Some time ago, I was watching a TV episode of Swamp People. An alligator hunter named Bruce Mitchell lost his balance, fell out of his flat bottom boat and onto the back of a substantial size gator. Mitchell, apparently unfazed by the circumstance, pulled a North American Arms mini revolver […]

Every year, Remington produces a Limited Edition rifle, chambered for a cartridge with a unique quality and/or history. The gun for 2011 is a Model 700 CDL SF chambered for the 6mm Remington, and that is pretty special. This limited edition Model  has very clean stainless steel hardware – action, […]

Looking closely at a 454 Casull Ruger Super Redhawk, you’ll see a slight difference in texture and color across the three major components, frame, cylinder and barrel. The big 454 Casull cartridge has a maximum average pressure of 65,000 PSI, compared to only 36,000 for the .44 Remington Magnum, which […]

A good number of people that hold an interest in firearms also have an interest in photography. Firearms project a variety of personalities, some associated with the machinery, some associated with their typical owners. Context photography of firearms requires identifying, accommodating and visually prioritizing those differences. It isn’t easy. I […]

The old adage, “The the most powerful handguns are still only the equivalent of an anemic centerfire rifle” clearly doesn’t apply in this instance, I had been using a short barrel version of the Super Redhawk, the Alaskan, around the shop for tree stump removal. In fact, I’d still be […]

I handload the 45 Colt for both handguns and rifles, often pushing 32,000 PSI where firearms are designed to hold up to this level of excessive pressure. However, all firearm designs for the .45 Colt cartridge are not equal and some should be kept to SAAMI industry standards. The Colt […]

Smith & Wesson has had more than a brief association with the .45 Colt cartridge. Two of the earliest models were built on the 5 screw N series target frame; the light barrel 1950 .45 Target Model, forerunner to the Model 26, and the heavy barrel 1955 .45 Target Model, […]

Anyone who has been a firearm enthusiast for any length of time eventually ends up with rifles that never see the light of day. A gun may fall out of style, or it might be missing a useful feature that makes it less than fun to take hunting. With a […]

For folks who handload or shoot competitively, a chronograph is a standard piece of equipment. There are costly and very precise multi purpose pieces of equipment, like Oehler industrial systems and there are high end dedicated chronographs like the Kurzzeit PVN-08.  Accuracy and reliability of readings is a given, so […]

Ruger is a tough company to track. They have a prolific design team that pops out innovative and good looking firearms like jelly beans. So here we are with a slick and compact eight shot revolver, chambered for the 22 long rifle, an addition to the SP101 product line.   […]