The 1911 is a pistol that suits a great number of handgun applications, from bullseye and combat competitive shooting to military and law enforcement armament. These days, the carry pistol for the shop and surrounding woodland is a Commander length 1911 45 Auto made by Remington. Its selection was predicated […]

The weather in Maine has been problematic when it comes to punching holes in targets; deep drifts from firing line to down range and short legs to make the journey. Still, the Remington Model 700 Magpul is so much fun, it was worth the sacrifice and my wife and I […]

I would not have looked up to check for dragons if my nine year old granddaughter hadn’t made the suggestion. Now I wonder how many dragons I have missed during my lifetime as a result of having too fixed of a perspective. My favorite firearms are the least practical and […]

If you’ve been following along with this project you know that this was an update of the shop’s test mule AR15. The update was to be accomplished by utilizing shop pulls and material left over from other projects. A background project, it was accomplished when a there was opportunity. We […]

I received an Echo as a gift about a year ago, but only recently got around to setting it up. At first, it was a source of debate and consternation, apparently between me and a cylindrical electronic device, but eventually we sorted out our differences. She became more accommodating and, […]

After completing headspace checking in Part 3, it was time to final assemble the upper receiver. A Brownells #080-000-661WB Upper Receiver Action Block $79.99 held the upper in place during barrel and related parts installation. The rest of the pieces are – Yankee Hill Machine carbine length, smooth, free float […]

Rehabilitation work was started on the High Standard’s upper by taking an inventory of what had been changed in the past and what would need to come off for reconfiguration. The upper has a VTAC handguard with proprietary mounting systems, a good looking and good functioning system. Unfortunately, the outer […]

There are so many last minute projects to wrap up before the holidays. My wife and I are traveling to Texas to visit number one son and family. We were just advised the trip includes a Griswoldian side junket to Disney World and Universal Studios; a four adults and one […]

The quest, since the advent of the M16 and AR15, has been to give these rifles the approximate power of the 30-30 Winchester. The 7.62x39mm, 300 Blackout, 30 Remington AR all do just about that, so please don’t mock my theory. My thought is why not just skip the whole […]

The 30-30 Winchester cartridge, in recent times, has been much maligned. But then that is becoming the way in America; a person with no direct experience with a subject makes an unsupported criticism, then solicits the concurrence of fifty other ninnies, and the product of that group grope is labeled […]