03/23/2020 Above, Ruger 9mm Luger PC Charger with SilencerCo Hybrid 46 silencer attached. Preamble… Okay, maybe preramble Being in the proximity of loud noises seems to have always been a component of my life; the din of manufacturing floors, the whine of large aircraft jet engines, race cars and motorcycles and, of course, the constant…
Winchester XPR SR Suppressor Ready The pragmatic hunter and the case of the 30-06 Short
I love to watch low budget SciFi movies, particularly where dinosaurs love people and will snack on them whenever the opportunity arises. Within these epic films, dinosaurs will do it at the end of time travel, they will do it in outer space, they will do it deep in the Amazonian jungles, and they will…
Ruger’s Single-Six Convertible
My exposure to handguns dates back to 1957 or so, thanks to an American Legion sponsored youth competitive shooting group and older neighborhood friends; a 38 of some type, specifics beyond my youthful understanding, a Luger revived from a trigger brazed to trigger guard DEWAT that went REWAT and a series of 1911 Government Model…
Remington’s R51 9mm Perseverance with an excellent result
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 nearly one-hundred year old Model…
Thompson / Center’s G2 Contender 30-30 WCF Single shot pistols, Bob Dylan and things I can hit at a distance
The Thompson/Center Contender has been part of my association with firearms, on and off, since 1971. Probably like every other Contender long term owner, my pistol’s frame has the company of numerous factory and custom barrels of different length and caliber and an assortment of grips, forearms and sight systems. After some recent work with…
