03/28/2021 Is there utility in a lightweight revolver? Lightweight revolvers do not stress holsters or tug at belts and clothing, which makes them easier to conceal and more comfortable to carry. Lightweight revolvers stay out of the way while working, camping, fishing, hunting, or carrying other gear, so people tend…...
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Ruger's New Max-9
03/15/2021 Ruger Max-9 Manufactured Ruger – Prescott, AZ Model 3500 Grip Frame Fiber Filled Nylon Internal Chassis Hard Anodized Aluminum Slide/Hardware Black Oxide – Alloy Steel Type Action Single Strike/Striker Caliber 9mm Capacity* 12+1 Trigger Pull 5 Lbs. 2 Oz. Barrel 3.20″ Alloy Steel Rifling 1:10″ RH Front Sight Tritium…...
Ruger's LC380CA Part I
10/18/2020 Ruger LC380CA political backdrop In June of 2008, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Scalia, joined by justices Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito held that the Second Amendment is an individual right to possess a firearm, unrelated to military service or a government organized militia, for such purposes as, but not…...
Smith & Wesson's 586 4" Classic
07/05/2020 Baking, cooking is a lot like reloading ammunition; start with a basic recipe, combine a bunch of ingredient… components, add some personal refinements, and always work toward something better. Being of Italian ancestry, Etruscan long before those Roman upstarts, homemade bread is always high on the list of things…...
Ruger's EC9s® - Warm Weather Is Here
One of the positive aspects of winters in Maine is the necessity for clothing that could conceal a bazooka. What is a bazooka? If you are old enough to remember movies set in World War II / Korean War era, it was that 55″ long tube shouldered by a kneeling…...
Ruger's SP101 357 Magnum In Basic Black
11/21/2019 Thanksgiving is fast approaching. Close enough to start a refrigerator thaw on the turkey and to appreciate a bit of weather warm up that will have the snow off the ground by the time the day arrives. It will be a day with close friends, relaxed and focusing on…...
Ruger's Security-9
11/06/2019 Always wanted to be a photographer. Never had the time, as necessities tend to move life’s focus in unexpected ways. Photography is a way of expressing how we see form. The challenge comes in representing what we see with fidelity. Subsequently, I try to keep photos simple… stark, so…...
Remington's R51 9mm
I owned a Remington Model 51 for a number of years, a 32 Automatic, and really enjoyed shooting it for recreational target practice. It fed ammunition without hesitation and fired reliably, the pistol’s balance was good and it was subjectively a terrific looking pistol. The only reason I sold the…...
Smith and Wesson's Performance Center's M&P40 Shield... Part 1
My wife and I are in the midst of winter colds… flu… one of those two. Ironically, we contracted the flu when my wife insisted on getting a flu shot and I had to go to the doctor’s office for a wellness check. A wellness check is shorthand for the…...
Smith and Wesson’s Performance Center’s M&P40 Shield… Part 2
The six bullets pictured above are my standards for short barrel 40 S&W handloads. The soft lead core jacketed bullets do well as components of defensive handloads, fully expanding to 0.750″ or more in ballistic gel, penetrating to 12″ to 18″. The three cast bullets on the right with a…...