This page is for gun nuts who just like to look at and read about guns, but also for novices and non-shooters who might benefit from a plain-English overview of one man's gun hobby. As with any such technical avocation, the gun hobby has more than its share of technical jargon which can be a bit daunting for a newcomer. I hope to avoid a lot of that, or at least explain the jargon when I use it.

Here are the specs of my various guns, my impressions, modifications if any, etc. I will add pages as I continue to acquire guns.

I prefer handguns because I live in an urban area and there are few places nearby to shoot rifles.

• Ruger Mark II .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol
• Ruger GP-100 .357 Magnum revolver
• Smith & Wesson 40 Tactical .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol
• Glock 22C .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol
• CZ 75B .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol
• Smith & Wesson Model 629 .44 Magnum revolver

I am still very interested in rifles, primarily military rifles. Due to legal restrictions on certain kinds of rifles in California, I am pretty much limited to collecting mostly bolt-action models with only a few semi-automatic military rifles permitted. Detachable magazine rifles with pistol grips, being far more dangerous than other types, are prohibited here.

I will feature my rifles here as I acquire them.

Gun care is a pretty personal subject: everyone has his or her own way of doing things. This section will have some notes about how I do things.

I have recently begun hand reloading of ammunition. I do this to save money (important when factory .44 S&W Special is often 50¢ a round), and also to get lighter competition target-shooting loads than are available from the factories. I am still thinking about how I want to organize a reloading section of this Website, but in the meantime I have uploaded a couple of pictures:

• My reloading area in my garage (the window bars and plywood shelves came with the house); and
• The first four rounds I ever reloaded (.44 S&W Specials (left); with a factory .44 Magnum and .44 S&W Special on the right). Ain't they purty?

Every so often I'll go out with some friends and play with guns and photograph this activity. I have started a page devoted to such gun antics.