Electronic scales and other gadgets Part I
Okay, I’m one of those guys who pokes at the firearms industry for a perceived lack of technological development, and the absence of magnetic pulse propulsion. Meanwhile, I can’t even easily make the short leap from mechanical to electronic scale. This story represents my journey from the dark world of […] [Read More]
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It’s been a busy few weeks. Seems like every time I had a break from more pressing activity and sat down to write, something happened. As an example, this past week we hit a warm spell, and I began thinking the bike battery was probably discharged and the tank in […] [Read More]
The Weatherby Mark V .257 WM at the range
I’ve been swamped at work and home, so the range has been on hold for a few weeks. Today, however, it was time to go and collect some data on the new Weatherby. Lake Chabot isn’t exactly the type of place most people would avoid; a recreational lake, camping and […] [Read More]
Spam Hippo - Anti Spam and Anti Virus Real Guns Email
If you are a registered member of Real Guns, you may or may not know, you also have a realguns.com email account. This account may be used with the Real Guns web interface, or with any conventional POP mail client in the Windows or Mac world. Real Gun email service […] [Read More]
.257 Weatherby handloading assessment
A long time ago, when I was involved with auto racing, I found that a pencil and paper and a little basic math could save tremendous amounts of time and money. Why try an endless stream of carburetors, tire sizes or gear ratios, when simple calculations could get you to […] [Read More]
Inexpensive Scopes for Inexpensive Rifles
I’m beginning to think there is a horse race between the rising price of firearms and the rising price of optics, with optics winning at the moment by more than a nose. A quick check of discount retail pricing suggests Leupold’s move from the Vari-X III to VX-III resulted in […] [Read More]
Scope selection for the .257 Weatherby project
When I explained to my wife that I needed to remodel my work area, only as a step in remodeling the rest of our home, she was more than willing to allow me to dump my office stuff in various parts of the house. While I knew the high level […] [Read More]
Tough Day
I’m sort of a news junkie. I try to read a couple of newspapers squeezed into breakfast and lunch, and I have a TV in the office that is always turned to a cable news channel. Today, all in the course of half an hour, I was embarrassed by the […] [Read More]
Pick up Day for the .257 Weatherby Ultra Lightweight
A 10 day California background check seems to last forever. Fortunately, a hectic work and home scheduled served as a distraction and helped the time to pass quickly. When I got to Reeds Sporting Goods in San Jose and opened the box, I guess I was a little under whelmed […] [Read More]
All Things APS
Some time ago, I’m not sure exactly when, I would hide my use of RCBS equipment from other handloaders. Whenever I’d mention green equipment in a Usenet newsgroup, or BBS, the other guys would make fun of me. The worst of the bunch were those Dillon guys; ranting about 1,000 […] [Read More]