Scoping an old military rifle is somewhat problematic for a number of reasons. The great majority were not manufactured for use with a scope and modifying an original firearm to accommodate a scope most often decreases resale value. Many of the designs for mounts that do not require permanent modification […]

The subject Remington rifle is more than competent; safe, durable, reliable, and accurate. It is supposedly what 95% of the market place wants, a firearm to facilitate a hunt or a day at the range. It will serve when called upon, it will accept being put up without protest and […]

Ten to Win – Contest! The folks at the Real Guns Store want to get people over to see the firearms and daily special they offer. Having fun seemed a good way to get that done, so are holding a contest that everyone can play. The prize is a new […]

It took quite some time to become a 260 Remington fan and that status came as a result of a tangential efforts that began with the .264 Winchester Magnum and concluded with the 6.5x55mm Swede. The .264 Winchester Magnum was great fun, shooting and handloading, but too much of a […]

The intention was to shoot a few rounds of factory ammo to baseline accuracy, but that turned into a few boxes of factory ammo while I got a better feel for the rifle and thought about an approach to take with handloads. Recoil was light, accuracy was decent, cycling was […]

The term “romanticizing” surely applies to firearm enthusiasts and surplus rifles. We often take what is clearly no more than ordinary and hammer on it until it has a unique personality or it can perform acceptably. The Schmidt rifle as the Models 1911 and derivative K31, are perfect examples of […]

With a few hundred rounds through the TT-C, the thought came to mind that folks who have a difficult time with this pistol fall into one of three categories; inexperienced with autoloaders, aliens from J1407b or those who have overdosed on gun forums and need something new to offer up. […]

Every morning, I wander over to the shop with a cup of coffee in hand, sit back in my chair, put my feet on my desk and spend fifteen minutes, before everyone else arrives, contemplating the bigger issues in life. Most recently there was the issue of comb over versus […]

With each passing year, there is an ever increasing need for me to exercise care when examining firearms that fall outside of my narrow… settled applications, interests and preferences. Subsequently, I have to spend more time understanding a company’s intent when they position a product for firearm consumers and then […]

It is interesting to look back over a lifetime of being a firearm enthusiast; rifles, handguns, handloading, hunting, target shooting, friends, and business associates. So much has changed, remarkably so, I suppose just like everything else in this world. I was waiting for the synthetic stock trend to run its […]