I don’t like people under the age of forty five and, for the most part, they don’t like me. They don’t like rock and roll, improved gas mileage excites them more than horsepower, they think the word “biker” refers to a Lycra wearing dork with a finned helmet, and they […]

Mounting a scope on the BLR is an easy proposition. Major suppliers offer aftermarket bases and rings and Browning offers a one piece scout base as an accessory for the rifle. The scout base, #12326, is a nicely finished piece that is held in place with screws and a locator […]

Ah yes, a little more snow in the land of the plow trucks. About five years ago my wife and I purchased a garden tractor in an effort to be more self sufficient. Besides cultivating and lawn care attachments, we picked up a four foot wide snow blower that is […]

Working around firearms all day is a lot like being a fat kid who works in a candy store. He consumes more than he earns and his motives for employment are believed to be highly suspect. I can live with that. I’ve worked with the 7mm Ultra Mag previously, a […]

I actually own some firearms. Mostly the ones I don’t get to shoot often. The ones that serve as the centerpiece to my “I’ll never get a round to it” project list. This 41 Magnum Ruger Blackhawk was going to be my “I’m sending this to (insert expensive gunsmith/artist)” special […]

I’ve always been a Ruger Blackhawk fan, owning, shooting and reloading for 41 Remington Magnum, 44 Remington Magnum and 45 Colt versions. Excellent guns that have seen a good deal of use at the range and, occasionally, have seen back up duty while rifle hunting, but rarely used as a […]

So I got into it with some of my co-workers over my approach to dealing with firearms with bores in need of attention. Rule of thumb, when I’ve put 200 rounds through a firearm, I sell it and avoid the whole cleaning issue. It’s better than my previous approach, which […]

Someone said, not long ago, that I should never again write about air rifles. I believe I’ve heard the same in regard to firearms, motorcycles, automobiles, rocketry, and potato guns which proves, if anything, that I am consistent. Criticism wasn’t leveled at my technical assessment of the subject air rifle’s […]

A search for a vintage Remington Model 12 slide action 22 rimfire rifle was underway at Real Guns™. Unfortunately, examples fell into one of three categories: retrieved from the bottom of an ocean, sanded slick and refinished to look flawlessly new and/or so expensive I’d be classified a dilettante if […]

I have to admit, I have been having fun with Mossberg rifles as of late. First it was the Mossberg 464™ Lever Action Rifle, now it’s the Mossberg 4×4™ Bolt Action Rifle. None of these are new introductions as much as newly revised products and firearms we have not covered […]