06/14/2021 Never in search of a personal perfect $3,000 – $5,000 AR, if an AR can function reliably, if it can be repaired with off the shelf AR standard parts and if it can put 3 shots into sub MOA circles, I’m all set. I built a good number of...
Tag: 223 Rem
223 Remington – Bolt Action Rifle
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These are maximum loads in my firearms and may...
Ruger’s AR-556 MPR Part I
02/28/2021 What follows is not a “Pry from my cold dead hands” commentary. In fact, it is a commentary on the same common sense and self reliance approach that puts spare tires in the trunks of cars and sets aside a supply of food, water and a first aid kit...
Ruger AR-556 in 5.56 NATO Part II
09/27/2020 At McDonald’s, suggestive selling is, “Would you like fries with that quarter pounder?”. Another form of suggestive selling is pulling up at a customer’s house with a flatbed trailer to drop off a new snow blower, that is sharing space with a bright red, brand new, Massey Ferguson sub...
Ruger’s Hawkeye Predator in 223 Rem Part I
I want to change, I try to change, but with so many years of life’s momentum, I just keep missing the on ramps. For the sake of a brand new year, I decided I would attempt an infusion of singers/groups under the individual or average age of sixty into my...
Ruger’s Hawkeye Predator in 223 Rem Part II
Maine winter’s freezing temperatures and constant snowfall is a bit of a mixed blessing. One one hand, shooting from a bench outdoors is not as much fun as one might assume. On the other hand, being cooped up in a nice warm shop gave me an opportunity to listen to...