Cheap Knives and Other Benefits of Fishing
I am what in the world of sport fishing is known as a master vertical caster. It took me years to perfect the technique, however, I was eventually able to drop a lure, or live bait of any type, reliably within a 6″ circle. The technique is not without its […] [Read More]
Rossi's R92 454 Casull Part II
I really enjoy face to face conversation about firearms. It helps me to understand the source of communication, in context with experience and perhaps the setting. It’s amazing how much firearm knowledge seems to evaporate when a person can’t search Google or pull information from a message board thread. To recall […] [Read More]
The Marlin 1895G - reducing felt recoil
This is a picture of a brick, not a great picture but, none the less, a picture. Someone might suggest this looks a lot like a Marlin 1895G factory recoil pad, but it can’t be, because it doesn’t flex, twist, compress, or even bounce very high when tossed to the […] [Read More]
When Things Go Right...
Quite some time ago, I wrote a derogatory article about a local indoor range, The National Shooting Club. It was undoubtedly the most mismanaged operation I have ever encountered in decades as a firearm enthusiast; theft of customer’s property, unsafe operation and nasty people – not exactly a great contribution […] [Read More]
Living in a parallel universe
I’ve been blowing the cobwebs off of my firearms’ related material in preparation of resuming work on Real Guns, but it’s been tough going. The general absence of mental acuity, combined with a diminished span of attention, cause my thoughts to wander between wondering when the NY Giants will aspire […] [Read More]
The M1917 Enfield Project
I’m no gunsmith by any stretch of the imagination. I have a few hand tools and a simple Lee reloading press. Do-it-yourself articles always interest me. However, such articles often turn out to be either, “do-it-yourself – if you happen to own a machine shop,” or, “act as a general […] [Read More]
Exercising good judgment can be so subjective
I’ve been riding for a very long time, but gray in my beard hasn’t caused a loss of interest in this form of transportation and recreation. I’d been looking for a replacement for my Honda sport bike and cruiser; the CBR900RR riding position was uncomfortable around town and the engine […] [Read More]
45-70 Government
Jacketed bullets. Also see – Cast Load Listings 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 […] [Read More]
Quarter Inch Solution III - Handload Development
One of the reasons so many people confine their handloading efforts to a limited number of cartridges, is because it is difficult and time consuming to optimize cartridge component and rifle combinations. This time around, I spent hours researching and analyzing existing published handload data for the .25-06Remington and .257 […] [Read More]
45-70 Cast
Cast Bullets. Also see – Jacketed Bullet Load Listings 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. […] [Read More]