Recapping Part 1 – The Nesika Sporter is materially better than then a typical high end, mass produced sporter. As detailed in Part 1, the Nesika is made of better materials, the associated manufacturing processes and finishing operations are held to a higher standard and the pieces that form the […]

Marketing is all around us. I’ll give you an example. When my wife thinks I have forgotten to shave for too long, she’ll look up from the breakfast table, press the palm of her hand against my cheek and say, “Honey, without that beard you look so handsome and twenty […]

Part 1 was concluded with me not being greatly impressed with the Witness Limited Pro mechanical assembly and hoping that the 10mm round’s performance, would put a more positive spin on the situation. I was moved to purchasing the pistol by Tanfoglio marketing which caused me to see a match […]

The Tanfoglio Witness Elite Limited Pro is the product of a search for a firearm to facilitate 10mm handload development. The Tanfoglio is based on the1976 CZ 75 design, double/single action and high capacity for a 10mm. It is intended for I.P.S.C. Production Division competition. The Limited Pro is manufactured […]

I believe we were pretty thorough in our Part 1 coverage of the Savage Model 114 American Classic, but we wanted to run some factory ammunition and handloads to get a feel for the Savage/270 combination. The 270 Winchester is a potent round. With bullet weights from 90 grains to […]

My first firearm purchase was a Savage single barrel Model 220B shotgun. The Savage joined a Marlin Model 336 that had been a Christmas gift of a first centerfire rifle from my parents. The year was 1958 and I was twelve years old. Pictured, right, the barrel has been cold […]

Based upon ArmaLite’s documentation of the history of the AR-7, the rifle was speculatively developed in 1959 by ArmaLite with the intent of selling it to the United States Air Force for use as a component of flight crew survival gear. With the Air Force still heavily inventoried with the […]

Can’t believe Real Guns hasn’t been asked to become a reality show. We have all of the required ingredients; colorful and stressful personality, unlimited trite and trivial comments. I think I could fill the role of the irascible old duffer, pretty ladies work here, and we have a tech guy […]

Brief Taurus company background Originating as a tool and die shop in 1939, producing firearms since 1941 and selling into the U.S. market since 1968, Taurus has a long and dynamic history as a firearms manufacturer. If elements of their mainstream revolver product line seem familiar, that could be a […]

The Remington Model 700, in one version or another, has outsold every other bolt action rifle on the market. In a politics and agenda free world, the Model 700 has stood head and shoulders above all others in sports shooting. The current Model 700 CDL appears to be more of […]