The Winchester Model 70 Featherweight Part II
Some time has passed since Part I was written. To tell you the truth, I wanted to spend more time with this Winchester, both handling and shooting, to see if first impressions would last or if some new perspective would be born out of experience. The whole shutdown of the […] [Read More]
Swedish Speaking Gauges, or...
You don’t have to be a precision handloader to benefit from incorporating a couple of inexpensive measurement tools into the handloading process. I am not, but any stretch of the imagination, a precision handloader. I don’t have the time, I don’t have the skill and I don’t own or shoot […] [Read More]
Book Review: The Gunsmith Machinist - Steve Acker Book Two
I picked up a copy of The Gunsmith Machinist – Steve Acker Book Two from Brownells #926-000-003, as a statement of compassion toward my shop lathe and milling machines. Book Two, a late 2010 release, like the first release, is filled with lots of useful project, concisely explained and well […] [Read More]
The CZ 455 American Combo Package or...
I love Maine… even if I spent all morning shoveling, hacking, plowing and clearing snow, remnants from the third storm we’ve had in the past six days, even if this weather makes Maine the soul sucking and life energy draining capital of the United States. I believe the state tourism […] [Read More]
The Winchester Model 70 Featherweight Part I
Drizzle is turning to ice on ground contact, but ambient temperature is too high for a respectable snow storm. I know the weather is waiting for mid week to close the airport and leave me stuck in Maine… like the opening to a Steven King novel. Renegade machines will attack, […] [Read More]
Sights for the Marlin 1894 Lever Gun
There are few choices that are exclusively correct. I believe the expression was “There are more ways than one to skin a cat” before political correctness and text messaging removed it and two thirds of our cultural vocabulary. What follows is not a suggestion regarding the choice of sights for […] [Read More]
Marlin's Model 1894 Deluxe
The Marlin Model 1894 Deluxe is one of those guns that is a little too fancy to not handle with a little extra care, but not so fancy that it isn’t made to shoot and take hunting on a routine basis. Marlin Model 1894 Deluxe Manufacturer Marlin Firearms – Madison, […] [Read More]
Remington's M700 XCR II meets the 375 Remington Ultra Mag Part II
The 375 Remington Ultra Mag is a heavy hitting cartridge on both ends. So after working through a couple of boxes of ammo, I accepted that utilizing a lead sled during bench shooting was more productive than attempting to dampen the recoil with a grimace. While all of the handloads […] [Read More]
Remington's M700 XCR II meets the 375 Remington Ultra Mag Part I
Remington is making it difficult not to own some or all versions of their Ultra Mag cartridges by offering a $639 Model 700 SPS, chambered for the both 7mm and 300 Remington Ultra Mag cartridges, the XCR II, with an MSRP of $970, also chambered for the 7mm and 300, […] [Read More]
The Remington XCR II and the Pharonic 7 Part II
The 7mm Remington Ultra Mag is currently the largest production 7mm magnum, surpassing in capacity even the 7mm Shooting Times Western that is based on a full length .375 H&H case and the popular 7mm-300 Weatherby wildcat. However, for those familiar with the feel of shooting the original belted case […] [Read More]