Tools for .45-70 handload development - Part II
I wrapped up the previous installment with the heading “No pain, no gain”; I wasn’t joking. Fitting a firearm for a strain gage takes care, if the resulting reading as are to be credible. I’m not suggesting this is a difficult process, it just isn’t a casual process and instructions […] [Read More]
8x57mm Mauser
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These are maximum loads in my firearms and may […] [Read More]
325 WSM
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These are maximum loads in my firearms and may […] [Read More]
Tools for .45-70 handload development - Part 1
There is great satisfaction in shooting handloaded ammunition, that has been assembled with an optimized selection of components, “optimized” defined as yielding the best possible combination ingredients for a specific application. The application may be low cost target ammo, something for maximum bullet expansion on big game, an emphasis on […] [Read More]
7.5x55 Swiss Handloads It was only a matter of time
I was planning to handload a bunch of 7.5x55mm Swiss, but I was having a heck of a time finding brass. Most of the usual suspects catalogued the item, but all were out of stock, so I had to look to a donor source at $14 per box. The Prv […] [Read More]
8x56R Mannlicher
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet material and length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity results. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These data represents maximum loads in […] [Read More]
IOSSO - no I don't know how to pronounce it
Sure, I know those vibratory cleaners can be fun. I know some of the best fun I had with mine was dropping a mouse in the open top, bolting on the screen cover, and watching the little guy disappear, and reappear, and disappear, and reappear, and… A downside to vibratory […] [Read More]
The Swiss K31...Finally.
In the beginning… OK, so I didn’t know the Swiss produced a rifle. I know the Swiss monitor cow flatulence out of concern for methane byproduct, I know I’ve seen some reference to chocolate at one time or another, and Swiss watches and knives are pretty neat. Hmmm, actually, that […] [Read More]
In support of our Armed Forces
I told the folks at NewsGuy.Com I would help get the word out on programs they are offering for members of our military. NewsGuy Freedom Accounts provide totally free 6 months email, Usenet news and web hosting services to members of the armed forces and their family members. If the […] [Read More]
Expanders, Bent Necks and Other Forms of Internet Levitation
The good news about the Internet is the democratic access to debate and public forum. The bad news is that the quality of information is sometimes skewed by social politics. As a result, I have found information reflecting great insight in Internet content, and I have found some that is […] [Read More]