Lee Classic Turret Press Part III It's Pretty, But Does it Make Good Ammo?
The day began with my wife offering her observations of the press while I set up to take pictures, “That is pretty! I love that red and the bright aluminum and steel pieces. The selection of wood for the handle was perfect.” She was making my ears bleed, “No, it […] [Read More]
Lee Classic Turret Press Part II Form Follows Function - A closer Look
The old adage, “The devil is in the details” implies an accurate assessment of something large in scale can only be made by examining it’s smallest parts. This concept clearly applies when selecting handloading equipment. Frequently, products are recommended based upon: company reputation, production capacity and service department support. Unfortunately, […] [Read More]
The Kahr Arms Auto-Ordnance M1 Carbine Part 2
I think what has happened to collectable automobiles may be happening to collectable firearms. There was as time when very limited production, high performance muscle cars could fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars. Then people figured out that they could pull a 6 cylinder beater out of a salvage yard, […] [Read More]
Lee Classic Turret Press Part I Lee Equipment - It's not just for Kids
Experienced handloaders recommend Lee products to novice handloaders all of the time. The price is always right, the equipment is innovative in design and frequently Lee is sold in all-in-one kits that make it easy to get started. $69 will get you a complete single stage reloading kit; add dies, […] [Read More]
End of Summer, Fall Just Ahead
We just spent the day on Long Lake. Nothing extravagant, just some good family time I probably should have taken decades ago. Middle son and eldest grandson was here less than a month ago, eldest son, newest granddaughter addition and wife nearing the end of a several week stay. Nice […] [Read More]
The 50 Beowulf A Reluctant Retrospective
I’ve been reminded by some of the folks who frequent Real Guns that I noted purchasing a 50 Beowulf upper assembly for my High Standard AR15 type, some time ago, but never followed through with related information. Unfortunately, and incorrectly, they concluded I didn’t think the product was worth comment or […] [Read More]
Heavy Hitting with the 45 Colt Part II Two Small Guns and Some Really Big Bullets
I’m sure lots of people outside of the cowboy action shooting community, particularly non-handloaders, can’t understand why the 45 Colt has survived. It’s old and slow…sort of like me, yet there are lots of guns chambered for the cartridge, lots of factory loads and lots of handload components. The 45 […] [Read More]
Heavy Hitting with the 45 Colt Part I
There is an increasing trend for handloaders to work to a firearm’s limit rather than a cartridge specification. The idea is that a cartridge pressure spec is scaled to the original firearm it was assigned, so when that cartridge is moved to a stronger action, it should be able to […] [Read More]
Looking for the "Grand" in Grand Canyon
I’d been to the Grand Canyon as a young child. Three summers in a row, my dad loaded the six or seven of us into whatever car we owned, or could borrow, and drove us all over the United States, Canada and parts of Mexico. I have to give him […] [Read More]
Hornady LeverEvolution Ammunition A New Trick for an Old Dog ?
Hornady does a lot for gun owners by introducing new, interesting and smartly engineered products. They push the envelope when it comes to Light and Heavy Magnum cartridge performance and they make excellent bullets and lots of supporting equipment and handloading manuals for handloaders. So when they announced the new […] [Read More]