The Remington R1 Carry Commander is a recent addition to the company’s R1 line up. Remington has taken its full size Carry model and reduced its barrel length to 4.25″ while retaining all of the Carry’s nifty features. Yes, “nifty”. The original Colt 1911 Commander of 1948 was a 4.25″ […]
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1911-22 A1 Black Label Laminate 22LR
The Browning 1911-22 has been with us for a few years now, 2011 intro I believe, and it has certainly found a following. If you haven’t had the opportunity to shoot one, you’re missing out. Scaled proportionally to 85% of a full size 1911, the 1911-22 feels familiar in the […]
Five Minute Projects That Take Two Days Part 1
I bought an EAA Witness when I wanted a 10mm for projects because it is steel, it has decent barrel length, it seems to function reliably as a standard firearm, and because it is a good looking gun. I shot it for a couple of weeks and began to notice […]
Taurus Model 992 4" Tracker
The Taurus Tracker stainless steel Model 992SS4 revolver, with its 22 Long Rifle and 22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire interchangeable cylinders, was released in 2012. It remains in Taurus’s catalog with several related models; 6″ stainless and blued alloy steel counterparts. Taurus Tracker M992 Manufacturer Taurus Model # 992SS4 Country of […]
Weatherby's Sensational 270 Magnum Part 1
There are some folks who identify themselves as firearm enthusiasts, who may be just a bit… impatient. They skip the descriptive text and form a first impression based on pictures alone. Then they combine that impression with a heavy dose of conjecture to form a widely stated opinion. Years past, […]
Winchester's Model 1873 Short Rifle Part 2
Writing is a lot like life. Sometimes you board an airplane in New York, land in San Francisco five hours later as anticipated and go on about your business. Sometimes a flight gets delayed. You end up in the airport bar, have a few drinks with new friends, and wake […]
Winchester's Model 1873 Short Rifle Part 1
We like to think that Browning, Garand, Stoner, Williams, etc. each respectively scratched his head until he had a purely original thought, then locked himself in a workshop to hammer on a chunk of steel and whittle on a piece of lumber until he was holding his fully functional progeny […]
DPMS Panther Arms GII Hunter .308 Part II
This Panther Arms GII is, in fact, a hunting rifle. Shipped with a 4 round magazine, the capacity is about right for a North American big game rifle and also brings it into compliance with a number of states that limit magazine capacity while hunting. When not hunting, capacity can […]
DPMS Panther Arms GII Hunter .308 Part I
We don’t write about AR types very much these days because there are a few brands that represent an actual manufacturer of quality firearms. Many “brands” are no more than lowest bid purchased parts assembled into finished goods and marketed in a comic book – video game vernacular. DPMS is […]
Burris's 3x15-50mm Veracity Riflescope
While wringing out a very accurate Nesika Sporter in 280 Remington, we had the opportunity to spend some quality range time with a Burris Veracity riflescope. The rifle was received with a factory shot sub MOA target, the Veracity has some pretty impressive specs, so it seemed only natural to […]