Smith and Wesson's Performance Center's M&P40 Shield... Part 1
My wife and I are in the midst of winter colds… flu… one of those two. Ironically, we contracted the flu when my wife insisted on getting a flu shot and I had to go to the doctor’s office for a wellness check. A wellness check is shorthand for the […] [Read More]
Browning's Silver Field 20 Gauge
I do not know much about shotgunning. I tend to think of shotguns, for the most part, as the firearm of choice for golfers and Canadians, the more… evolved sectors of modern society. Reluctantly, I would have to admit that shotguns work well when there is a need to terminate […] [Read More]
Remington’s Model Seven HS Precision Part 2
Based on what the eyes see and what resides in memory from experience, it is only human to anticipate a firearm’s performance. It is important, however, to not arrive at any conclusions until all of the qualifying and validating steps have been taken and hard data has been assessed. Unfortunately, […] [Read More]
Ruger's Hawkeye Long Range Target 6.5 PRC Part I
I really have to move the house closer to the mailbox. The snow fall hasn’t been too bad, compared to the past year, but the wind chill factor yesterday was -15°F with winds gusting to 30 knots. I’ve had to pour hot water on my trigger finger to separate it […] [Read More]
Simple Solutions for Simple Problems
I go through a good number of chronographs. Sometimes they just give out from weather, some from use, sometimes I shoot them dead, sometimes they fall victim to cold weather, frozen ground and being awkwardly handled with mittened cold hands. I use Shooting Chrony, Oehler and some budget brand in […] [Read More]
40 Smith & Wesson
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]
Smith and Wesson’s Performance Center’s M&P40 Shield… Part 2
The six bullets pictured above are my standards for short barrel 40 S&W handloads. The soft lead core jacketed bullets do well as components of defensive handloads, fully expanding to 0.750″ or more in ballistic gel, penetrating to 12″ to 18″. The three cast bullets on the right with a […] [Read More]
Winchester XPR Sporter in 243 Winchester
Prologue… is not a city in the Czech Republic Behind eye popping marketing catch phrases, copy hyperbole, misappropriated initialism and acronyms, and other forms of language diversity, an excellent product can be found. Which is certainly the case… in this case. Marketing departments communicate in nifty nicknames and bullet points […] [Read More]
Ruger's Mini-14 Tactical 300 Blackout Part II
I hate exercise for the sake of exercise. No, I am not lazy and I have no qualms about expending the same level of energy in more productive or entertaining ways. It is just that exercising, for the sake of exercising, is incredibly boring and offers no short term gratification. […] [Read More]
Ruger's Hawkeye Predator in 223 Rem Part I
I want to change, I try to change, but with so many years of life’s momentum, I just keep missing the on ramps. For the sake of a brand new year, I decided I would attempt an infusion of singers/groups under the individual or average age of sixty into my […] [Read More]