Black Shotguns and Little Red Dots
A recent defensive shotgun project began with a $290 Weatherby PA-08™ TR shotgun. At 39″ and with an 18.5″ barrel it is very light and compact and its five shot capacity, matte black finish and durable synthetic stock are just right for my purposes. The only problem was that, as […] [Read More]
Aimpoint's 2 MOA Dot Micro H-1
Red Dot sights are used with both eyes open, dot on target, eye to eyepiece, center alignment not required. They are fast in use, highly accurate and resilient in most any environment. At least that was how they were defined in 1974 when the Swedish company Aimpoint introduced the first […] [Read More]
The Bushnell 1x25 Trophy TRS-25
One of the best aspects of the AR revolution is the technology spill over into more traditional firearms…. like Picatinny rails running over the receiver and down the barrel of a lever action rifle and the adaptation of many types of sighting systems and the broadened use of red dot […] [Read More]
41 Remington Magnum
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]
Kimber's 9mm Solo Carry STS
Company Kimber America Model Solo STS Point of Origin Yonkers, NY Caliber 9mm Luger Action Preset – SA Trigger Pull 7 Lbs Magazine Capacity 6* Sights 3 Dot – Fixed Sight Radius 4.4″ Slide Stainless Steel Barrel Stainless Steel Frame Aluminum Grips Poly Barrel Length 2.7″ Overall Length 5.5″ Overall […] [Read More]
Ruger's GP100 44 Special Part 2
The Ruger GP100, as tested with a variety of factory ammo, put up good number in terms of velocity, accuracy and penetration in Part 1. If there was more to finesse out of the combination, it would be with a focus on getting a bit more velocity and a bit […] [Read More]
The Vortex Viper HS LR Riflescope
One of the obvious strengths of Vortex Optics is the company’s ability to produce a really good looking scope. The Viper HS is just the right shade of black, it has just the right index marking and touches of contrasting color and just the right control feel and mechanical look […] [Read More]
The Taurus PT 740 Slim Defining a "Small Gun" for a cartridge of consequence
I haven’t had the opportunity to look at a Taurus, close up, for some time. I believe the last was a Taurus Model SS4 44 Mag, an attractive gun and a good shooter. The PT 740 is one of the more compact guns chambered for the 40 S&W I’ve spent […] [Read More]
Little Gun, Big Ammunition...
Our shop and home are located out in the middle of the boonies. The boonies is anyplace that is more than half an hour from police or sheriff response to an emergency and without enough home density to be considered a neighborhood. It’s a very friendly area, but it is […] [Read More]
44 Mag Revolver
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]