Weather is warming here in Maine with Spring firmly in place. It was only after hearing a lot of frantic gobbling coming from under the shop’s floorboards that I realized it is turkey season… Sort of a turkey hideout in the open crawl space until things blow over. Doesn’t do […]

After a few years of staring at a too exposed house foundation and a lawn that resembled the mid west dust bowl of the 30’s, my wife and I decided to landscape. The project went well, with the exception of a couple of stretches along the driveway where the soil […]

My first thought, for a photo that would best illustrate handloading, was an image of a giant river otter. Otters always seem to be having fun, floating around on their collective otter backs and eating fish all day. And handloading is all about fun…although maybe not so much about floating […]

With large sections of our front yard floating out onto the driveway with each rainfall, landscaping became an urgent priority. Agriculturally challenged, we hired a local company that does exceptional work with designs that are very much in keeping with New England tradition. The work activity, unfortunately, has drawn the […]

Firearm enthusiasts are a hands-on bunch; always expanding areas of interest and always in search of   firearms knowledge. Shooting and firearms are more  fun when it’s possible to modify and tailor the function of a firearm to suit personal preferences. Handloading offers more of the same, which is probably why […]

We are all pretty much aware of the dynamics within government that are fueling dramatic increases in the sale of firearms and ammunition. Personally, I believe securing firearms and ammunition as a hedge against future events and circumstances is more than reasonable at this time. I have lived through some […]

My wife, Diane, and I just celebrated our 42nd anniversary. Today, we will celebrate her birthday. The exact chronological designation of the birthday is not important as long as I remember that she is my princess and always much younger than I am. We have lots of company at the house […]

There are lots of companies that will finesse a set of reloading dies to a customer’s specification. There are any number of talented gunsmiths who would convert a $25 single shot Stevens heirloom shotgun into a double barrel express rifle. Unfortunately, this usually involves long lead time and a lot […]

I set aside a project or two so I could play with Hornady FTX handloads. I tried Leverevolution ammo when it was first released, or at least as soon as I figured out how to pronounce the name, and  I liked it. It is hyper ammo for the old .30-30 […]

I’ve been laid up…sports injury. I was watching TV when tennis came on. I grabbed for the remote, fell off the couch and put my lower back into orbit. I’m fine as long as I don’t sit, stand or lay down for a few weeks, but it seemed a good […]