Taurus Model 992 4" Tracker

The Taurus Tracker stainless steel Model 992SS4 revolver, with its 22 Long Rifle and 22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire interchangeable cylinders, was released in 2012. It remains in Taurus’s catalog with several related models; 6″ stainless and blued alloy steel counterparts. Taurus Tracker M992 Manufacturer Taurus Model # 992SS4 Country of […] [Read More]

Weatherby's Sensational 270 Magnum Part 1

There are some folks who identify themselves as firearm enthusiasts, who may be just a bit… impatient. They skip the descriptive text and form a first impression based on pictures alone. Then they combine that impression with a heavy dose of conjecture to form a widely stated opinion. Years past, […] [Read More]

Winchester's Model 1873 Short Rifle Part 2

Writing is a lot like life. Sometimes you board an airplane in New York, land in San Francisco five hours later as anticipated and go on about your business. Sometimes a flight gets delayed. You end up in the airport bar, have a few drinks with new friends, and wake […] [Read More]

Winchester's Model 1873 Short Rifle Part 1

We like to think that Browning, Garand, Stoner, Williams, etc. each respectively scratched his head until he had a purely original thought, then locked himself in a workshop to hammer on a chunk of steel and whittle on a piece of lumber until he was holding his fully functional progeny […] [Read More]

DPMS Panther Arms GII Hunter .308 Part II

This Panther Arms GII is, in fact, a hunting rifle. Shipped with a 4 round magazine, the capacity is about right for a North American big game rifle and also brings it into compliance with a number of states that limit magazine capacity while hunting. When not hunting, capacity can […] [Read More]

DPMS Panther Arms GII Hunter .308 Part I

We don’t write about AR types very much these days because there are a few brands that represent an actual manufacturer of quality firearms. Many “brands” are no more than lowest bid purchased parts assembled into finished goods and marketed in a comic book – video game vernacular. DPMS is […] [Read More]

Burris's 3x15-50mm Veracity Riflescope

While wringing out a very accurate Nesika Sporter in 280 Remington, we had the opportunity to spend some quality range time with a Burris Veracity riflescope. The rifle was received with a factory shot sub MOA target, the Veracity has some pretty impressive specs, so it seemed only natural to […] [Read More]

Nesika's Sporter Part 2

Recapping Part 1 – The Nesika Sporter is materially better than then a typical high end, mass produced sporter. As detailed in Part 1, the Nesika is made of better materials, the associated manufacturing processes and finishing operations are held to a higher standard and the pieces that form the […] [Read More]

Nesika's Sporter Part 1

Marketing is all around us. I’ll give you an example. When my wife thinks I have forgotten to shave for too long, she’ll look up from the breakfast table, press the palm of her hand against my cheek and say, “Honey, without that beard you look so handsome and twenty […] [Read More]

Tanfoglio's Witness Elite Limited Pro 10mm Auto Part 2

Part 1 was concluded with me not being greatly impressed with the Witness Limited Pro mechanical assembly and hoping that the 10mm round’s performance, would put a more positive spin on the situation. I was moved to purchasing the pistol by Tanfoglio marketing which caused me to see a match […] [Read More]