My wife’s birthday is near, which means I have a good deal more time to write as I settle into each new hiding place. Being two years older should give me insight into her time of consternation, but it doesn’t and it won’t, so I just settle for making myself […]

  I like building firearms with hand tools and fixtures. I can be careful and precise in setting dimensions and fit and the end result isn’t a rifle sitting on top of a big time invoices from an outsourced gunsmith’s machining efforts. And when that rifle is together and can’t […]

I wasn’t sure if a Part II would be required for the Weatherby Mark V Sporter .340 Weatherby Magnum review. The rifle performed well and looked good in ways that made its $1,600 price tag seem a bargain. Still, there was an opportunity to try something other than factory ammo […]

The Weatherby Mark V Deluxe is a beautiful rifle. From the varmint/ deer hunting .240 Weatherby to the elephant thumping .460 Weatherby Magnum, the Deluxe is flat shooting, hard hitting and accurate. My one reservation, when it comes to hunting with one more routinely, is the thought of dragging $2,400 […]

This particular Elite Commander has made appearances on Real Guns before and will continue to do so as we sort out exactly what is to be accomplished. If you ever find yourself wondering why a company would put a black IonBond finish over an all stainless gun, this might be […]

Rifles have their attributes and features but, in the land of synthetic stocks and stainless steel barreled actions, there is no fancy wood grain or fineness of bluing to give a rifle a unique personality. Subsequently, personality often resides within the combination of rifle and cartridge. In this case, the […]

Recently, Real Guns reviewed the Savage’s Model 114 American Classic; took it apart, turned it inside out, shot it and reported on all there was to see. The Classic was defined as a well executed traditional sporter, chambered for a very traditional 270 Winchester cartridge. The combination left me feeling […]

I have to believe that the folks who seem never to have handled a machine that worked reliably, are the very same who swear at a wrench when a fastener won’t break free. To them I can offer, in abridged version of a machine’s perspective – The Secret of the […]

I use to enjoy drag racing. Its handicap class systems offered payout to high buck pro racers and teams, but it also accommodated serious and not so weekend racers. As a family, we worked on our car during the week, raced on the weekend, picked up a few sponsors and […]

Changing over from handloading a 58 round per pound 378 Weatherby Magnum to the 45 Auto at 1,400 rounds per pound is interesting. Care in handloading is always required, however, large capacity rifle cases have greater latitude. Handloading for pistols can be quite critical, as they normally operate with small […]