Based upon ArmaLite’s documentation of the history of the AR-7, the rifle was speculatively developed in 1959 by ArmaLite with the intent of selling it to the United States Air Force for use as a component of flight crew survival gear. With the Air Force still heavily inventoried with the […]

Can’t believe Real Guns hasn’t been asked to become a reality show. We have all of the required ingredients; colorful and stressful personality, unlimited trite and trivial comments. I think I could fill the role of the irascible old duffer, pretty ladies work here, and we have a tech guy […]

Brief Taurus company background Originating as a tool and die shop in 1939, producing firearms since 1941 and selling into the U.S. market since 1968, Taurus has a long and dynamic history as a firearms manufacturer. If elements of their mainstream revolver product line seem familiar, that could be a […]

The Remington Model 700, in one version or another, has outsold every other bolt action rifle on the market. In a politics and agenda free world, the Model 700 has stood head and shoulders above all others in sports shooting. The current Model 700 CDL appears to be more of […]

I shot this rifle for a day or two, then for a week and then was never quite able to put it down. That’s saying a lot considering the number of competing rifles and cartridges currently on the market. So I will put everyone to sleep by sharing my thoughts…ZZzzz. […]

Reviewing a 22 rimfire firearm, especially a 22 WMR rifle, is always a treat… at least for me. No recoil, modest report, the potential for a high degree of accuracy, and lightweight rifles are always welcome. 22 Magnum rifles are not just for recreational target shooting and plinking. The magnum […]

Time spent shooting the short barrel VTR was enlightening. Dropping down from a 24″ barrel standard to the 16″ barrel carbine reduced Remington Express 55 grain factory ammo from 3,240 fps to 2,939 fps, or 9%, 301 fps less.   3,240 FPS 279 Point Blank Range +3 Ordinate Range 0 […]

Really distracted… birthday shopping for two granddaughters at the moment. Very different from what shopping for our now grown sons used to be, or even for our grandsons. You know, you give guys a brick in a bag with a card. They never stop checking their finger tips after picking […]

I was watching “Elementary” on TV when a weather warning was displayed as a ribbon along the bottom of my screen and reduced the show’s image by approximately 1/3rd. I turned away to complain to my wife about this disconcerting development, then turned back to find the banner had been […]

I really enjoy face to face conversation about firearms. It helps me to understand the source of communication, in context with experience and perhaps the setting. It’s amazing how much firearm knowledge seems to evaporate when a person can’t search Google or pull information from a message board thread. To recall […]