Well, it is now January, 2005. I’ve been sitting here feeling as old as tree bark and thinking what direction to head off in this year; home and firearm interest. Gun control advocates are as alive and well as ever, moving from arguing tortured logic to blatantly baseless court clogging […]

Yesterday was a big day at Real Guns. UPS delivered the completed project rifle,  with “.358-378 Real Guns” engraved on the barrel. If you haven’t been following this project, the original intent was to have a less than expert firearm enthusiast, that would be me, walk through the process of […]

Here it is, a couple of weeks before Christmas. A national election out of the way, thank God, but unfortunately many of the divisive issues persist and, in some cases,  the losers still proclaim themselves the winners. Not only is the tail still attempting to wag the dog politically, there […]

When I was growing up, a buddy of mine was nicknamed Turret Head. I’m not sure of the name’s origins, but I do know this article has nothing to do with that bit of life time nostalgia. Every piece of reloading equipment has its share of compromises. The Ammo Master, […]

A box of Winchester 55 grain ammo, $5.49. A cup of range coffee, 50 cents. A video of your wife shooting your chronograph dead ? …..priceless. I may be reported missing by the time you read this, so I better be a little more precise in my explanation.  I had […]

I thought I’d jump right in with the heavy technology and flash some of the exotic equipment that made the .223 Remington workup possible. Here we have a picture of my pneumatically actuated, unidirectional coarse incrementing smokeless powder dispenser. It is manufactured by the famous Mustard company, as imprinted on […]

One good reason for handloading the .223 Remington would be it’s small size. Small cartridge size interprets into small costs for the most advanced bullet and powder technology, as well as small costs for material storage and process tools. Is this savings significant? On almost any Saturday afternoon, I can […]

C&H Tool, or CH4D as they are officially known, produced the .358-378RG dies – A set of custom dies, produced exactly to print, delivered on time, without the need for follow up calls. David Davidson runs an exceptional service. The cost for these gems was $160, incredibly inexpensive for custom […]

Gun control matters little in this election. In fact, neither do: the right  to life, tax policy, education, jobs, heath care, social security. This is a crossroads election and, unfortunately, either outcome will take us further away from the basic premises that has served as the foundation of our nation, […]

I’ve never been much of a Model Seven fan. The barrel is too short, the stock is too stubby and it never seems properly scaled to the short cartridges it is designed to shoot. The action is short, but the barrel at the receiver looks .458 Winchester Magnum ready.  The […]