Our shop and home are located out in the middle of the boonies. The boonies is anyplace that is more than half an hour from police or sheriff response to an emergency and without enough home density to be considered a neighborhood. It’s a very friendly area, but it is […]

So why should we be thankful that Stephen Feinberg… Cerberus… Freedom Group… Remington bought Marlin? Because Marlin, like most of the other acquired companies, had nowhere to go and the company had been languishing for years for want of a valid direction. I would put the date of Marlin jumping […]

Optics are a tough purchase. Buy a scope priced 20% below the median for quality optics and you end up with a scope assembled in the evenings by the residents of a fishing village in a remote country. Buy one of the really cheap scopes and you’ll end up with […]

To be honest, there was never a time when I didn’t want to own a Weatherby Mark V, but there have been times when I couldn’t afford one. Still, I’ve managed to purchase them from time to time because they represent something special in fit, finish and performance. Fortunately, as […]

Editorially, we try to publish articles that address firearms and accessories we believe would be of interest and/or value to readers. What the heck does that mean, Joe? It means, collectively, we try to cover both established and new products. It means some products we process as projects never make […]

This is my personal Ruger Redhawk; Stainless, 4″ barrel, 45 Colt, Hogue Monogrip… grips. I had three pass through my hands until I found one that felt and looked just right before I bought this one. It’s tough and accurate and it stands up to even the handloads I push […]

Not many people know that I have one hundred thirty-six Brownells’ bluing tanks in the loft at the shop, just like the one pictured above, filled with the remnants of “pending” projects. Pending not because of a modification that has gone awry, but rather because I am lousy at final […]

We were putting together a review of a Weatherby Vanguard Series 2 Synthetic and went searching for a scope that would deliver solid optical performance, complement the good looks of the rifle and carry a price that would not induce sticker shock. Attributes not easy to find these days as […]

Lots of spring rain in our part of the Maine woods, so I had to keep looking for opportune moments between downfalls to set up a chronograph and get in some live fire time. It took a few days, but eventually we got there. The first task on the agenda […]

It is interesting to find a company with a sixty-six year operating history that projects such a modern and progressive image. Perhaps the company’s start with new, high velocity cartridges, or marketing taglines such as “Tomorrow’s Rifles Today” always stood in contrast to the more typical stodgy industry participants. The […]