I don’t like to write about newly released firearms. They are always in short supply, which means a tight review schedule, and it seems a wasted effort when I cover a particular firearm extensively, only to find it has been discontinued before the virtual ink has dried. So, now that […]

One of the toughest decisions all Ruger 10/22 owners must eventually come to grips with is knowing when it’s  time to rationalize that a stock smacking of video game imagery will further enhance their gun’s accuracy. In the case of the target model 10/22, it usually takes a little longer […]

  A person can be an avid hunter and experienced pilot and still not be a natural navigator. For me, maybe it’s because I grew up in New Jersey. I still look for street signs in the wilderness and I can lose a car to a mall parking lots for […]

A lot of what we do in the shop, stays in the shop and never makes it to publication. It’s not as though we are running a covert operation. it’s just that much of the subject matter lacks broad appeal; the flipper autoloader, the pivoting cylinder revolver and the propellant […]

My extensive shooting experience with a snub nose revolver had been with a S&W Model 37 Airweight, and the results have always been abysmal. My hope, in a defensive situation, was that the gun’s muzzle blast would stun the perpetrator and give me enough time to find a baseball bat […]

OK, I’m old. I have seen more than a few things throughout the course of my life, so I don’t get excited about trivial new things. Fire was a pretty big deal, as was the wheel. In fact, a lot of people don’t know that me and a guy named […]

You may find this difficult to believe, but sometimes I run out of thoughts… and then I run out of words… and then I find myself half way through an article, staring at the flat screen with both hands poised on the keyboard, thinking, “Wow! This is crap”. I had a […]

Generally, especially when it come to cartridges that are handloaded with some frequency, my bench top is clear except for the necessities; press, dies, a scale, a dial caliper, components, and something to hold the work in process so it doesn’t roll off the bench. However, when loading for a […]

When I set up to shoot these days, there is lots of gear and equipment to haul out to the range and the distances shot keep getting longer. Consequently I’m huffing and puffing by the time the chronograph is set up and targets are placed, meaning there is no positive […]

The problem with books dedicated to modification of a proprietary firearm is that many are dated. As and example, I recently purchased a book that was dedicated to Remington long guns, only to find the lead article addressed the topic of increased frizzen spring rates. In another case, a book […]