(This post was updated with additional information on 13th April 2015) I was born and grew up in London, England and developed a passion for rifles at a young age. So there were times when my…
The Mannlicher Schönauer M72
1960-Type Maserati Tipo 60/61 ‘Birdcage’ Sports-Racing Re-creation By Crosthwaite & Gardiner
The Scottish poet Robert Burns writes in his poem “To a Mouse”; But Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men Gang aft agley, An’…
1961 Fiat Abarth 1000 Bialbero ‘Record Monza’
What do you get if you cross an E-Type Jaguar with an old fashioned Mini and then add some Italian spice to it? Answer, you get an Abarth 1000 Bialbero. When I first saw an Abarth…
The 6.5×68 Schuler
(This post updated with reloading data from Hodgdon and Australia Defence Industries (see end of post) on 9th December 2015 and with data from RWS on 11th December 2015). The 6.5×68 Schuler is one of the…
Oehler Ballistics Explorer Software – Part 1
This will be the second in a series on computer ballistics software. The first was on the Jackson/Pejsa free spreadsheet which you’ll find here. (This article was updated with additional information on 26th February 2015) I…
The Cars of “Surf City”
My wife and I have four children, and back when they were little our “going to the beach” car was our trusty Series 3 Land Rover “Safari” station wagon. It had an eight seat capacity and…
1957 Chevrolet Corvette
The British back in the fifties and sixties tended to be a tad predjuced against American cars which were disparagingly referred to as “Yank Tanks”. The generic folklore that ran around them at that time was…
1925 Bentley 3-Liter Speed Model Open Tourer
Of all the motor cars Britain has produced the one that stands out as the quintessential set of wheels for the well heeled British gentleman adventurer is a Bentley of the twenties up until the Great…
1930 Ford Model A Wagon
It’s not often that we come across a “shootin’ wagon” with real style. This 1930 Ford Model A wagon is one. This Ford would be equally at home on an estate in Britain for use on…
The Citroen DS, Extraordinaire
The Citroen DS series is, without doubt, one of the most extraordinary motor cars ever to grace the roadways of planet earth. When it was first introduced at the Paris Motor Show of 1955 the company…