My personal New England deer hunting rifle is a Remington Model Seven CDL in 260 Remington. Unlike the Model Seven pictured, mine has a walnut stock, but it is also blued. The subject Model Seven is available in 243 Winchester, 260 Remington, 7mm-08 Remington, and 308 Winchester. Which cartridge is […]

We had a mild winter going and then the nearly daily snow storms arrived. Still, work waits for no one so we wrapped up this final Beretta installment with a few inches of snow accumulating, snow falling hard and temps in the single digits. Fortunately, we use LED illuminated chronograph […]

Within the space of an hour, the temperature in Maine plummeted to single digits on a free fall to sub zero. Wind chill kicked into high gear while the ground became covered with a slick film of ice and snow. Traversing the 60 feet from home to shop was a […]

It was good to have extended time with the Jericho; solid, soft shooting, accurate and best of all, it isn’t a striker. The only striker I would own at this time is a Ruger American Pistol because of its accuracy, excellent trigger and full size pistol balance which is not […]

Jericho 941 Full Size Steel Company Israel Weapon Industries Point of Manufacturer Israel Item # J941F40 Operation DA / SA Semi Auto Type of Action Locked Breech Short Recoil Caliber 40 S&W Magazine Capacity 12 Barrel Length 4.4″ Barrel Material Chrome Moly Vanadium Steel Rifling Twist Rate 1:16″ Rifling Type […]

The S&W 442-2 is barrel marked for 38 Special +P ammunition so both standard pressure and +P loads were fired. Standard pressure, or Pmax pressure for the 38 Special is 17,000 psi, +P pressure is 18,500 psi. For the sake of context, the 357 Magnum Pmax is 35,000 psi. The […]

All too often the ear deafening theorizing and debating about what makes an ideal concealed carry weapon, concludes in concurrence with a new wave, semi auto, high capacity, black plastic, goofy gun. Unfortunately, too many rabid high capacity autoloader evangelists carry their firearms in the trunk of their cars… back […]

It is that time of year in Maine when a trip to the shop is only a quick icy slide from the house and the number of targets shot are governed by how quickly I begin to shed finger tips. With winter not formally here until December 21st, today was […]

Colt entered the 380 Auto compact pistol market in 1984 with its MK IV Series 80 Government Model 380 Auto. At 6.1″ long, the MK IV 380 was smaller than even the 6.75″ long Colt MK IV ’90 45 Auto, but longer than the current 5.50″ long Mustang 380 Autos. […]

It would appear that 2016 is unfolding as a year of innovation. Take, for example, Ruger’s new Switcheroo – Buckaroo, or the “Swuck” as it is already popularly called. The Swuck is the first Roto-Barrel, Dual Caliber, Multi Engagement Revolver to hit the market. Primarily a hunting revolver, the Swuck’s […]