04/09/2023 – The official first day of spring was 03/20/2023, which may be true for urban dwellers and democrats. Here, the official first day of spring is the day I wake up, decide possible sow storms are limited and pull the snow blower off of the tractor and prep it…...
Tag: hunting
M&P 15 Volunteer XV Pro M-Lok & The 6mm ARC Parte Terza - Conclusione
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…...
The Winchester Model 1886
02/19/2023 – Optimizing combinations is essential to devising a system that is greater than the sum of its parts. Aristotle? Sure. Why not? Or… or… we can go with what is before me, spicy pork rinds and Swiss cheese. The pork rinds are tasty and have virtually zero carbs. However,…...
Best Cartridge In The World! Maybe In The Universe!
02/05/2023 – If you’d like to skip the long winded winter fitness soliloquy, feel free to jump to the sub title “Best Cartridge In The World? Maybe In The Universe?”. Otherwise… It had been a very difficult week. The plan was to set up a small (AKA cheap) home gym…...
Tomorrow's Rifle Today, Or Your Father's Rifle Yesterday?
12/4/2022 – It seems there are two camps when it comes to Weatherby firearms and cartridges, which has pretty much been the case since Roy Weatherby started hawking his brand in the 1940s. To some, he was a salesman, flamboyant in the representation of his products. To others, he was…...
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…...
300 Weatherby
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…...
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…...