Remington R 51
Remington R 51

Remington’s R 51 Returns

Admittedly Remington messed up when they originally introduced the R 51. Speculation was rampant and included suggestions that the pistol was just a bad concept and even that Remington had paid firearms journalists to lie about how well it performed. The “truth” was very different and was not found on a website claiming to purvey that particular commodity. The fact is initial R51s worked …

Remington’s RM 380

After Remington’s failure to swiftly step up and admit there were problems with the production R 51 pistols, the last thing you probably expected to see was a new pistol from that company. But here it is and I spent two days shooting this little pocket gun and dare I say, I was impressed. The R 51 is not dead, production was halted …

Firearms Training, Flies, Zulus and Star Trek

Today is my birthday but that’s not what makes this day special. The 22nd of January was also Jack O’Connor’s birthday. I joke that by sharing birthdays with the Cactus I was destined to do what I do. Ironically, I never cared much for his writing and figured his greatest contribution was the support he gave the .270 Winchester. But O’Connor’s birthday …