Ruger's American Rifle 450 Bushmaster Part 2
Not exactly Travels with Charley, but still a bumpy, lumpy road from Part 1 to Part 2. A good deal of time was spent wallowing around in components and combination at no one’s suggestion, only to find the 450 Bushmaster is not at all difficult to handload or to make […] [Read More]
Ruger's Redhawk Eight Shot 357 Magnum Part I
Ruger Redhawk 8 shot 357 Magnum Company Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Point of Manufacturer Newport, NH Model # 05033 Type of Action Revolver DA/SA Caliber 357 Magnum Capacity 8 Barrel Length 2.75″ Rifling Twist Rate 1:18.75″ 6 Groove RH Firearm Construction Stainless Steel Grip Frame Round Butt Grips Altamont […] [Read More]
Ruger's SR1911 Target Part 1
Ruger Model SR1911 Target Company Ruger Model # 6736 Manufacture Prescott, AZ Type Action Single Action Slide Stainless Steel Finish – Barrel/Side Low Glare Frame Stainless Steel Caliber 45 Auto Capacity 8+1 Barrel Length 5.0“ Twist 1:16″ RH Weight – Empty 30 oz Overall Length 8.67″ Overall Height 5.45″ Sights […] [Read More]
Ruger's Redhawk Eight Shot 357 Magnum Part II
Shooting the Ruger with factory ammo was a good experience and, quite frankly, the velocity results were better than I anticipated with its 2.75″ barrel. The opportunity I didn’t have in Part I was to shoot the Redhawk with handloads; some moderate penetrating jacketed types and some less likely to […] [Read More]
Ruger's Bisley Blackhawk 45 Colt Part 2
Post a message expressing appreciation for the 45 Colt cartridge on social media and someone will soon reply with “Too bad there is no ammo for it”, which suggests the person is permanently attached at the butt to a Lazy Boy or is living in a dorm and never owned […] [Read More]
Ruger's Bisley Blackhawk 45 Colt Part 1
The 45 Colt cartridge is to handguns what the 45-70 Gov’t is to long guns; both very old low power black powder cartridges that can produce a lot of power by combining smokeless powder with stout modern firearms. The span in power is not insignificant. Standard pressure 45-70 Government 405 […] [Read More]
Ruger's SR1911 Target Part 2
Just got back from three weeks in Texas and Maine is letting me know what I’ve missed. Where Round Rock, Texas was all family, holidays, fireworks, and a short side trip to Florida, Maine’s homecoming was punctuated with a gusting cross wind landing on an icy runway, sub 20ºF temps […] [Read More]
Ruger's American Rifle Predator Part 1
I don’t know where the time goes, but some suggest it passes faster as we get older because the number of milestone events diminish as years pass and they leave less of an impression. So when we look back on life, each early year feels as though it lasted much […] [Read More]
Ruger's American Rifle Predator Part 3
The hold ups on accuracy testing of the 6mm Creedmoor and Ruger American Rifle Predator were three fold: awaiting for the arrival of a 0.268″ neck bushing for the Hornady Match die set, taking the time to make an overall length gauge modified case for the 6mm Creedmoor and a […] [Read More]
Ruger's American Rifle Predator Part 2
I was greeted with two dilemmas this morning. The first was the result of an upstairs bathroom shower travertine clean and reseal, which forced the use of a downstairs bathroom. My wife has pronounced this to be a guest bathroom, which means it is stocked with fancy schmancy soap, shampoo, […] [Read More]