03/07/2023 – In Maine, it is never good to say that winter is coming to an end and sunshine will soon follow… for a couple of reasons. The first, it will jinx this happy ending and it will snow until June. Second, men should never phrase the weather with such…...
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M&P 15 Volunteer XV Pro M-Lok & The 6mm ARC Seconda Parte
03/05/2023 – “Yesterday”, and the rest of the 1965 Paul McCartney lyrics that follow, express the day. This scene was a black top driveway, patches of green lawn and woodland. The town was out posting roads in anticipation of spring thaw. The daytime temperature was 40°F. But that was then…...
M&P 15 Volunteer XV Pro M-Lok & The 6mm ARC Prima Parte
I want to build a 33 Willys pro street car but, for the life of me, I am not sure for what purpose? Pick up groceries or mail? Drive to New Hampshire to the nearest NHRA track and bracket race? If it breaks, how would I get back? Do I…...
The 7x57mm... or 275 Rigby Part II
11/27/2022 – I don’t particularly care for putting in range time in the winter. No matter what gear I put on, sitting still at a bench results in numb feet, frosty fingers and a face wind burned into leather. Hunting in the cold is a different thing because, with the…...
7x57mm Mauser Short Barrel
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…...
275 Rigby
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…...
The 7x57mm... or 275 Rigby Part I
11/20/2022 – I hope you all will forgive me if I ramble on every now and then in these articles. I promise there is a thought or two worth sharing in there somewhere. It’s just that writing doubles as cheap psychotherapy and I also like to take and post pictures…...
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Pow! Pow! Pow! Pow!*
11/13/2022 – It has been like summer here with temperatures in the 70s. Today was 30°F, so I guess our days of Indian Summer are coming to a close. The electric grapple on the tractor stop working… then worked again… then stopped again. Fuses good, 12V at the tractor /…...
Bullet Seating Versus Pressure
Tough year. A year of major loss and a year of counting blessings. But, you know what I mean, that’s life. We all experience the same. All you can do is work, keep busy and find those momentary distractions. Hard labor provides a great non-pharmaceutical sedative. Good people leave many…...
Handloads And Tuna Salad
The thing I like about making my own tuna salad, is that it will have the composition, distinct flavor and multifaceted texture I enjoy. Tuna is pretty much tasteless, add: a half teaspoon of garlic powder, a half teaspoon of black pepper, a table spoon of stone ground mustard, four…...