I remember when the Real Guns gun shop sold out their inventory of Ruger Single Six .32 H&R Magnum chambered guns. Seemed as though the last fifty or sixty went during the course of a couple of days, with matching serial numbers in high demand with CAS enthusiasts. For as […]
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The Ruger M77 Hawkeye Predator Part II
The Ruger Predator is supplied with matching matte stainless 1″ medium height rings, however, with a Bushnell Elite 6500 4.5-30 x 50mm with a 30mm tube installation planned, a set of 30mm Ruger rings were substituted. Ruger does offer a swap out program where unused rings packaged with a newly […]
The Ruger M77 Hawkeye Predator Part I
Selective hunting appears to play a very specific role in how animals elect to locate themselves on an expanse of wooded acreage. As an example, deer graze on our lawn in the middle of the day and routinely pose while my wife is taking their pictures for the grandkids. Wild […]
Ruger's Model 77/17
One downside to living and working in an area that permits safe shooting out behind the house and shop, is that self-reliance looms large in the associated life style. With late October temperatures dropping to 20°F this morning, and precipitation in the forecast, it was time to stop procrastinating and […]
Ruger's Super Redhawk Alaskan
My first thought, when I saw the Ruger Alaskan, was that this isn’t so much a gun as it is a dare. A compact, six shot, snub nose revolver with a cylinder holding 1,800 grains of lead and 200 grains of smokeless powder. Go ahead… pull the trigger. The 454 […]
Ruger's Mini Thirty Tactical Rifle Part II
To be honest, my intention was to post handload data and move to the next project, but the Mini Thirty proved to be too much fun to put aside without exploring some of its live fire related features. The Mini is supplied with 1″ scope mounts that are low, but […]
Ruger's Mini Thirty Tactical Rifle
Maine weather reports are broadcast with Midwest-like frequency; all day long, lots of analysis and a prime topic of coffee shop discussion. Unfortunately, unlike Midwestern weather reports, the local weather… persons always get it wrong. So I’ve been sitting in the shop, sweltering in a hooded sweatshirt and mittens, and […]
Ruger's Security-9
11/06/2019 Always wanted to be a photographer. Never had the time, as necessities tend to move life’s focus in unexpected ways. Photography is a way of expressing how we see form. The challenge comes in representing what we see with fidelity. Subsequently, I try to keep photos simple… stark, so […]
Browning's BAR Mark III - Hell's Canyon Speed
Carpenter ants, contrary to the suggestion of their name, do not provide productive wood working services. Unlike termites, carpenter ants do not eat wood. Instead, they chew it into fine sawdust and push it out behind them like a miniature bucket brigade, as they dig tunnels to hold their progeny […]
Ruger's Seven Shot GP100 327 Federal Magnum Part II
To those who have not been indoctrinated into the world of the 327 Federal Magnum, this may seem like a small pile of nickel plated brass. To those in the know, this is a small pile of gold. The 327 Federal Magnum is one of those cartridges that has been […]