Firearm information for the enthusiast
03/07/2023 – In Maine, it is never good to say that winter is coming to an end and sunshine will soon follow… for a couple of reasons. The first, it will jinx this happy ending and it will snow until June. Second, men should never phrase the weather with such […]
03/05/2023 – “Yesterday”, and the rest of the 1965 Paul McCartney lyrics that follow, express the day. This scene was a black top driveway, patches of green lawn and woodland. The town was out posting roads in anticipation of spring thaw. The daytime temperature was 40°F. But that was then […]
I want to build a 33 Willys pro street car but, for the life of me, I am not sure for what purpose? Pick up groceries or mail? Drive to New Hampshire to the nearest NHRA track and bracket race? If it breaks, how would I get back? Do I […]
02/19/2023 – Optimizing combinations is essential to devising a system that is greater than the sum of its parts. Aristotle? Sure. Why not? Or… or… we can go with what is before me, spicy pork rinds and Swiss cheese. The pork rinds are tasty and have virtually zero carbs. However, […]
Sometimes I feel nostalgic, longing for the good old days. Why? I don’t know for sure, but the desire to do so typically follows opening an envelope containing a property tax bill, or making a payment for heating oil, or buying diesel for the tractor… or watching cable news. Sometimes, […]
02/05/2023 – If you’d like to skip the long winded winter fitness soliloquy, feel free to jump to the sub title “Best Cartridge In The World? Maybe In The Universe?”. Otherwise… It had been a very difficult week. The plan was to set up a small (AKA cheap) home gym […]
01/29/2023 – So, another day in Maine, another snow storm. Not bad… a little bit like playing Pacman with a snowblower. Today was a break. A day to reflect, stop whining and get the right mindset for tomorrow’s storm, which should dump another 14″ of snow. Funny how snow on […]
01/22/2023 – Two days of snow clearing. I don’t mind. It was only a foot deep and buzzing around on the tractor, blowing snow, gives me time to think. One of my early jobs was working at a heavy earth moving equipment manufacturer, Nelson Iron Works, in Clifton, NJ. A […]
1/15/2023 – OK, I am a heater hugger. Collecting chronograph data and accuracy data today, with the temperature hovering at 10°F, caused me to grow much more fond of My Buddy… as in Mr. Heater’s Mr Buddy 19,000 BTU propane space heater. The routine is to warm up next to […]