After handloading a hundred rounds of ammo, and shooting the SR-556 6.8 SPC for accuracy, data collection and handling, I ended up handloading a hundred rounds more as it is a tough gun to put down. If this gun has recoil, I wasn’t able to find it, even though the […]

When Ruger released the SR-556 as their entrance into the very dynamic “Modern Sporting Rifle” market, it was obvious they had no intention of going in cheap, as defined by price or quality and design of equipment. Not only is the SR-556 a standout in regards to features like the […]

Spending time with the Ruger African and the 9.3x62mm was like wrapping up the week in the company of an old friend. The 9.3 is a big shooting cartridge. More of a boom than a crack of report. Big push of recoil, not a smack. Muzzle climb, but not the […]

African hunting during the early part of the 20th century, the type of game and methods of hunting applied, pretty much defined early express rifles. Big, nearly 4″ long cartridges like the .505 Gibbs or 500 Jeffery, with 160 – 180 grain charges of smokeless powder and 600+ grains of […]

A lot of firearms pass through the RealGuns shop. The general procedure is to open the box, place the gun on a table and fiddle with it until its personality becomes obvious. Then I can figure out what I want to do with the gun, lay out a project plan […]

This next fall, I expect to have a great hunting season. To that end, I embarked on a controversial program  that is based on a little known concept of eating reasonable amounts of everyday food and moderate levels of exercise. The program is simple and only involves some very basic […]

In 1958, when Winchester introduced its .338 Winchester Magnum, it was a well thought out North American heavy hitter. Based on the .458 Winchester Magnum, necked down to .338 and chambered in a rifle with a .30-06 Springfield length action, it was considered by many hunters as too heavy of […]

Single action revolvers are a reminder of how simple life can be. It is so easy to be in a state of agitation over the economy, local politics and swelling government that all of the good things, the pleasurable things in life take a back seat. A quality Ruger handgun, […]

The process of writing Part I reinforced my view of the Model 77 Hawkeye and corrected a good number of misperceptions I had in regard to the 204 Ruger. I suppose I should have known better, even based on previous 17 and 22 caliber experience. So a high power varmint […]

Wow! Liar, liar pants on fire on that forecast of a near end of winter thaw. The shop’s roof is sagging under the weight of accumulated glacier-like ice formations and it appears to not be going anywhere, anytime soon. Snow drifts are still topping the nearby fruit trees and I […]