Rifles have their attributes and features but, in the land of synthetic stocks and stainless steel barreled actions, there is no fancy wood grain or fineness of bluing to give a rifle a unique personality. Subsequently, personality often resides within the combination of rifle and cartridge. In this case, the […]
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Tuna Salad and Cheese on Rye and John McCain
I’m a pretty practical guy, so I like to find real world solutions to problems. As an example, my wife makes this really great tuna salad and she usually keeps a little plastic container full in the refrigerator. The other day I grabbed the last two slices of thinly sliced […]
The Iliad, the Odyssey...and the 325 WSM - Part II 325 WSM & Browning A-Bolt Results
That look of skepticism on my wife’s face is in response to my explanation of why the gun was going “boom”, but the target remained perforation free. She has known me for 50 years, been married to me for just about 40. Did she really think I was going to […]
6.8 Rem SPC
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These are maximum loads in my firearms and may […]
The Iliad, the Odyssey...and the 325 WSM - Part I
At some point, we all must follow a path we do not fully comprehend. It happened to Odysseus, Lord knows it happened to Abraham and, I suspect, Brad Pitt is familiar with the concept. So it came as no surprise when Maria Grazia Cucinotta, the Sicilian Goddess of…anything she wants […]
"Turkeys" - Coming This Spring to ABC
I’m going to try Maine turkey hunting this Spring. I like guns, I like hunting and I pretty much like the taste of turkey, so it seems like an appropriate thing to do. I’m just not sure if I have a good handle on turkey hunting procedures and code of […]
When Longevity Trumps New...gevity Part III Tequila with a Cold Dos Equis Chaser
Sometimes it is tough for me to write a piece that doesn’t put me to sleep mid sentence. So when you doze while reading some of my stuff, I can empathize, I’ve been there myself. So take a short nap beforehand, and try to get through what follows, because the Taurus […]
When Longevity Trumps New...gevity Part II A Trip to the Range and a Handloading Plan
Establishing a baseline… Before embarking on a handload development project with an unfamiliar firearm and cartridge combination, I record the gun’s performance with factory ammunition. The gathered data aids in setting reasonable expectations for handload velocity and the range time gives me a sense of the combination’s accuracy, muzzle blast […]
When Longevity Trumps New...gevity Part I A Case for the 44 Magnum
I always wanted to handload for a 44 RemingtonMagnum double action revolver, but I didn’t want to cope with the excessive recoil, muzzle blast and noise associated with “The world’s most powerful handgun”. So I waited until a new “Most powerful” cartridge was crowned and gun writers predictably, descriptively, diminished […]
Whose Buying Guns? Don't Call the Houston Police!
For those who are not aware, beside the web site and the my nonsense, Real Guns is also a firearms retail business located in Raymond, ME. The retail business is professionally managed by Cindy Kimball, the more pleasant and knowledgeable side of a partnership. I’m perfectly content writing, tinkering and […]