High powered rifles are very loud. Consequently, shooting them requires lots of space, and rifle ranges aren’t typically constructed next to the local in-town dry cleaners, or neighborhood McDonalds….although events within some urban centers may suggest otherwise. A trip to our closest high power rifle range, Chabot Gun Club represents […]

We signed up as a Barnes and Noble Affiliate. Certainly not a big  deal, but I have been purchasing a lot of books lately, and I quickly began to understand  how aggravating that process can be. Some books look great on-line, then arrive with the  appearance of a third grade […]

In keeping with the current trend of “short and stubby is good”, Winchester will release a .450 WSM as a replacement within the market niche that rendered the .458 Winchester obsolete. The .450 WSM has got gun writer’s buzzing, early comparisons to even Weatherby’s 224 Rocket indicate the .450 WSM […]

I believe guns are purchased for two  reasons, those selected out of necessity and with purpose, and those that are selected  strictly for enjoyment and are not required to meet a practical test of usefulness. Buying  a gun that meets the first objective is easy, the second is tough, and […]

It takes a lot for me to get restarted when I’ve been inactive for awhile, not unlike Art Carney’s portrayal of Ed Norton on “The Honeymooners”; the ceremonial repetitious pulling up of sleeves, lots of tentative reaching hand motion and cautious testing approaches, yet somehow never quite getting on with […]

This week’s article covers .357 SIG  headspacing, and if it is controlled at the shoulder or case mouth. I found it was very  easy to meet the overall case length spec, and still have a high frequency of misfires as  a result of excessive headspace. But first… Rack ’em up […]

When I was looking for a 1911 type pistol, I latched onto Kimber. The Classic Gold Match was purchased because it had the general look and feel of a 70 series Gold Cup; heft, feel and almost trigger. After some years of flogging it with +P loads and a transient […]

  I try to make it a habit to pick up books that  will serve as reference material. I ordered a copy of “African Rifles and  Cartridges” by John Taylor, complete with a forward that was written in 1948. The jacket wasn’t the best and I started  thinking I had […]

Today, as a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules the Pledge of Allegiance as unconstitutional, and the freak parade from California declares war against the United States, I thought I better begin writing for the site again, before I did something more drastic. I think I’ve kept up with Real […]

I am so tired of those people who  suggest the Weatherby .338-378 isn’t a flexible cartridge. It’s mostly those wimps with  the heavy barreled .22 centerfire, or .243’s making all the noise. “whine, whine,  whine…muzzle brake…yap, yap, yap, stop, my ears are bleeding… ” It’s always  something. Nosler Ballistic Tips […]