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 […]

I hear from a lot of people who want to share  experiences, or offer additional information, referencing topics appearing on in Guns on  NewsGuy. There is always some guy with a .50 BMG sporter who wants to swap e-mail at 2 AM.  I also get some pretty good tech questions […]

No, I’m  not trying to pass this off as a gun article, I just didn’t want you to  think I forgot the site while I was getting my work area and site support  squared away. You might think of this as a status report. Most of  this week was spent […]

Ballistics I always find myself using basic ballistic  equations and tables. At a minimum, these little gems are interesting and help build a  foundation of understanding of firearms. More so, they become frequently used tools to  help sight in firearms, examine cartridge application before purchase, etc. “Understanding Ballistics”, by  Robert […]

I really didn’t skip town, honest. We are in the process of moving our business offices, and when they move, so moves Real Guns. Apparently, moving three doors down, or three hundred miles away takes about the same amount of effort, and results in the same amount of disruption. So, […]

I can confidently report that I can now make large round things into smaller round things, and do it with a certain degree of precision. I can also make these smaller round things into square things, thanks to the resources of my recently repaired milling machine. Finally, now that I’ve […]

I was finishing my prep work for the range this weekend, and I was down to the last batch of handloads. Very conservative .243 loads for my wife, and a friend who will be making the trip with us. I had been loading .30/30 ammo for the Contender, so everything […]