Funny. I write “Para-USA” and some people read, “Para Ordnance”. Para Ordnance went away in 2009 when one of the original partners passed away and the other took the company out of Canada and set up shop in a more gun friendly North Carolina. The new entity, Para USA, quickly […]

This is a brief addendum to the original Part 1, more than a complete Part 2. It is intended to be more food for thought than a technical pronouncement on the effectiveness of various types of ammunition or on the practicality of a short barrel ahead of the 357 Magnum. […]

Marlin’s first production repeating lever action rifle was the Model 1881; tubular magazine fed, top ejecting and chambered for the .45-70 and .40-60. The Model 336 came along in 1948 and remains a popular design, showcasing Marlin’s most distinguishing features. The Model 336 is a closed top receiver, round breech […]

I think what has happened to collectable automobiles may be happening to collectable firearms. There was as time when very limited production, high performance muscle cars could fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars. Then people figured out that they could pull a 6 cylinder beater out of a salvage yard, […]

The state of collectable military firearm politics… Over 6 million M1 carbines and derivative models were manufactured. A large number of these firearms were shipped overseas to our allies in support of their participation. The M1 Carbine and it derivatives saw use during Would War II, the Korean War and […]

As a general rule, I’m not a muzzle loader kind of guy. The CVA relic I own burps and belches fire and shoots three shot groups that can only be measured in cubic feet. The last time it was cleaned, a chimney sweep and pressure washer was required to blast […]

We’ve reviewed a number of Taurus products with good results. The Model 605 2″ 357 Mag is another well made firearm, cleanly finished and reliable in operation although the 357 Mag is a lot of cartridge for a compact, short barrel revolver. Personally, it hasn’t been a combination I’ve used […]

Before moving on with this installment, I thought it might be a good time to comment on the use of hand tools of this type, versus use of a more elaborate set of tools that require the use of a lathe; both types intended for the same purposes. Both approaches […]

No, I don’t know why, but I often wonder what one rifle would I want to have in my possession in a post apocalyptic world. Zombies, hyper viruses, asteroid strike, Hillary Clinton elected president… Any number of cataclysmic events that would make the survival of the human race questionable. Sure, […]

This may be the first time that I was off of a project for so long that I had to read my own “Part 1” to figure out where I left off. The project is a Remington Model 700 build in .338 Remington Ultra Mag. There was not an initial […]