There was a time when I had no interest in surplus rifles, or at least I lacked appreciation for their potential as shooters, collectors items and the basis for some pretty exceptional guns. As is the case, I am sure, with many gun owners, eventually I was taken in by […]

My problem with handgun shooting is not accuracy, I’m actually a decent shot. My problem with handgun shooting is my sloth like speed and lack of adaptable shooting styles. Every once in awhile I will take a course in practical handgun shooting; not the competitive events, but rather practical methods […]

I bought a copy of “The Mosin-Nagant” specifically because I was considering using one of these military surplus rifles for some cartridge experiments. With my lack of knowledge and experience, a trip to the local Big 5 provided just enough information to raise even more questions, so I began looking […]

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 […]