I stepped off the plane in California and was greeted with 109°F temperatures. Then after a teeth gritting, shirt sweating, ride down a congested and under construction Rt 101, someone pulled the plug on regional electrical power for a full 90 minutes – commencing at the exact moment I reached […]

I called to order bullets from Hawk. Their product line looks really good, but I can’t deny I was disappointed when I was told it would take two weeks for Hawk to ship .45-70 flat nose and .416 spitzers. I think that level of service works okay for companies during […]

For as much time as I have invested in making proper scope selections, I have to admit I haven’t achieved very good results. Even my 20″ barrel Model 70 Compact has a 4.5-14x44mm scope that’s better suited to a varmint rifle. I am always aware of the gun’s potential exterior […]

I’m what you’d call a new gun specialist. Fundamentally, that means I buy guns chambered for new cartridges, gripe about not being able to get ammo, dies and handloading data, then lose interest as soon as those problems no longer exist – only because I have nothing left to complain […]

The “no go” part of the Manson headspace “go” “no go” gauge set showed up from Brownells. I wasn’t sure exactly what information, other than the obvious, it would provide. As a minimum, I knew I would be able to do a quality job of checking out headspace on my […]

I don’t know what the fascination is with big bore guns, but I know a lot of people share that fascination. I also know what some people believe is the inference; but I tend to agree with the notion, “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar”. Personally, I think the […]

I just returned from Lake Chabot Gun Club – great day in the country, spent enjoyable time with family, and had an opportunity to break in a couple of new rifles. The day started off with an overcast sky, but by 9:30 or so  the sun was out, and the […]

Sometimes it’s just nice to get a break and spend a few minutes wandering around the gun store.  I almost forgot much of the enjoyment of firearms revolves around the purchase of gadgets and odds and ends. Unfortunately, it’s too easy to start off looking for a package of cleaning […]

Weatherby rifles are not shipped with ready to use sighting systems, but are prepared for use with a scope. The receivers are predrilled for front and rear mounts, but because of the running changes made to Mark V actions and variety of actions used in Weatherby products, care must be […]

If you haven’t already seen it, there is a great story on the Primex company in the February issue ofShooting Times. In many industries, clothing and household appliances just to name two, there are many more retail brand names than there are factories actually producing the goods. In some cases, […]