The GP100 Match Champion is an artfully executed firearm design. Subsequently, a presentation of its personality as a form and figure study seems appropriate. Try to think of this as the firearm equivalent of da Vinci’s Mona Lisa by moonlight or a picture of a beautiful woman, adrift in a […]

Every once in a while, a different tact is taken with a photograph rather than resorting to the usual  basic white background with minimal shadows. In this case, a single cross light was set up with a 30º honeycomb reflector insert and the above was the result; white, but more […]

This is perhaps the sixth or seventh Mini 14 or Mini Thirty we’ve gone through at Real Guns® over the years. What began as an initial project with skepticism, soon became projects with excellent results; the most recent containing the core elements that make firearms interesting. Minis can be tuned […]

I wasn’t sure if I was going to look at the Ruger M77/17 17 Winchester Super Mag. Being familiar with the Ruger rotary magazine rifles in everything from 22 Long Rifle to 44 Mag, I knew the Ruger rifle was more than capable, but I had heard and read so […]

The 300 Blackout is not a powerful cartridge. In fact, I am pretty sure I have a number of traditional handguns and a near 60 year old lever action 30-30 WCF with more thump. However, the 300 Blackout can make M4 types or Mini 14s solid deer hunting rifles without […]

I had just finished watching Bergman’s “Hour of the Wolf”, rife with symbolism and shot in black and white, and became obsessed with the Johan and Alma dynamic and wondering whatever became of Ingrid Thulin. Which, of course, got me to thinking of the contemporaneous 45 Auto – 45 Colt […]

The Ruger Precision Rifle is one of those firearms that you remove from its carton, ask yourself, “What the heck?!” and then nod your head in acknowledgement as each form – function relationship becomes apparent. The Precision Rifle is what happens when accuracy is the objective and the superfluous is […]

Ruger has cleanly engineered the SR-556TD as a take down version of the SR-556, complete with a quick change barrel system. The SR-556TD has all of the performance features of the standard SR-556, however, this version can be taken down to stow in a small 22″x7″x5″ soft case, with room left […]

The introduction of the bigger bore five shot version of Ruger Super Blackhawk was received with great enthusiasm, including mine and I am not a natively enthusiastic kind of guy. The only thing missing from this very powerful handgun was a way to mount optical or electronic sights; no drilled […]

Ruger Bisley Super Blackhawk Manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. Manufactured Newport N.H. U.S.A. Model Number 00871 00870 Type Action Single Action Caliber 454 Casull 480 Ruger Capacity 5 Frame/Cylinder/Barrel Carpenter 465 Stainless Grips Hardwood Trigger Pull (Actual) 3 Lbs 8 Oz 4 Lbs 6 Oz Barrel Length 6.5″ Rifling […]