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April 7, 2021
Western Wednesday — Marlin® Model 1894C
It’s still “M” Week at the blog, and today’s “M” stands for that classic American maker of lever-action rifles — Marlin.
Marlin Model 1894C in .38 SPL/.357 MagnumYes. It’s true. I have a soft spot for Old West-style firearms, as you may have surmised by now with my numerous articles on them (Winchester Rifles — Part 1; Winchester Rifles — Part 2; The Rifleman’s Rifle; Firearms — Television Westerns from the 1950s; A Tribute to Mike DiMuzio and a Look at the Interarms Rossi M92 in .45 Colt...
April 5, 2021
Military Monday — A trio of Mosins
A 1938 Mosin Model 91/30 (bottom) and a 1943 Model 91/30Travel and photography resume next week. Until then:
Welcome to “M” Week at the blog: Mosins, Marlins, and MPRs.
First it’s Military Monday, and we’re going to spend some quality time looking over a trio of Mosin’s 3-Line Rifles Model 1891. Russian versions only today, because there are just too many other variants out there to cover in one short blog article — Finnish, Polish, Chinese, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Romanian, an...
April 2, 2021
April 1, 2021
March 31, 2021
March 29, 2021
Sunset Series — Week 5 Part 1
26 Aug. 2020Still taking a respite from the daily blog grind, but the end is near. This is Week 5 of five. I’ll be starting a new travel series week after next, but starting next Monday I owe some of my fans some long awaited firearms reviews. So, if you’re not into firearms, skip next week and rejoin us Monday, 12 April.
El Paso Sunset 10 Dec. 2020
27 Dec. 2020
El Paso Sunset 26 Nov. 2020
March 26, 2021
March 24, 2021
March 22, 2021
Sunset Series — Week 4 Part 1
El Paso Sunset 9 Feb. 2021Still on break, so here’s Week 4 of my five-week series on sunsets:
El Paso Sunset 21 Nov. 2020
El Paso Sunset 1 Feb. 2021
El Paso Sunset 9 Feb. 2021
