The 460 Rowland...Whoa Mama! Part 1
As a Real Guns visitor, you may have run across some past articles that address the subject of the 45 Super. Regardless the politics surrounding the cartridge, and subsequent debates, the Super provides a simple approach to adding a lot of punch to a select group of modified 1911 type […] [Read More]
Rainy Day Woman
You know the song and I know the meaning. The response to the 375 Ruger article was overwhelmingly positive; people generally read the text closely and with comprehension. There will always be a handful of people who distort my comments, hammer them into something that fits their personal agenda, then […] [Read More]
Dragon Breath? No, Fire Dragon....EFK Fire Dragon Barrels
I’m not sure what demographic firearm and firearm accessory companies consider when they want to name products. My all time favorite is the Burris “Mr. T” product line that was introduced 5 years after the real Mr. T had been reduced to guest oddball appearances on Howard Stern. The product […] [Read More]
Christmas 2006 - New Products
Two New AR 15 Rounds from GBA A small but insignificant firearms company, with corporate office located just south of the border, GBA (“Grandes Bolas Armas”) is now producing AR uppers in two chambers; a medium caliber .338″ and a heavier .458″. GBA cartridges operate at a relatively low MAP […] [Read More]
Handgun Selection for Self Defense
When it comes to handguns for self defense, I have been the proverbial blank slate. I’ve owned a good number of single and double action revolvers and various autoloaders for recreational purposes, and some more specialized single shot handguns specifically for hunting or handload development, but not much in the […] [Read More]
Thanksgiving 2006 - Notes to Myself
My wife and I will be spending this Thanksgiving in Austin, Texas where our youngest of our three sons and family live, and where our eldest son and wife are expecting their first child; a little girl, our fifth grandchild. After raising three sons we learned a lot from observing […] [Read More]
And Yet I Still Handload... A Retrospective
The story is basically me looking back over the past few years and wondering what the heck was I thinking, and how many times did I guess wrong, and how many times did I change my mind about equipment and process. I actually opened some of the cabinet doors in […] [Read More]
A Visit to the Land of Oz
If you aren’t aware, Real Guns now resides in Maine; 3000 miles and a never too far cry from California. It was a move of necessity, if we were to maintain and contribute to a positive firearms presence and not have our efforts narrowed by political interference. This is our […] [Read More]
New Products - 2005
S&W .22 Invertonator Like most of you, not a days go by that I don’t find myself feeling the void left by the departure of the .22 RemingtonJet. Those slumping shoulders, and that near .22 rim fire performance, held the potential for a true classic cartridge. The 22 Jet was […] [Read More]
Cheap Shooters & Russian Revenge
Sometimes I long for the good old days, when wars were cold and the only enemy of consequence, in the words of Dr. Strangelove’s Maj. T.J. ‘King’ Kong, was those darn Rooskies. I have a hunch there is a little Russian revenge behind the availability of the Model 1895 Nagant […] [Read More]