Browning's Straight Pull T-Bolt Target 22LR
My wife and I took a day off to watch the tourist survey New England foliage and to take some pictures… of the foliage. Beautiful day, but too soon into fall for really brilliant colors. We have lived in a number of states that put color into seasons, but mostly […] [Read More]
Smith & Wesson’s Governor Part II
10/27/2021 Rarely does a picture with a backdrop make it to the pages of Real Guns. Photographically, the tendency is to focus on the subject, the firearm, and to remove distractions. However, it seemed right to place a little artful photography to aid in telling the story…. the many stories. […] [Read More]
Smith & Wesson's Governor Part I
09/26/2021 – I am well aware of when the S&W Governor was introduced. Yes, I did pass on examining shotshell accommodating revolvers because I could not see a practical application. The Governor is ten years old, I am ten years older. Perhaps, now that we have both had our space, […] [Read More]
Smith and Wesson's Venerable Model 60
09/19/2021 – I just wrapped up the last live fire session for the S&W Model 60. I have to say, it was a lot of fun. But, Joe, aren’t all guns fun to shoot? Not really, but thank you for asking. As a personal perspective, some guns are boring. Some […] [Read More]
Ruger's Mini Thirty 7.62x39
10/03/2021 Just ten more days until the official start of Fall and there are so many projects to wrap up before winter. Frequent, if not heavy rainfall, kept the porch deck wet. So all of the hours spent cleaning, deoxidizing and other prep work for staining and sealing 1,000 square […] [Read More]
Smith & Wesson's M&P12
08/29/2021 – Differences amongst generations present themselves in many ways. As an example, I was surprised when my spell/context checker advised “Amongst is often considered old-fashioned or pretentious in American English, so you may want to avoid it“. It seemed like only a few weeks ago when Mrs. Thornburg explained […] [Read More]
Savage's 110 Ultralite Part II
08/22/2021 I wrote a really funny intro. No, not of the easy slapstick genre, but really clever, deeply insightful and witty. Unfortunately, after editing the lines several times, they became quite stale… passé… démodé and several other French words I can’t pronounce. So, I’ll make up for it next time. […] [Read More]
Savage's 110 Ultralite Part I
08/17/2021 Savage has had an excellent lightweight in the form of the Model 110 Lightweight Storm, with a scant scale checked weight of 5 3/4 lbs. The Savage 110 Ultralite is a further, positive step in lightweight firearm evolution. The 110 Ultralite adds the shooter accommodating Savage Accustock, a Proof […] [Read More]
Winchester's Wildcats - Rifle and Ammunition
08/08/2021 My wife and I celebrated our fifty fourth wedding anniversary and my wife’s birthday this week. Good years, easy years and tough years. Military service and career caused temporary physical separation. Raising a family, relocating around the country… see military service and career, things always seemed in a state […] [Read More]
25-20 WCF - Less Than 30K PSI
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]