02/18/2024 – I am so looking forward to a motorcycle run from Maine to Texas, with a few stops in between. I know, shut up already, Joe. Last time, then I will shut up until the trip. Car trips always end up a race. Get there in the fewest days […]
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Recipes For Leftovers
02/11/2024 – The following is the article that was scheduled for this past week. I could not get it done. I still can’t get it done, but I believe there is enough useful handload information to not just toss it. The theme was putting odds and ends components to use, […]
Editorial - Aging, Motorcycles, Anxiety, And Long Walks On The Beach
I have been a Bob Dylan fan since his first mostly cover album in ’62. Sometimes he has made no sense at all, sometimes he offers great insight and, sometimes he can be profound. As lyrics are so open to interpretation, I give myself partial credit for those accomplishments. I […]
The Ruger LC Carbine Goes 45 Auto Part II
Adventures with the 45 Automatic Ruger LC Carbine o1/28/2024 – The Ruger LC Carbine has a great deal of potential, some sanctioned by Ruger, some not so much. The bolt-over-barrel blow back system is quite adaptable to ammunition, and that 16.25″ barrel is just waiting for something more than fast […]
The Ruger LC Carbine Goes 45 Auto Part I
01/22/2024 – Ruger’s addition of a 45 Automatic LC Carbine extends the platform’s application flexibility and utility. The 45 Auto cartridge is a proven stopper. Additionally, the LC Carbine partners well with 45 Auto handguns, 45 Auto ammunition is widely available and the 45 Auto is a natural for suppressed […]
Ruger's Side Folding Stock Mini-14® Tactical Part 1
01/20/2024 – Maine often has polar weather, however, now it is having a bout with bi-polar weather. For the past several weeks, we have had several storms with the same characteristics. The temperature drops into the teens overnight, accompanied by heavy snow fall. At dawn, the temp begins to rise, […]
The 30-30 Winchester Centerfire Rifle Part II
01/14/2024 – Maine weather is playing “Got your nose” with me. Ready for as much snow as mother nature can toss at us norther tribe dwellers, we are now getting windstorms that topple trees and snow melts that cause flooding. That’s OK. The tree fall is next winter’s firewood, and […]
The 30-30 Winchester Centerfire Rifle Part I
01/07/2024 – In the words of Buddy Guy, “It looks like we’re in for stormy weather”. One snow storm is due to arrive this evening, the next is forecast for a Wednesday arrival, both predicted to deliver 12″ – 18″ of snowfall. I can only hope the national weather forecast […]
Winchester XPR Extreme Hunter True Timber Midnight MB Part II
December 31, 2023 – For me, Christmas is complicated; a celebration of the birth of Christ and the giving and receiving of gifts. It is very enjoyable to be thoughtful in gift giving, and to put smiles on the faces of family and friends. I am not big on receiving […]
Winchester XPR Extreme Hunter True Timber Midnight MB Part I
12/24/2023 – I would have to say this week before Christmas has been eventful. A 60 knot windstorm was at the onset of it all. Big trees came down, in very big numbers, wrapping themselves in power and fiber optic Internet lines on their way to the ground. River areas […]