I am not sure why folks tend to wander around the hills with a rifle that is about a half-foot longer and two pounds heavier than necessary. The weight becomes noticeable as a long day wears on and the long barrel hangs out there to snag on every branch. Compounding […]

  John Browning’s 1911 design has had the respect of firearm enthusiast and manufacturers for over a century. Still, there are some who insist on hanging extraneous gadgetry on their 1911s in a desperate cry for attention. Ruger’s approach to the SR1911has been to engineer with restraint, finessing the design […]

I like to write Part 1 installments because the are mostly non-live fire hardware checkouts in anticipation of a Part 2. I can pontificate, conceptualize, theorize and shovel out loads of conjecture to help the story grow. Unfortunately, for every Part 1 there is a corresponding Part 2, where I […]

Publishing on the Internet, in a literary sense of the word, is tough. Production is costly, praise is a limited commodity and criticism is an all day, all you can eat buffet. Still, I wander into work, look at the firearms and equipment in queue and pick what I believe would […]

My general perception is that firearm product lines and model names are assigned by Sterling Cooper & Partners in a kick around session with a client company. They run them up a flagpole to see if anyone salutes, they throw them up against the wall to see if they stick, […]

Recently, I was putting in some range time with a T/C Compass chambered for the 30-06 Springfield. Weighing seven pounds and a bit, the 30-06 Springfield was hardly a canon, but sixty rounds into the session I was beginning to feel a little banged around. The Compass is threaded for […]

I like to hunt, but when you live in the woods and see the same animals all of the time, you tend not to want to shoot them. They just don’t look as good on the dinner table. So we tolerate one another and they are gracious enough to yield […]

If there was a Ruger philosophy represented by the launch of the new Ruger Mark IV Target pistol, it would have to be “Keep improving and listen to customers”. While the Mark IV bears many outward similarities to the highly successful Mark III series, the Mark IV’s refined design brings […]

The more I poked at and shot the LCP II, the more I realized how little it has in common with the original LCP and how many refinements the little pistol has received both inside and out. As an example, the LCP II is a true single action autoloader; no […]

Ruger 44 Magnum Carbine Manufacturer Ruger Point of Origin Southport, CT Action Gas Operated Short Stroke Piston Caliber 44 Remington Magnum Magazine Capacity 4 Barrel / Contour *18.25″ Twist Rate 1:38″ 12R Barreled Action Carbon Steel Metal Finish Blued Scope Mount D&T Trigger Two Stage Trigger Pull 5 Lbs 9 […]