It is cold in Maine; hovering around zero on the Fahrenheit scale, with sharply gusting winds building for a heck of an afternoon range session. A heavy cast iron stove is keeping the shop warm and a bunch of old songs are in queue on my PC. At the moment, […]

My first encounter with the original Caldwell Lead Sled came just about twelve years ago. I was in the middle of a .500 Jeffery handload development project that involved pushing handloads; 600 grains, just under 2,500 feet per second of muzzle velocity and generating just a tad over 8,000 foot […]

I always hoped the personality of my writing would develop like the 1964 short haired, clean shaven Leon Russell’s metamorphosis into 1970 long haired, bearded, Mad Hatter topped Leon Russell. Unfortunately, the personality of my work appears to begin and end as a mature Wayne Newton singing  “Danke Schoen”. What […]

Typically, autoloaders are not a favorite for handloading. They often have operating systems that function reliably within a narrow pressure / bullet weight band, accuracy is not terrific and short action versions are often bolt stroke and magazine length cartridge overall length limited. Fortunately, none of these restriction apply to […]

No snow for over a week. The driveway and streets have returned to blacktop and snowfields and roof drifts have melted, contributing to the transition into mud season. Another month or so and the trees will green, fill in and we’ll once again be living in the middle of the […]

Twenty four hours of Maine sunshine. Up late clearing. Homes are not close and all are set back quite a bit from the road, but we have roads that connect to our little mountain road. It was a little surreal hearing so much noisy exhaust and seeing all of those […]

Writing late in the evening is very… peaceful. With the routine of the day put away, within this tranquil rural setting, there is only the faint whirl of a computer fan and the clicking of the keyboard to be heard. You’d think with all of this going for me, my […]

  Ruger American Pistol Compact Pro Model # 8645 Manufacturer Ruger Point of Origin Prescott, AZ Type Pre-tensioned Striker Caliber 45 Automatic Magazine Capacity 7 and 10 Included Barrel 3.75″ Stainless Rifling 1:16″ RH 6 Groove Overall Length 7.25″ Overall Height 4.65″ Overall Width 1.05″ Weight 28.6 Oz. Sight Radius […]

In Part 1, the Ruger American Pistol Compact Pro decisively made holes in paper in relatively tight clusters, burned up lots of expensive ammunition and was met with cheers by everyone that wrapped a shooting hand around its grip. It seemed only fitting that I unfairly check out the Ruger […]

It has been a curious handful of days; snowfall on the verge of spring, plummeting sub zero temperatures and a snow squall on the near horizon. My wife and I are having our annual, end of winter, ‘Maybe it is time to move to warmer weather” conversation and attempting to […]