Every YouTube video seems to have the camera pointed at the narrator. Gun magazine writers pepper their journalistic works with dramatic images of themselves gazing off into the distance or holding assorted and sundry firearms. My conclusion was that I must be missing some point when I post pictures only […]

It is midnight and “Into the Badlands” is on TV; not much progress in writing since 7 PM when I was watching the news spin the Republican Presidential Candidate Debate or from 6 AM when I was sucking up coffee in positive anticipation of my eyelids opening. After several range […]

Seems that product names are drifting into descriptions and descriptions are drifting into narratives, some names longer than the little snippets I write. Ruger has it right; not so sure about Vortex’s use of the word “Crossfire”, but what would a name be without a little drama…. dun, dun, dun, […]

Ruger’s 44 Magnum Birdshead Vaquero TALO exclusive is a stout firearm. Built on a large Vaquero frame, this highly polished, precision machined stainless steel revolver does not feed itself, empty itself or cock its own hammer. There are no adjustable sights and its grip frame is curved in a bird’s […]

Working up handloads for any firearms takes a bit of research and always load testing. Powder lots are relatively uniform, but not so uniform that the same data can be used for canisters originating from different process lots. One powder type that seems to vary a good deal is Hodgdon’s […]

Ruger 22/45 LITE Manufacturer Sturm Ruger Model # 3906 Type S/A Autoloader Caliber 22 LR Mag Capacity 10 Barrel Length 4.4″ Rifling 1:16″ Threaded Muzzle 1/2″x28 Weight 22.70 Oz Receiver Aluminum Grip Frame Zytel® Polymer Overall Length 8.50″ Overall Height 5.50“ Width 1.00 Sights Adjustable Rear W&E Safety Thumb + […]

The Ruger No.1 has graced the digital pages of Real Guns® on numerous occasions, chambered in a variety of cartridges from the diminutive 222 Remington to the behemoth 450/400 3″ Nitro Express. Once offered by Ruger in a variety of chambers and configurations, the No.1 became an annual issue of […]

The Ruger Bearcat has been around since 1958; the New Model Bearcat since 2002. Bearcats have been made in various combinations of aluminum and steel, sometimes a combination of both. A Super Bearcat version was produced as a stretched cylinder convertible, chambered for the 22 WMR and 22 Long Rifle. […]

The other night, I finally got around to watching Ron Howard’s “In the Heart of the Sea”. There was positive anticipation of giant whales and ocean going sailing ships, based upon previous knowledge of the book, and the deep belief it is almost impossible to make a bad movies about […]

Swamp People returned sans my favorite swamp people. I took if off the DVD recorder list and the show was subsequently canceled. Magic remote? Possibly. I intend to remove Street Outlaws – New Orleans this evening to see if I get the same result. My wife and I watched the […]