A picture of bacon, sizzling in a frying pan was planned… but I ate it… and I do not have any more to photograph. Which is my point. Food shopping is a once each month event, because it is a 30 mile round trip to the store and because I…...
Tag: 357 mag
My Ruger GP100
04/23/2023 – There was a period of time, in throughout the 1960s and into the mid 1970s, when drag racing was the number one participating and spectating sport. Tracks operated, some three days each week, all over the country in 1/16th, 1/8th and 1/4 mile track conformity, car owners were…...
Smith & Wesson's Performance Center® 586 L-Comp
I was attempting to decide if I was going to replace a muffler on the thrasher Ford Escape, or get back to my tree line thinning. Noting the temperature was 87°, I checked the weather forecast and found temperatures were going to hit 93° with humidity just short of rain…....
A TALO Exclusive Ruger GP100
05/15/2022 – Why is it TALO and not Talo? Because TALO is an acronym. No, not a giant spider. It is a wholesale buying cooperative operating in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and the first letter of each of those states is represented in TALO. As they have since 1965, TALO…...
Smith & Wesson's M&P 340 - No Internal Lock
03/16/2022 – I’ve been trying to work on my taxidermy skills. Returning from a big bear hunt in Oymyakon, I decided a rug before the fireplace was in order. Damn thing won’t lay flat.Maybe I just have to shoot it some more? Anyway… Between the bear and chili with beans…...
GP And His Little Brother SP
02/05/2022 – Why persist in carrying a revolver when there are so many auto loaders to choose from? Because, as a general rule, revolvers can be more powerful, are easier to shoot accurately and, with the right holster, are as easy to conceal. Those important factors in self defense. Self…...
Ruger's Lightweight Compact Revolver
10/17/2021 – Ruger introduced its revolutionary Lightweight Compact Revolver in January 2009; long glass fiber filled polymer fire control housing, forged and anodized series 7000 aluminum cylinder frame, series 400 stainless steel cylinder and 17-4 PH stainless steel barrel. Hammerless, it is chambered for the 38 Special +P cartridge. As…...
Smith and Wesson's Venerable Model 60
09/19/2021 – I just wrapped up the last live fire session for the S&W Model 60. I have to say, it was a lot of fun. But, Joe, aren’t all guns fun to shoot? Not really, but thank you for asking. As a personal perspective, some guns are boring. Some…...
357 Magnum - 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…...
Winchester Model 1892 Carbine Part II
11/29/2020 Quite a week for getting things done. The area light on the shop would only dimly glow blue, a very small firefly in a very large bottle, was repaired with a simple bulb change. The ballast on this fixture is not replaceable. If it had failed it would have…...