As winter weather stayed with us well into spring, my wife and I have been playing catch-up with home projects and maintenance. Our home is built on a flat on a steep hillside atop lots of granite ledge. So much ledge in fact that a substantial amount of blasting was […]

My professional career can be summed up as forty five stressful years of flying in airplanes, traveling to many U.S. and foreign destinations, managing technology prima donnas and marketing executive divas, and pushing products and services of no real consequence. The effort yielded a comfortable home, kids in good schools, […]

My wife sometimes expresses concern over the work and home projects I engage. Apparently, straying too far from a comfy chair is perilous passage, an outlook which places her squarely at odds with my cardiologist, a woman I believe to be no older than twelve years of age. Her advice […]

Made by Marlin or made by Remington, the Marlin closed top Model 336 has been with us since 1948. With numerous variants added along the way, the compact, quick handling lever action has been chambered in everything from varmint intended small bore cartridges to big bore cartridges powerful enough for […]

In Part 1, it was determined that a public perception campaign would be launched that would pressure Ruger into changing the name of the Ruger American Rifle Ranch, to the Ruger American Ranch Rifle to suit my sensibilities. I have not heard from the Ruger people as yet, but I […]

While it is typically the AR crowd that lays claim to the 300 AAC Blackout, the cartridge’s origins are deeply rooted in pistol silhouette shooting. In 1963, Remington shortened the 222 Remington to create the 221 Fireball for their bolt action XP-100 silhouette pistol. Shortly thereafter a wildcatter, who couldn’t […]

Spring has sprung and kicked off at least two incredibly enjoyable seasonal activities. The first began with a seven day forecast of rain and hot lapping a tractor pulled aerator over the lawn. This was followed with a brisk jog behind a broadcast spreader, dumping sun and shade grass seed […]

I like listening to 60’s and 70’s rock ballads. They sharpen the recollection of dreams and aspirations. Each song marking a specific time, a specific event or a specific state of mind. Music reminds me of the people I know, the people I knew; essentially the beginning of all things […]

The toughest guy I ever knew was an Air Force buddy, Jon Durban. Five seven, five eight, maybe one hundred sixty-five pounds, he could drop even a giant jug head with ease. The guy was fierce, fearless and punched like Roberto Durán. Looks can be deceptive and power underestimated. The […]