Firearm information for the enthusiast
03/01/2020 My wife and I have an approach to co-op cooking. We agree on a concept of a meal, decide on a recipe, then alter the ingredients we agreed upon when either of us turn our back or look the other way. I like red pepper, my wife likes cumin. […]
2/24/2020 This weekend, there were three things on the must do agenda. The first was filing taxes, the second was a photo shoot for a firearm project on Real Guns and the third was to update our Ford Escape’s software. Yes it is suppose to update automatically, if the car […]
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These are maximum loads in my firearms and may […]
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These are maximum loads in my firearms and may […]
02/21/2020 Working with the Ruger American Ranch 6.5 Grendel has been a lot of fun. Scoped and silenced, it was tireless at the bench, digesting ammo, putting holes in targets and tolerating without complaint… less than conservative handloads. Yes, comments like that do make manufacturers break out in a rash. […]
02/18/2020 Ruger American Ranch Rifle – 6.5 Grendel Company Ruger Model Designation 36926 Point of Manufacture Newport, NH, USA Type of Action Bolt Action 3 Lug 70º Lift Caliber 6.5 Grendel Magazine Capacity 10 Magazine Type AR Style Barrel Length 16.10″ Rifling Twist Rate 1:8″ 5 Groove Barrel Muzzle Threads […]
02/13/2020 So I got a job as a census enumerator. I wanted to do something for my community, in this case, make sure all of my neighbors were counted to assure we had appropriate representation in state and federal governments. My friends were shocked, my family was shocked. Then it […]
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These are maximum loads in my firearms and may […]
02/08/2020 It is 11:30 AM and snow has not fallen for at least one hour. The forecast was for a snow storm that began at 3:30 AM to continue on until 5:00PM. History offers two outcomes. The first is that clearing snow now will result in the snow resuming at […]
02/05/2020 CarbineCarl949.6@instagoogle writes, “Joe, I know you are old, live in the woods and should be given a little leeway in deference to diminished mental acuity, but you’ve posted a picture of brass. That is definitely not a Ruger 77/44, so what’s up?”. Good eye there Sparky, you are absolutely […]