Working up handloads for any firearms takes a bit of research and always load testing. Powder lots are relatively uniform, but not so uniform that the same data can be used for canisters originating from different process lots. One powder type that seems to vary a good deal is Hodgdon’s […]

Ruger 22/45 LITE Manufacturer Sturm Ruger Model # 3906 Type S/A Autoloader Caliber 22 LR Mag Capacity 10 Barrel Length 4.4″ Rifling 1:16″ Threaded Muzzle 1/2″x28 Weight 22.70 Oz Receiver Aluminum Grip Frame Zytel® Polymer Overall Length 8.50″ Overall Height 5.50“ Width 1.00 Sights Adjustable Rear W&E Safety Thumb + […]

The Ruger No.1 has graced the digital pages of Real Guns® on numerous occasions, chambered in a variety of cartridges from the diminutive 222 Remington to the behemoth 450/400 3″ Nitro Express. Once offered by Ruger in a variety of chambers and configurations, the No.1 became an annual issue of […]

The Ruger Bearcat has been around since 1958; the New Model Bearcat since 2002. Bearcats have been made in various combinations of aluminum and steel, sometimes a combination of both. A Super Bearcat version was produced as a stretched cylinder convertible, chambered for the 22 WMR and 22 Long Rifle. […]

The other night, I finally got around to watching Ron Howard’s “In the Heart of the Sea”. There was positive anticipation of giant whales and ocean going sailing ships, based upon previous knowledge of the book, and the deep belief it is almost impossible to make a bad movies about […]

Ruger seems a company that is in hyper drive when it  comes to new products and near endless configurations of products. Additionally, Ruger has not shied away from the industry tradition of producing exclusive models for larger distributors. The subject Ruger is from such a distributor exclusive run, AcuSport, and […]

Swamp People returned sans my favorite swamp people. I took if off the DVD recorder list and the show was subsequently canceled. Magic remote? Possibly. I intend to remove Street Outlaws – New Orleans this evening to see if I get the same result. My wife and I watched the […]

Baked breaded chicken thighs are on tonight’s dinner menu, so it is already an eight on a scale ten kind of day. Dinner selection is part of breakfast table conversation, which is ironic in that breakfast menu determination is made at the dinner table. Why all of the meal banter? […]

About a hundred years ago, when I had some association with ad production, the selected agency would be given access to a product with the hope it would be presented in a way that illustrated its virtues. Unfortunately, the output would sometimes be similar to the above, which played to […]

It’s April in Maine. A few days ago the overnight temperatures were in the 62ºF to 68ºF. Last night that range dropped to 30ºF to 38ºF and in the morning there was snow on the ground. Maine is a pretty state with lots of woodland and mostly interference-free living, but […]