07/31/2022 – I am going through a lethargic state. I find that old people… that would be me, rekindle their teen years in some respects. We stay up late, then we are sluggish getting up in the morning and nothing on a list of chores that matter is appealing enough...
Tag: security
Lethargy, procrastination and ambivalence - Part 1
Smith & Wesson's Performance Center® 586 L-Comp 
07/24/2022 – 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...
Zastava’s ZPAPM70 AK Derivative Part I
01/18/2022 -The plan is to write this in two to three parts. There is too much for me to learn and cover in one single pass. I hope you’ll bear with me. It appears that many firearm manufacturers are substituting changes in rifle stocks, the pattern of camo and/or the...
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...
S&W’s Performance Center® M&P®40 M2.0™ C.O.R.E. Pro Series®Part I
01/24/2021 My mind set when purchasing firearms has changed quite a bit over the past few years. Where once selection of a firearm system was driven by aesthetic appeal, uniqueness and curiosity, selections are now driven by: product reliability, applicability to self defense and home security, flexibility, and availability of...
Ruger’s Scout Rifle 450 Bushmaster Part I
10/04/2019 I lost Jeff Cooper for a while. He was residing in my tactical rifle information section was moved to the favorite authors section and somehow made his way into the thin books with intact dust covers section. Unfortunately, that book case collapsed under stack weight and he was temporarily...
Ruger’s Scout Rifle 450 Bushmaster Part II
10/11/2020 Someone called me a Fudder the other day. Interesting, as I have been shooting firearms for sixty seven years. Sixty two years of handloading, hunting and shooting rifles, shotguns and handguns. Then there was military service and many years of designing numerous wildcat cartridges and making rifles that require...
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...
The Remington V3 Tactical 12 Gauge
09/13/2020 My wife and I were working on our home this weekend and came to a decision point most home owners have at one time or another. Should we mow the lawn or sell the house, buy an RV and move to a vegetarian commune in Patagonia? We compromised, deciding...
Ruger’s Hard Charging, 9mm Luger PC Charger
03/16/20 March 19th is the first day of spring. Interesting as the temperature is 0°F, there is snow on the ground as a result of yesterday’s brief storm. But then the roads are posted, barring heavy vehicles to prevent damage to a thawing road bed, so what do I know?...