We’re headed home to Maine. I think Diane is a little homesick and I’m looking forward to spending time in the shop. I have a backlog of projects and a snow blower on the tractor I have yet to use. The NY Giants just won the Super Bowl so I […]
Feature Articles
President John Ritter
In a truly terrible 1979 movie “Americathon”, John Ritter plays President Chet Roosevelt, the hapless, hopeless and incompetent President of the United States. In broad strokes, energy resources had been mismanaged into exhaustion, America had gone bankrupt and the President had hired someone to create a telethon to save the country. […]
Howa 'bout a 7mm WSM? Part II Shooting Impressions and Handloading Notes
With the shop in Maine, and me on the road, I found myself working with equipment that is out of the norm. It’s all good equipment, just different equipment, but for a guy who knows every tool he owns on a first name basis, adjustments were necessary. I would normally […]
How a 'bout a 7mm WSM? Part I
At the moment I’m trying to sift through Winchester’s ashes to find anything still standing after the Remington versus Winchester short and long magnum shootout. Remington won the firearm war, but Winchester gutted the popularity of most of Remington’s Ultra Mag and Short Action Ultra Mag product lines. Remington will […]
Making a New Year's Revolution
I like to write pieces for Real Guns. I can write whatever I want and the editor will not come along, clipping and cutting, to recreate the work in his or her own image. Elsewhere, I was recently edited down from a 4,500 word piece to an 800 word piece […]
The High Standard HSA-15 Upon Leaving California...
Fall in Maine is a great time to be outdoors. The air is cool, but still not really cold, and the leaves have turned color, but cover is still heavy. I was in a small clearing, shooting from the prone position at a target roughly 100 yards out, building experience […]
2007 Year End Spot Sale!
The listed firearms are worth notice, but have been getting buried in general inventory. These are all brand new, in factory wrapping and goo, and have not been pulled from retail display. If you are interested, call Cindy at (207) 655-2183. M-F 9AM – 6PM or email to my attention […]
Christmas 2007 - Products and Observations
Stop or I’ll…stab you I usually write a year end parody of new firearm introductions. I believe, this year, manufacturers have beaten me to it. CZ-USA, a company whose firearm products I greatly appreciate, is offering a bayonet attachment for their handguns that slips onto the gun’s light rail. How […]
Lee Precision's Breech Lock Challenger System
Lee Precision has been doing a heck of a job with the evolution of their product line. The products are solid, innovative in design and always represent an excellent value. The new Lee Precision Breech Lock Challenger is more of the same and sure to become a natural answer to […]
RGI - The New Gun Store
The past month has been really hectic. We were able to move most of our things from California to the house and shop in Maine, which became the starting point for lots of other related projects. We have a structure in progress that will be a dedicated retail store front […]