At some point in my life, when I was devoid of common sense, and not paying proper respect for my coming mature years, I concurrently owned two very fast, hard cornering, Japanese street racing motorcycles. One was named Chuck, the other Ralph, which pretty much defined what they did to […]

Bear with me while I ramble through some of this. I promise to eventually get to the part where the rifle goes boom and I measure the holes in the target. I like firearms, so the research interests me and, sometimes, the information acquired makes it to the page… where […]

The Real Guns shop is my sanctuary, my fortress of solitude, my garage without a car, my club house, my tree house. It is where I relax, work and spend my time fiddling with firearms, running machines and assembling the material the accompanies me to the range. No, it is […]

Whether shooting factory ammunition, or working with handloads, the Ruger No.1 is fun. The falling block single shot is a far cry from break action single shots and it shows in reloading speed and in accuracy. The break action separates the firearm’s barrel from its receiver every time it is […]

The Ruger Super Redhawk was introduced in 1986. The details of that introduction, and the exposed interior of the Super Redhawk, appear in  earlier coverage. Long story short, I called Ruger in 1946 and suggested that a revolver utilizing a cartridge would make for a good product. I really big […]

The Ruger Super Blackhawk has been a mainstay of single action aficionados almost since its introduction in 1959. It was launched, receiving great praise from Elmer Keith, who felt the Super Blackhawk incorporated all of the enhancements required for this type of firearm, enhancement he had been unable to get […]

Ruger’s LCR, Lightweight Compact Revolver, is the result of designers who were able to set aside preconceived notions and traditional mores, to produce a firearm for a critical mission… concealed carry, self-defense. The LCRx marks the introduction of the first LCR model with an external hammer option for those of […]

I like the look and feel of double action revolvers… Maybe because they wear more of their mechanical design and function on the outside. Double action revolvers are simple to shoot, even within stressful circumstances; no thumb safeties, no slide releases, no decocking levers.. just point at a target and […]

I am a long term competitive shooter. No, not in a organized events sense, but against the harshest critic of all time… me, and sometimes my wife. For me, participating in organized events is about proving yourself to others or measuring your performance in comparison to others. Refining skills, progressively […]

These days, firearms seem to exist in two parallel worlds… sort of like Superman and Mr. Mxyzptlk. The first is reality, the second is Internet blather. No, I am not saying that there aren’t credible people posting to message boards and Facebook, but I am saying that 50% of the […]