I know this title might be a bit disconcerting to anyone who has invested time in formal gunsmith training, but I do believe most of us have come to understand the differences between performing routine maintenance and accessory installation, and chambering and fitting a new barrel. If you are standing […]

I buy gun books, with some frequency, to further my search for firearm related enlightenment. For those of you who visit the site, I am sure it is obvious my journey is not quite over. I’ve found that gun books are like rock groups; some are good at performing, some […]

There are some things in the life of gun dabblers that just don’t go on and come off with a wrench or a screw driver. Sometimes that’s a good thing, as safety is facilitated by making knowledge a prerequisite for attempting some tasks. There are also those skill things, you […]

My expectations for “Gunsmoke and Saddle Leather” fell when I took it out of it’s shipping carton; it was too light. At 12.25″x9.50″x1.75″ and 522 pages it weights only 4 lbs 9 oz.. By comparison, the prior review, “Winchester – An American Legend, 11.50″x8.75″1.50” and 404 pages weighs 5 lbs […]

Published in the latter part of 2004, R. L. Wilson wrote this title, in cooperation with Winchester, to acknowledge  the marque’s 125th anniversary. A thick 404 pages, there is little word padding. “Winchester – An American legend” is filled with excellent color and black and white photographs of historical and […]

The book is one of the Dover Book series on antiques and collecting. The author, W.Y. Carman is an expert in the field and served as Deputy Director of the Imperial War Museum in London. This is an easy to read book, punctuated with lots of ink drawings that milestones […]

“Gunpowder” has some elements I wish were more prevalent in other firearm related books; original perspective, well documented research/reference sources and quality production. A good number of recently published firearm related books are almost entirely cliché with material extracted from the work of others without a mention of origin. Like […]

Over the past months I have made an effort to acquire military surplus firearms. My purpose is to extend my involvement and participation in firearm ownership and recreational shooting, and to expand my understanding of world history. Where social and cultural changes are slow in developing and the cause often […]

Lyman is….a quiet product and I am not sure why. My first reloading equipment was built around a Lyman turret press and dies and, as I recall, it did a great job producing jacketed and cast loads for the 30-30 WCF round. I’m not sure what happened to that setup, […]

Reloading for Shotgunners is a well written and comprehensive primer for anyone who wants to know more about the subject, or plans on taking on the task of loading shotshells. As is the case with most good handloading manuals of the metallic cartridge type, Reloading for Shotgunners addresses each component […]