The 450 Bushmaster began as a Jeff Cooper concept and Tim LeGendre’s 45 Professional cartridge. The 45 Professional cartridge is based on the 284 Winchester case, shortened to 1.771″ and tapered to accept a 0.452″ bullet. Working with Hornady for development, Bushmaster licensed the use of the Professional design, shortened […]

I love stories about turkey hunting; the skills, the planning, the stalk, the choice of shells and shotguns. This time of year, all I have to do is walk out the front or back door of the house and there are large flocks roosting on the lawn and nearby trees, […]

The Remington R1 10mm Auto Hunter Long Slide is a well thought out firearm. It is a combination of the 1911’s proven design; accuracy, performance and reliability, a longer than standard length barrel and a stout cartridge that is suitable for taking medium size game at woodland hunting distances. Assuming […]

The premise of the AR Rehabilitation project is that we have a test mule AR that has fallen into a state of disrepair and terminal homeliness and it has been buried under some of the most useless accessories available. It is the equivalent of a 1950’s lead sled; nosed and […]

Introduced in 2001, it is highly doubtful that firearm enthusiasts are unaware of the rifle version of Browning’s Buck Mark. However, I was working my way through rimfire rifles, 22 Long Rifle type, in search of one that would offer exceptional performance and reliability and the Buck mark rifle came […]

The Browning Buck Mark was introduced in 1985 as a replacement for the Browning Challenger product line. Unlike the Browning Challenger that began as Belgium manufacture than moved to Morgan, Utah in 1976, the Buck Mark has always been an American made product. Spec box narration… Browning Buck Mark URX […]

When it comes to firearm assessment, the main ingredient should be reality, even if it is found sandwiched between product reviewers with bad intentions and manufacturers’ hyperbole. It is just getting more difficult to identify reality, as expressions of opinion and/or promotion are often mistaken for truth, insight and competency. […]

I’ve been having some words with my fitness gizmo. What I categorize as exercise, it defines and logs as naps and lunch. What I call long strides of enthusiastic walking, it categorizes as fifteen minutes of… ambling back and forth to the shop. So today, I left it on my […]

I am hiding from my wife. I was supposed to shock chlorinate the well this weekend with the hope of getting our drinking water to taste and smell more like chateau lafitte and less like chateau lafeet. It’s not that I am lazy, its just that over the past forty […]

When it comes to 1911 type pistols, it sometimes takes an effort to discern their differences. Price tags, brand and shooting precision can contribute to assessment, but there are plenty of expensive but mediocre firearms, no brand always gets it right all of the time and precision is good only […]