I found  there is a significant difference between having a space to work in, versus  having a space that is ready to work in. My wife and I have been remodeling  our home, and the project resulted in my being displaced from work area. Now  we are down to one […]

  One of these days I will rewrite my ancient articles that address the subject of handloading equipment selection. I don’t believe much of the original choices would remain, as experience tends to temper judgment and handloading is an activity that forms to the specifics of the effort. One piece […]

As time goes by, and cost of materials  continues to rise, cheap parts make their way into almost everything. Guns, of course, are  no exception to the rule when it comes to manufacturing cost reduction. The manufacturers’  savings show up as those misplaced components you notice the first time you […]

  Handloading is a precise endeavor. At 7,000 grains to a pound, shifts as small as 10 grains of powder or bullet weight could carry serious consequences. If I discover a scale has gone out of calibration half way through a batch of handloads, if I hesitate because my eyes […]

  For all of the scope models on the market, it  isn’t all that easy to locate the right product. As an example, last I checked, it’s  darker in the woods then in an open field, so why are large light gathering objectives  always tied to high magnification scopes designed […]

  If you’ve been a visitor to the Real Guns site, you are probably aware of changes being implemented. Or, if you possess my general level of awareness, you may be oblivious to the whole deal. Based on the amount of e-mail and phone calls, it appears some folks are […]

Well, it’s Christmas Eve 2003.  Where does the time go? My wife and I are finishing wrapping presents for the grandchildren. I’m not sure why, they are all still wrapping paper shredder age, but Diane would have it no other way. Actually, the youngest, is still at the taste sensory […]

Big Guns – You only need one The .338-378 Weatherby is a great gun, very  powerful and very accurate. Both factory and handloaded rounds hold a considerable  performance edge over the .338 Winchester and .340 Weatherby. Yes, I did say and mean  “considerable”. The Accumark rifle is a perfect example […]

I’ve been looking for a new gun for  months; both large and small shops, scoured the Internet, and picked my way through any  information I could find on factory, limited production or custom rifles. I needed to  select a new hunting rifle for deer size game in the Northeast. As […]

  I want to begin by saying I have engineered and fabricated some of the craziest crap known to man. Throughout the Real Guns site you’ll find plenty of examples; homemade recoil spring tester, my upside down bullet pull tension checker, my redwood door hinged pistol rest, and my 10 […]