Stopping power is probably one of the most complex issues a firearms enthusiast might encounter. There are lots of little neat calculations and there are lots of subjective written reports and opinions, but virtually all miss being properly tempered by real world conditions. Formulas tend not to incorporate essential variables […]

Purchasing a copy of Modern Reloading 2nd Edition, by Richard Lee was out of the ordinary for me, mostly because I am a mid range reloading snob. I use to think of Lee Equipment as low end and of not particularly good quality, but then I began using some Lee […]

There are lots of theories that follow the path and motion of a bullet from powder charge to target, and many prescribed methods of handloading cartridges and configuring firearm hardware to insure optimal accuracy. There are also lots of bullets on the market claiming improved accuracy, increased velocity, and controlled […]

Two, maybe three hundred years ago, I had the pleasure of spending some time around SAC and B-52’s. I never ceased to be amazed by the history contained in each one of these airplanes, and the subtle and not so subtle differences in form and configuration from one plane and […]

Lately, I have been on a run of firearm books that are been in keeping with the Amazon trend of high prices and boring content. The information is typically a rehash of old articles and old adages, a recycling of word inventory with no new purpose. “Bolt Action Rifles – […]

I’m not a Hemmingway fan. I’ve read “A Moveable Feast”, a couple of times, and I have been to France a few times, but I’ve never found the pretentious people and places he wrote about. Hemmingway had a tendency of writing for snobs and college students, although that may be […]

And now, for the least politically correct title of the year…the envelope please…. Nope, this really is the title as found at Amazon and other leading book resellers, and it is appropriate. Still, it does sort of stand out in the midst of the “tough women, sensitive men” titles that […]

“Backyard Ballistics” serves as a reminder of misspent youth. I am not suggesting this is necessarily a bad reminder, only that the book is not filled with the type of material you would want to offer to young offspring, relatives or children of friends you look forward to seeing grow […]

For all of the subjective discussion relating to firearms, there are some some instances when quantitative or objective data is essential. U.S. SAAMI or European CIP standards provides reliable safe pressure levels and circumstances of tests and verification, as well as dimensions for standard chambers and cartridges.  The Gunsmith’s Book […]

People occasionally write and say, “Hey, Joe, I’ve read some of your stuff. Where do you get off reviewing someone else’s work?” Well, that’s easy, I can read much gooder than I can write. And so I persist… This is the part of the review where I typically start complaining […]