‘ve owned some of my firearms for so long, they have become a part of my personal history. I try to use them as frequently as possible, and I hate when they fall into a state of disrepair. One such rifle is a 42 year old Mohawk Brown Remington Nylon […]

The Ruger M77 Hawkeye Compact Rifle is one of those guns where extracting it from the open end of a shipping carton takes a lot less time than expected. In fact, the rifle is so compact (How compact is it, Joe) it might be the basis for a new category […]

The SIG P229 is an exceptional pistol. High in quality, reliable and accurate, all in a solid compact package. I shoot mine with both .357 SIG and .40 S&W barrels. In all of the time I’ve used the P229 I’ve never had a jam, and I’ve fed through virtually every […]

Winchester Uncoiless Rifle Winchester, committed to the short rifle – fat cartridge concept, announced its new “Uncoiless” rifle. Under normal carry conditions, the rifle will has a barrel length of 20″, however, this extends to a more useful 32″ when the gun is fired. The barrel’s flexibility is attributed to […]

I noticed priming isn’t always that easy to accomplish in a progressive reloading press, particularly when trying to concentrate on a powder measure that isn’t dropping charges cleanly, or cases that require a little extra leverage at a resizing station. That primer seating “feel” can be lost to all of […]

I don’t know what it is about trains that draws an association with Christmas. Maybe it’s the old notion that trains reunite families, and trains lead to adventure and exploration. The association may not even be about trains, or railroads, maybe only model trains. It’s fun to build those complex […]

I went back and read the article I wrote on the Weatherby .338-378, where I described it as “a rifle with moderate recoil”. What the heck was I thinking about ? Just got back from the range, 4 hours of fun and sun, resulting in a bruise on my shoulder […]

I’ve been dragging my 7 mm RM around for almost 15 years. It’s aRemington 700BDL with a 24″ barrel and a really funky Tasco “distance estimator” 3X9 scope. With inexpensive Remington Core-Lokt® ammo, it can shoot 3/4″ 100 yard groups all day long and the discount store scope has the […]

I buy a lot of gun related stuff; rarely expensive, frequently for a special purpose and, mostly unable to stand the test of time for usefulness. I’ll buy a product with great, but not quite specific sense of purpose, I’ll force myself to use the item at least once, then […]

Not directly related to this week’s column “SIG or Colt ?”, but I wanted to take a moment to thank Dave Davison over at CH/4D for being able to do what no other reloading equipment supplier has been able to do for the past 8 weeks, provide next day delivery […]