We like to think that Browning, Garand, Stoner, Williams, etc. each respectively scratched his head until he had a purely original thought, then locked himself in a workshop to hammer on a chunk of steel and whittle on a piece of lumber until he was holding his fully functional progeny […]

This Panther Arms GII is, in fact, a hunting rifle. Shipped with a 4 round magazine, the capacity is about right for a North American big game rifle and also brings it into compliance with a number of states that limit magazine capacity while hunting. When not hunting, capacity can […]

We don’t write about AR types very much these days because there are a few brands that represent an actual manufacturer of quality firearms. Many “brands” are no more than lowest bid purchased parts assembled into finished goods and marketed in a comic book – video game vernacular. DPMS is […]

While wringing out a very accurate Nesika Sporter in 280 Remington, we had the opportunity to spend some quality range time with a Burris Veracity riflescope. The rifle was received with a factory shot sub MOA target, the Veracity has some pretty impressive specs, so it seemed only natural to […]

Recapping Part 1 – The Nesika Sporter is materially better than then a typical high end, mass produced sporter. As detailed in Part 1, the Nesika is made of better materials, the associated manufacturing processes and finishing operations are held to a higher standard and the pieces that form the […]

Marketing is all around us. I’ll give you an example. When my wife thinks I have forgotten to shave for too long, she’ll look up from the breakfast table, press the palm of her hand against my cheek and say, “Honey, without that beard you look so handsome and twenty […]

Part 1 was concluded with me not being greatly impressed with the Witness Limited Pro mechanical assembly and hoping that the 10mm round’s performance, would put a more positive spin on the situation. I was moved to purchasing the pistol by Tanfoglio marketing which caused me to see a match […]

The Tanfoglio Witness Elite Limited Pro is the product of a search for a firearm to facilitate 10mm handload development. The Tanfoglio is based on the1976 CZ 75 design, double/single action and high capacity for a 10mm. It is intended for I.P.S.C. Production Division competition. The Limited Pro is manufactured […]

I believe we were pretty thorough in our Part 1 coverage of the Savage Model 114 American Classic, but we wanted to run some factory ammunition and handloads to get a feel for the Savage/270 combination. The 270 Winchester is a potent round. With bullet weights from 90 grains to […]

My first firearm purchase was a Savage single barrel Model 220B shotgun. The Savage joined a Marlin Model 336 that had been a Christmas gift of a first centerfire rifle from my parents. The year was 1958 and I was twelve years old. Pictured, right, the barrel has been cold […]