The S&W Model 57 41 Magnum is a soft shooting revolver. A hand filling N frame, it weighs 48 ounces, but its good balance causes it not to feel heavy. Even with hefty hunting loads, recoil and muzzle rise are about the same as a light/ medium frame 357 Magnum… […]

Firearm selection for Real Guns pages is predicated on what gets or holds my personal attention; firearm, cartridge, handloading, shop projects, etc. Why not? I have no idea what you folks like and after 20 some odd years of writing, if there is nothing to pique my curiosity or contribute […]

After writing Part I, some time was spent handling and shooting the S&W Model 69 44 Magnum until its applications became obvious. In the end, I decided it was much like the compact Ruger GP 100 357 Magnum revolver I carry with frequency, but with significantly more power. Drafting load […]

The original “Combat Magnum” was introduced as a lightweight 357 Magnum in 1955; built on a K Target frame, larger than a standard K Frame, but much lighter than the large N frame. In 1957, the Combat Magnum became the Model 19, which ran in production until 1999. During its […]

  Browning currently offers the Hi-Power 9mm pistol in three configurations; Hi-Power Mark III – Fixed Sights (Above), Hi-Power Standard – Adjustable Sights (Below) and Hi-Power Standard – Fixed Sights. All are available in 10 round and 13 round versions to meet individual state and local laws concerning magazine capacity. […]

In the thrilling Browning’s BLR prequel, also know as Part I, many differences that exists between the 2016 BLR, above left and the 1980 version, above right were highlighted. Big whoops, as we all know that difference is not inherently good or bad and even the intent of design changes […]

Browning has a way of constantly working design and manufacturing technology changes into their firearms without disturbing their traditional appearance. As an example, the current short recoil A5shotgun has a completely different operating system than the long recoil Auto 5 and all of the controls have been eliminated or modified […]

I’m guessing everyone knows that even routine tasks are not always without their problems. One problem that seems to come up occasionally when handloading is undersize primer pockets, or what often turns out to be primer pockets with a malformed entry radius. I encountered the problem very recently when I […]

Burris makes a good number of optical rifle scopes, forty nine to be more specific. They range from the under $200 Droptine and Fullfield II through to $2,000+ Eliminator® III LaserScope®. The Veracity 2-10x42mm is approximately mid range within the Burris product line pricing. On a just completed project, the […]

Part II began slowly; coffee, grumbling, lacking in enthusiasm with a high degree of redundancy anticipated, but then the coffee woke me up, research turned up some points of interest and the process became a lot of fun. By the time I got to the shoulder thumping part and pulling […]