When I’m sighting in or doing load development for a hunting rifle I tend not to use a typical competitive benchrest set up. The small front bags that fit on a benchrest stand tend to be…
Protektor Bench Rest Bags
The Schlörwagen: The Autobahn Cruiser That Wasn’t
We need people in this world who are risk takers. We need people who are willing to let go of accepted wisdom for a while, who are willing to risk failure. Because so often it is…
1946 Moto Guzzi Superalce
Over on eBay there is a nice red 1946 Moto Guzzi Superalce currently looking for a new home. At time of writing there was over 15 days bidding time left. You will find the bike on…
Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading, 9th Edition
Choosing a reloading handbook is not a particularly complicated process, you decide whose components you are most likely to use and the calibre(s) you are planning to reload for and you hand over the shekels and…
1952 Vincent 998cc Rapide Series C
Phil Vincent was a perfectionist, and an imaginative one at that. He loved motorcycles and so was on a personal quest to make the bikes he created as close to perfect as he could. He reminds…
A Four Bore Rifle or Four
The four bore rifle was the largest shoulder fired rifle ever made. These were the dangerous game stopping rifles of the black powder era although they were on the large side even for that. The more…
Rifle Marksmanship NSSF On-line Videos
Back when I began shooting seriously in 1971 I sought out whatever I could to learn what to do and how to do it. Four and a half decades later I’m still doing that. Learning to…
1939 Mercedes-Benz 170 V Sport-Roadster
During the 1930’s Mercedes-Benz were designing and manufacturing cars in the environment of Nazi Germany and, as Adolf Hitler was a car enthusiast (albeit one who could not drive) there were significant influences placed upon the…
Mikhail Margolin and His Target Pistols
When I began competitive pistol shooting in the early seventies the name Margolin was renowned as one of the best choices you could make for your Olympic Rapid Fire pistol and for your pistol for the…
1926 Mercedes-Benz Model K La Baule Transformable by Jacques Saoutchik
Confession is good for the soul. The Bible tells us that “If we confess our sins the Lord is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness”. So I need…