ad copy and scripted commercials are generally the product of a writer’s imagination; dancing mops and personality altering candy bars. Writing an entertaining, but objective product review, places constraints on the writer’s use of imagination and places a heavier demand on product induced inspiration. Examples? Sure. A commercial for […] [Read More]
Ruger's GP100 5" 357 Mag
I was reading a draft of this article, with its terrific subject firearm, and thought, “Geez, my writing is really crap these days”… which erroneously infers that I haven’t written crap on other days. What is probably of greater consequence is the analysis of why on some days I write […] [Read More]
The Ruger GP100 Match Champion
The GP100 Match Champion is an artfully executed firearm design. Subsequently, a presentation of its personality as a form and figure study seems appropriate. Try to think of this as the firearm equivalent of da Vinci’s Mona Lisa by moonlight or a picture of a beautiful woman, adrift in a […] [Read More]
Ruger's Lighter Commander
Every once in a while, a different tact is taken with a photograph rather than resorting to the usual basic white background with minimal shadows. In this case, a single cross light was set up with a 30º honeycomb reflector insert and the above was the result; white, but more […] [Read More]
Ruger's Mini 14 in Basic 300 Blackout Part I
This is perhaps the sixth or seventh Mini 14 or Mini Thirty we’ve gone through at Real Guns® over the years. What began as an initial project with skepticism, soon became projects with excellent results; the most recent containing the core elements that make firearms interesting. Minis can be tuned […] [Read More]
Ruger's 77/17 in 17 Winchester Super Mag
I wasn’t sure if I was going to look at the Ruger M77/17 17 Winchester Super Mag. Being familiar with the Ruger rotary magazine rifles in everything from 22 Long Rifle to 44 Mag, I knew the Ruger rifle was more than capable, but I had heard and read so […] [Read More]
Ruger's Mini 14 in Basic 300 Blackout Part 2
The 300 Blackout is not a powerful cartridge. In fact, I am pretty sure I have a number of traditional handguns and a near 60 year old lever action 30-30 WCF with more thump. However, the 300 Blackout can make M4 types or Mini 14s solid deer hunting rifles without […] [Read More]
Ruger's Redhawk 45 Auto - 45 Colt
I had just finished watching Bergman’s “Hour of the Wolf”, rife with symbolism and shot in black and white, and became obsessed with the Johan and Alma dynamic and wondering whatever became of Ingrid Thulin. Which, of course, got me to thinking of the contemporaneous 45 Auto – 45 Colt […] [Read More]
A Ruger Precision Rifle In 6.5 Creedmoor Part I
The Ruger Precision Rifle is one of those firearms that you remove from its carton, ask yourself, “What the heck?!” and then nod your head in acknowledgement as each form – function relationship becomes apparent. The Precision Rifle is what happens when accuracy is the objective and the superfluous is […] [Read More]