OK, it’s 5 AM, two feet of snow is covering the ground and I just finished clearing three hundred feet of driveway with the trusty tractor/snow blower. The anticipated faceoff with the town plow truck was a little exciting, but I did manage to save the mailbox and I did […]

Fall turkey season is near and rude displays like this have me particularly interested in finding the ideal shotgun that will transition this show of attitude into smoked holiday table fare. His name is Bob. He does this every morning, with three other compatriots foraging in the woods behind the […]

With Taurus, Magnum Research and Bond Arms working hard to keep up with rapidly growing concealed carry .410 shotshell revolver demand, it was only a matter of time before market savvy Smith & Weston weighed in with a signature product for 1911 type autoloader fans.   Dubbed “Double Trouble” this […]

There was a scope mount base on the Mossberg that served its purpose when the gun was new (bottom), but fell out as a fashion statement a number of years ago. Mesa Tactical makes a nice receiver mount Picatinny rail that provides a lot more latitude in fore and aft […]

There is a certain conditioning most of us have had when it comes to .32 caliber guns. Before the arrival of the .327 Federal Magnum the caliber was anemic in autoloaders, not much better in revolvers and mostly labeled as “Use only when your primary gun is empty and there […]

Tough morning. Our son, daughter-in-law and youngest granddaughter headed back to Texas after a two week stay. Great family time and lots of “Argh!” prefaced pirate imitations… which always concluded with the observation, “Grandpa’s silly”. Which is a good observation because, if nothing else, I am pretty silly.   The […]

Products like the SPS can sometimes be problematic for a manufacturer. In this case, the $639 Model 700 SPS offers the same strength, reliability and operating features as the premium $959 Remington Model 700 BDL/CDL guns. Usually, company’s protect flagship products by diminishing the low end product in some functional […]

A recent issue of Handguns & More Handgun attempted to represent the usefulness of a rather large laser sight, attached to a very small derringer. Amazing what ad dollars can produce in the way of editorial coverage in some publications. The truth of the matter is, outside of being interesting […]

Buying any type of machinery is a major cause of anxiety. Not because I can sift through specs and reputation and make a decision, but because almost all of it is heavy enough to require general freight delivery. When I was a young guy, and there were still only one […]

I was looking at the Ruger, under the lights on the bench and I started thinking about the lyrics of Johnny Horton’s song, “North to Alaska”. Specifically the verse: “Sam crossed the majestic mountains to the valleys far below. He talked to his team of huskies as he mushed on […]