Let's Keep Politics Where They Belong... In the Miss USA Pageant
I swear, more than a lot. Blue streak, ex-military…but not here, not in public places, not in front of people I don’t know, not in front of children. Those are all inappropriate places as it would expose others to something they might find personally offensive and I have no right […] [Read More]
45-70 Government
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]
Dan Wesson's Commander Classic Bobtail Dear Santa... Part I
I’m a guy who spends a lot of time working on, converting and modifying 1911’s sourced from assorted and sundry far flung parts of the world. I’m use to pulling a slide and finding tree bark inside. along with raised parting lines I can measure with a ruler…maybe a yard […] [Read More]
RCBS's Pro 2000 Auto Indexer There's heavy duty, and then there is HEAVY DUTY
The Real Guns’ shop is usually set up for short run load development and experimentation rather than for volume. It’s not that loads aren’t developed that serve a useful and volume demanding purpose, it’s more an issue of me getting bored after a lot of tedious short run reloading. I […] [Read More]
Bullets for Heavily Armored Deer...or Bear An excuse to spend time with a good rifle
With weeks worth of project bins stacked up, my little town of Raymond, Maine preparing to rescind the private property rights of landowners…in Obamian communist party fashion and an MIA Republican Party is still lost in the wilderness and begging for donations, I decided to work on something I personally […] [Read More]
Building a Low Buck Shooter - Part IV Upgrading sights, or...how to enjoy a good stake
When I first picked up the High Standard 1911 GI, the one that has served as the mugging victim for a series of low buck upgrade projects, I couldn’t help but wonder why any company would sell a gun with a minor speed bump for a front sight. Of course, […] [Read More]
Building a Low Buck Shooter - Part III Thumb Safety Upgrade
At the conclusion of Part II, the High Standard GI 1911 had been fitted with a lightweight trigger and upgraded with a new disconnector, hammer and sear. A light mainspring had also been installed. The end result was a clean, light trigger pull and greatly reduced trigger bounce. Five shot […] [Read More]
Building a Low Buck Shooter - Part II A Trigger Job...parts modification
With a spiffy new lightweight trigger in place, it seemed only fair that better trigger function should follow. The work outlined below does not require the services of a gunsmith, but it does require: access to good information (see Part 1 referenced sources), the ability to follow instructions and a good […] [Read More]
Building a Low Buck Shooter - Part I Step 1 - Find a good country western radio station
It’s not that I don’t enjoy looking at $5,000 Ed Brown, Les Baer and Wilson Combat works of art, it’s just that I’m probably never going to own one. I’d be too tempted to shoot it, or maybe put it in a holster and ruin its finish. More to the […] [Read More]
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses Getting out to the range isn't as difficult as you may think
After living in Central Texas with my wife & daughter for the past three years, I had yet to visit one of the many indoor & outdoor shooting ranges that populate the area. A list of excuses have brought me to this point, and I have to admit that most […] [Read More]