If you're reloading ammunition and you don't own a chronograph, you're flying blind. Load data from a manual gives you a starting point, but your rifle, your barrel length, your lot of powder, and your ambient temperature all affect what actually comes out of the muzzle. A chronograph tells you what's really happening — not...
The .257 Roberts Cartridge: The Quarter-Bore That Deserved Better
Some cartridges get all the glory. The .30-06 Springfield sits on a throne. The .270 Winchester has its Jack O'Connor fan club. The .308 Winchester runs the precision rifle world. And then there's the .257 Roberts — a cartridge that does everything well, asks for nothing in return, and somehow still gets overlooked at the...
The Lamson, Goodnow & Yale Special Model 1861: A Civil War Rifle-Musket from Windsor, Vermont
I was in a gunshop recently and spotted a rifle-musket in a display case right at the front of the store. The owner encouraged me take it out and look it over. It is a Lamson, Goodnow & Yale Special Model 1861, lock dated 1864, .58 caliber, 40-inch barrel. About nine and a half pounds....
Drulov Model 70 .22 Target Pistol
The Drulov Model 70 is a purpose-built .22 caliber free pistol developed in Czechoslovakia during the Cold War era for 50-meter precision competition. It reflects a distinctly pragmatic approach to elite target pistol design, emphasizing mechanical consistency, durability, and accessibility rather than luxury or novelty. Though outwardly plain compared to some Western European contemporaries, the...