Browning BAR MK 3 Stalker Part 1
No snow for over a week. The driveway and streets have returned to blacktop and snowfields and roof drifts have melted, contributing to the transition into mud season. Another month or so and the trees will green, fill in and we’ll once again be living in the middle of the […] [Read More]
The 45 Colt and Muzzleloader Bullets
Twenty four hours of Maine sunshine. Up late clearing. Homes are not close and all are set back quite a bit from the road, but we have roads that connect to our little mountain road. It was a little surreal hearing so much noisy exhaust and seeing all of those […] [Read More]
Smith & Wesson's Model 686-6 357 Mag Part I
Writing late in the evening is very… peaceful. With the routine of the day put away, within this tranquil rural setting, there is only the faint whirl of a computer fan and the clicking of the keyboard to be heard. You’d think with all of this going for me, my […] [Read More]
Ruger's American Pistol Compact Pro 45 Auto Part 1
Ruger American Pistol Compact Pro Model # 8645 Manufacturer Ruger Point of Origin Prescott, AZ Type Pre-tensioned Striker Caliber 45 Automatic Magazine Capacity 7 and 10 Included Barrel 3.75″ Stainless Rifling 1:16″ RH 6 Groove Overall Length 7.25″ Overall Height 4.65″ Overall Width 1.05″ Weight 28.6 Oz. Sight Radius […] [Read More]
Ruger's American Pistol Compact Pro 45 Auto Part 2
In Part 1, the Ruger American Pistol Compact Pro decisively made holes in paper in relatively tight clusters, burned up lots of expensive ammunition and was met with cheers by everyone that wrapped a shooting hand around its grip. It seemed only fitting that I unfairly check out the Ruger […] [Read More]
Ruger's Mark IV Competition Rimfire Pistol
It has been a curious handful of days; snowfall on the verge of spring, plummeting sub zero temperatures and a snow squall on the near horizon. My wife and I are having our annual, end of winter, ‘Maybe it is time to move to warmer weather” conversation and attempting to […] [Read More]
Ruger's American Rimfire® Target
Ruger introduced its American Rifle product line January, 2013 as high performance centerfire rifles with modest price tags. Carrying forward design elements and styling from the centerfire model, Ruger introduced a rimfire version in August, 2013. The subject Target model was introduced in December, 2016. Ruger’s American Rimfire® Target Manufacturer […] [Read More]
Ruger Mark IV Target
I would not suggest that the Ruger Mark IV is the answer to a rimfire pistol shooter’s prayers, but I have heard that just owning one has thickened thinning hair, whitened teeth, increased IQ by multiple digits, and created an almost magnetic attraction to applicable gender. I can’t, or won’t […] [Read More]
Ruger's American Pistol Compact Pro Part 1
The Ruger American Pistol Compact Pro Model 08637 Manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. Point of Origin Prescott, Arizona Type SA Pre-Tensioned Striker Caliber 9mm Luger (+P) Magazine Capacity 10 Barrel 3.55″ Rifling 1:10″ Overall Length 6.65″ Overall Height 4.48″ Overall Width 1.40″ Weight Oz. 28.70 Oz. Sight Radius 5.75″ […] [Read More]
Ruger's SP101® Match Champion™ Part I
Joe, why is the Ruger SP101 Match Champion laying down? Is it tired? Did you knock it over? Will it ever get up again? It is there because it is shiny. I put it in a light box, I ran lights up and down. I photographed it under diffusers, I […] [Read More]