Ruger's M77 Hawkeye African Series Part 2
This next fall, I expect to have a great hunting season. To that end, I embarked on a controversial program that is based on a little known concept of eating reasonable amounts of everyday food and moderate levels of exercise. The program is simple and only involves some very basic […] [Read More]
Ruger's M77 Hawkeye African Series Part 1
In 1958, when Winchester introduced its .338 Winchester Magnum, it was a well thought out North American heavy hitter. Based on the .458 Winchester Magnum, necked down to .338 and chambered in a rifle with a .30-06 Springfield length action, it was considered by many hunters as too heavy of […] [Read More]
Handloading the Ruger Blackhawk 41 Magnum
Single action revolvers are a reminder of how simple life can be. It is so easy to be in a state of agitation over the economy, local politics and swelling government that all of the good things, the pleasurable things in life take a back seat. A quality Ruger handgun, […] [Read More]
Ruger's Model 77 Hawkeye in 204 Ruger Part II
The process of writing Part I reinforced my view of the Model 77 Hawkeye and corrected a good number of misperceptions I had in regard to the 204 Ruger. I suppose I should have known better, even based on previous 17 and 22 caliber experience. So a high power varmint […] [Read More]
Ruger's Model 77 Hawkeye in 204 Ruger Part I
Wow! Liar, liar pants on fire on that forecast of a near end of winter thaw. The shop’s roof is sagging under the weight of accumulated glacier-like ice formations and it appears to not be going anywhere, anytime soon. Snow drifts are still topping the nearby fruit trees and I […] [Read More]
Ruger's Eight Shot Blackhawk Magnum
I remember when the Real Guns gun shop sold out their inventory of Ruger Single Six .32 H&R Magnum chambered guns. Seemed as though the last fifty or sixty went during the course of a couple of days, with matching serial numbers in high demand with CAS enthusiasts. For as […] [Read More]
The Ruger M77 Hawkeye Predator Part II
The Ruger Predator is supplied with matching matte stainless 1″ medium height rings, however, with a Bushnell Elite 6500 4.5-30 x 50mm with a 30mm tube installation planned, a set of 30mm Ruger rings were substituted. Ruger does offer a swap out program where unused rings packaged with a newly […] [Read More]
The Ruger M77 Hawkeye Predator Part I
Selective hunting appears to play a very specific role in how animals elect to locate themselves on an expanse of wooded acreage. As an example, deer graze on our lawn in the middle of the day and routinely pose while my wife is taking their pictures for the grandkids. Wild […] [Read More]
Ruger's Model 77/17
One downside to living and working in an area that permits safe shooting out behind the house and shop, is that self-reliance looms large in the associated life style. With late October temperatures dropping to 20°F this morning, and precipitation in the forecast, it was time to stop procrastinating and […] [Read More]
Ruger's Super Redhawk Alaskan
My first thought, when I saw the Ruger Alaskan, was that this isn’t so much a gun as it is a dare. A compact, six shot, snub nose revolver with a cylinder holding 1,800 grains of lead and 200 grains of smokeless powder. Go ahead… pull the trigger. The 454 […] [Read More]