Quarter Inch Solutions II
I received a lot of mail regarding my selection of .25-06 Remington and .257 Weatherby cartridges, almost all from semi-courteous supporters of the various .257 Roberts’ cartridges, each writer reminding me of the +P version’s potential, and the long successful service the standard round has provided. My thought is that […] [Read More]
450 Marlin
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]
Quarter Inch Solutions The .25-06 Remington & .257 Weatherby Magnum
I’ve been trying to get this project to grow legs for some time, but some other priority always seemed to push it out. I finally concluded the best way to get on with it, was to sit down and start writing, so this is my initial effort at organizing my […] [Read More]
The Great Resettlement of America and Other
Well, it is now January, 2005. I’ve been sitting here feeling as old as tree bark and thinking what direction to head off in this year; home and firearm interest. Gun control advocates are as alive and well as ever, moving from arguing tortured logic to blatantly baseless court clogging […] [Read More]
450 Rigby
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]
The .358-378RG - More Reality than Concept
Yesterday was a big day at Real Guns. UPS delivered the completed project rifle, with “.358-378 Real Guns” engraved on the barrel. If you haven’t been following this project, the original intent was to have a less than expert firearm enthusiast, that would be me, walk through the process of […] [Read More]
Weatherby's Mark V 460 Weatherby Magnum Part 2
Today was a good day to conclude coverage of the big Mark V Weatherby. There was a light snow fall last night that smoothed over the accumulated drifts and erased all of the animal tacks and human foot prints. The temperature had fallen below zero, the air was crisp, […] [Read More]
Christmas 2004 and Confessions of Evil Grandparents
Here it is, a couple of weeks before Christmas. A national election out of the way, thank God, but unfortunately many of the divisive issues persist and, in some cases, the losers still proclaim themselves the winners. Not only is the tail still attempting to wag the dog politically, there […] [Read More]
The RCBS Turret Press
When I was growing up, a buddy of mine was nicknamed Turret Head. I’m not sure of the name’s origins, but I do know this article has nothing to do with that bit of life time nostalgia. Every piece of reloading equipment has its share of compromises. The Ammo Master, […] [Read More]
500 S&W
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]