The CZ 97BD Standard
When I worked for a living… yes, I really did work for a living and within a corporate environment, there was a term for advertising and product literature where the will of a marketing department’s creative folks took precedence over the presentation of a product – “Art Director’s Revenge”. […] [Read More]
Book Review: Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading - 8th Edition
A number reloading manuals are now dated, so it was nice to see Hornady step up with an 8th edition. One question that follows the release of a new handloading manual is whether or not it includes a sufficient amount of new information to make it worthwhile. In this case […] [Read More]
The X7 Bulls Bag Shooting System
Some writers are ex-championship sharpshooters and/or accomplished and world famous hunters, but that would not be me. If I want to do right by a product and avoid concluding with, “The rifle would not shoot better than 18″ groups at 100 yards”, I need to set up so I can […] [Read More]
A Bolt Action 30 Remington AR
Not long ago, we constructed a project where the subject rifle was a Mini Mauser with quick change barrel capability. One barrel was chambered for the .30 Remington AR, a cartridge Remington developed for their R-15 series rifles, another barrel was chambered for the 7mm-30RG, a RealGuns’ designed wildcat that […] [Read More]
Remington’s Model 700 XCR II TN Part II
Conservative geometry makes the .30-06 Springfield an easy cartridge to handload. Additionally, as opposed to… subtractively I presume, there are many sources of inexpensive, and some not so inexpensive, components. Yeah, I know, snore, snore, snore. My point is, any set of quality factory dies and any decent reloading press […] [Read More]
Remington's Model 700 XCR II TN Part I
It’s been a busy fall season, examining and reviewing firearms produced by numerous manufacturers. It appears that the quality of fit and finish, design and performance of the firearms are at an all time high. After fifty-seven years of pulling triggers and burning up ammunition it’s good to see excellence […] [Read More]
The 30 Remington AR & 7mm-30RG Switch Barrel Mini-Mauser
Awhile back, I had the opportunity to work with a Remington RX15 rifle and the 30 Remington AR cartridge. AR rifle intended, and with 44 grains of capacity and an operating pressure of only 55,000 PSI, the little cartridge put up impressive velocity numbers and the combination was very accurate. […] [Read More]
Thompson / Center's Venture Part II
I love firearms and all of the associated activities, but sometimes… sometimes a little preparation is required before doing something even as basic as shooting groups to record accuracy, or gathering chronograph data. In this case, two and one half feet of packed snow required hours of removal before I […] [Read More]
Thompson / Center's Venture
It’s funny how things can change all around you and, for the most part, go unnoticed. I’ve been shooting firearms made by T/C since the early 70’s. With a young family and a very tight budget, a low cost Contender with interchangeable barrels allowed my wife and I to fiddle […] [Read More]
Remington's 1911 R1 45 ACP Part II
Sure it was fun disassembling the Remington 1911R1 in Part I… for a couple of reasons. The first was the confirmation that this is a quality autoloader. The second, and perhaps of greater importance, was the thrill of taking apart a firearm and wondering if I would be able to […] [Read More]