Thompson Center Firearms has always been the company that marches to the beat of a different trombone and in a good way. I have a Contender system from the early 1970s, I’ve worked with the Encore, Icon, Dimension, Venture, and Impact muzzleloader. All differ from competing products, from subtle to […]

At a certain age, people around you tend to spontaneously form conservatorships. As an example, several associates determined that my cell phone was obsolete. Without my participation, a meeting was called, a consensus was reached and a replacement phone was ordered. Gone was my nifty clamshell with pull up antenna […]

Added to the Smith & Wesson lineup on January 7, 2016, the SW22 Victory is a rimfire autoloader destined for popularity. Jumping ahead of the story to make a few salient lead in points, the Victory offers solid performance, ease of disassembly and maintenance and a modular design that welcomes […]

Sometimes Real Guns feels like a small town newspaper. We write about what we think would be of interest to the neighborhood and we try to do it in a non-incendiary fashion. We don’t read big city newspapers to gather our opinions and we speak in a manner consistent with […]

Handgun Company Remington Point of Manufacturer Charlotte, NC SKU# 96430 Type of Action  SA Delayed Blowback Caliber 9mm Luger Capacity 7+1 Barrel Length 3.4″ Barrel Material 416 Stainless Steel Verified Rifling Twist Rate 1:10″ Slide Material Stainless Steel Slide Finish FNC Frame Material 7075 Frame Finish Matte Black Anodized Grips […]

After being involved with firearms, shooting, hunting and handloading for so many years, you’d think I’d get the hang of things; pick up two pistols, feel their heft, look at the caliber and know how they will perform, how they will handle. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I am continually surprised. I […]

I wanted to write about the S&W Shield at an earlier point in time, but S&W never seemed to stop releasing new models long enough for me to jump in. Two 45 Auto versions of the M&P Shield were introduced in May of this year, joining eighteen other Shield models […]

Yes, I am neglecting a number of other projects so I can play with… I mean work with, the Winchester Model 70 Safari Express rifle and the 416 Remington Mag cartridge combination. There are bullets to fly, recoil to absorb and paper targets to stop in mid charge. It has […]

The term “express”, according to British gun maker W.W. Greener in his 1881 book “The Gun and its Development”, originated with muzzle loaders, muzzle loaders that held a large powder charge and pushed a light weight projectile to long ranges. Originally referred to in 1855 as a Cape rifles, named […]

It is tough to watch the news these days and not feel the country slipping away. I am fortunate to have grown up in America 50 years ago, when there were role models that set good examples and high school students didn’t major in cynicism. People were a little more […]