I grew up in New Jersey where language, or dialect more specifically, made for some relatively… unique understandings. For example, a number of my teen years were spent hustling street races on what was then known to me as “Route 21, Macarta Highway”. Twenty years later, returning from a […]

If you caught Part I, you know Batman wrangled free from the Joker and that the RugerHawkeye M77 Compact is an unusual rifle – a very light, well balanced, compact, accurate, short barreled gun. Add in a tough, stabile, weather resistant stock and durable stainless hardware and you’ve got a […]

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA[/caption]I’m not sure what happened to Summer. It was hot enough for air conditioning one day, the next,  leaves were turning and my wife was already into her fall season blanket stealing routine. As I write this, Geoff and Gary, the Foster brothers, have just finished putting our […]

I should have finished this project a week ago, but I was having too much fun shooting both Ruger Redhawks and couldn’t get myself to settle down in front of a computer. The Redhawk is the product of a stout design, its finish is stainless utility, its comfortable Hogue grips […]

I picked up a Ruger No. 1 so I could work up loads for the .45-70 beyond the Maximum Average Pressure limit of the Marlin Model 1895. I’ve been shooting a Ruger No. 1 re-barreled and chambered for the .358-378 RG (a wildcat based on a full length .378 Weatherby […]

I’d like to thank Tom Henry for writing to me about the original article and for pointing out areas I might revisit. Good points and the comments were constructive. I don’t always get it right and I want to make sure the best information possible resides on the site. This […]

I’m not sure what it’s like in other parts of  the country but here, in not always so sunny California, it’s been getting increasingly  difficult to find a local gunsmith to do decent routine work. If you can find a gunsmith  who will perform basic services, they more then likely […]

I was on my way back from the range, when I got  to thinking about the marketing genius of the powder companies. With most products, higher  cost typically means more of something, however, with smokeless powder, you pay more to  get less. Newer slow burning powders deliver less energy per […]

Okay, I’ll admit it, when it comes to  unnecessary spending to make a gun look better, I get in line with everyone else. I think  I mentioned in the first part of this series, the Ruger was not going to win any slick  finish awards. The ejector rod housing is […]

.357 SIG headspace update As a follow to the article on the .357 SIG headspace problem, I just stopped reloading with Speer Lawman  empties, which seems to have resolved the misfire problem. Once again, Speer Lawman ammo  never misfired in my SIG, only reloads made with Speer brass. The problem […]