The Winchester Super X3 Field model is one of the best looking and best performing autoloading shotguns in its class. It’s satin oil finish walnut stock and matte metal pieces give it a tasteful… no, make that elegant look. The suggestion that a synthetic stocked gun could be as aesthetically […]

I finally figured out how to get the snow plows to clear our frontage road. Day or night, clear or continuing storm, if I clear the driveway entrance, they will come… and form a towering snow wall across the driveway. What the plow drivers don’t know is that I like […]

I’m not sure it is possible to spend much time shooting or handloading without running into a product from Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. Popular brands under the Battenfeld banner: Caldwell Shooting supplies Wheeler Engineering Gunsmithing supplies Tipton Gun Cleaning Supplies Frankford Arsenal Reloading Tools Bog-Pod Shooting Accessories Lockdown Vault accessories Golden […]

I shop at Walmart, from time to time, and I drive a well broken in Ford. McDonald’s loomed large in my selection of fine cuisine… or at least it did until my heart and arteries decided they could no longer share in that experience. I’ve had more, I’ve had less. […]

The MEC Marksman Metallic Reloading Press is a relatively new product, introduced November 1 2016. The Marksman is single stage; a single die of the correct type must be installed in accordance with the ammunition assembly progression. Single stage presses are popular, because the are strong, compact, yield precisely assembled […]

Part 1 “Remington’s 1911 R1 Enhanced Commander – As a compact, lethal trail gun” concluded with the promise of trail carry worthy handloads and the anticipation of a snow storm. Part 2 started and stalled when two storms arrived. I love snow and sub zero temperatures, and sharp gusting winds. […]

The 1911 is a pistol that suits a great number of handgun applications, from bullseye and combat competitive shooting to military and law enforcement armament. These days, the carry pistol for the shop and surrounding woodland is a Commander length 1911 45 Auto made by Remington. Its selection was predicated […]

The weather in Maine has been problematic when it comes to punching holes in targets; deep drifts from firing line to down range and short legs to make the journey. Still, the Remington Model 700 Magpul is so much fun, it was worth the sacrifice and my wife and I […]

I would not have looked up to check for dragons if my nine year old granddaughter hadn’t made the suggestion. Now I wonder how many dragons I have missed during my lifetime as a result of having too fixed of a perspective. My favorite firearms are the least practical and […]

If you’ve been following along with this project you know that this was an update of the shop’s test mule AR15. The update was to be accomplished by utilizing shop pulls and material left over from other projects. A background project, it was accomplished when a there was opportunity. We […]