Firearm information for the enthusiast
S&W Performance Center M&P R8 Manufactured U.S.A. SKU 170292 Caliber 357 Magnum Action Double / Single Capacity 8 rounds Barrel/Shroud Stainless Barrel Length 5.00″ Rate of Twist 1:18.75″ RH 5R Frame Aluminum/Scandium Alloy Cylinder/Yoke Stainless Finish Matte Black Grips Synthetic – Black Front Sight White Dot Interchangeable Rear Sight Black […]
There are substantially three types of marketing messages used to sell firearms; purpose, style and new. The task gets easier, but a product’s longevity of success diminishes the further the category moves to the right of the semicolon. New gets old fast, trends in styles come and go, but the […]
The Ruger New Model Single Six family is arguably the gold standard for small frame, single action revolvers. Of the twenty-four standard models offered, fifteen accommodate the .22 Long Rifle cartridge. The Single Six is stout enough to be also chambered in .17 HMR, 32 H&R and 327 Federal Magnum. […]
Ruger has done a great job with the Ruger Custom Shop. The SR1911 Competition Pistol and 10/22 Competition Rifle both offer a high degree of aesthetic appeal, significant functional refinement over standard models and measurably enhanced performance. The Super GP100 is aggressively more of the same with a revolver that […]
The 22 LR firearm is the linchpin of the modern shooting society. If it isn’t, it should be. The associated firearms and ammunition are relatively low in cost, there is a myriad of both to choose from all are widely available. Where population density and over regulation restricts outdoor shooting, […]
Living in Maine is a lot like being Oliver Wendell Douglas on the old TV show “Green Acres”. Everyone who lives here understands one another, traditions and situation, and my wife adjusted to the same very quickly. However, after nearly twenty years of Maine, I’m still playing catch up and […]
It’s not like I’ve had a lot of exposure to the .22 Hornet. I’d always intended to own one but, in fact, I’ve had only two contacts with firearms chambered for this round. The first through my fleeting association with B-52’s during the ’66-’70 time frame, when the little fold […]
The snow is gone, with the exception of drift accumulation, and now it is easy to see what outdoor work needs to be done. I don’t mind. It puts me out in the fresh air and makes it easier to get in those ten thousand steps each day without […]
Winter is barfing up its last feeble attempts at snow, the thermometer no longer reads “You don’t want to know” and Maine is heading convincingly and confidently into spring… or as we call it, mud season in Maine. No longer do I have to put my 29″ inseam legs through […]
We are approaching mud season, but we’re not quite there yet. What does that mean? There is still a couple of feet of snow in the yard and throughout the woods but, unlike a week ago, it is no longer a solid surface of frozen snow over ice. Now, when […]