Smith & Wesson's M&P12
08/29/2021 – Differences amongst generations present themselves in many ways. As an example, I was surprised when my spell/context checker advised “Amongst is often considered old-fashioned or pretentious in American English, so you may want to avoid it“. It seemed like only a few weeks ago when Mrs. Thornburg explained […] [Read More]
Savage's 110 Ultralite Part II
08/22/2021 I wrote a really funny intro. No, not of the easy slapstick genre, but really clever, deeply insightful and witty. Unfortunately, after editing the lines several times, they became quite stale… passé… démodé and several other French words I can’t pronounce. So, I’ll make up for it next time. […] [Read More]
Savage's 110 Ultralite Part I
08/17/2021 Savage has had an excellent lightweight in the form of the Model 110 Lightweight Storm, with a scant scale checked weight of 5 3/4 lbs. The Savage 110 Ultralite is a further, positive step in lightweight firearm evolution. The 110 Ultralite adds the shooter accommodating Savage Accustock, a Proof […] [Read More]
Winchester's Wildcats - Rifle and Ammunition
08/08/2021 My wife and I celebrated our fifty fourth wedding anniversary and my wife’s birthday this week. Good years, easy years and tough years. Military service and career caused temporary physical separation. Raising a family, relocating around the country… see military service and career, things always seemed in a state […] [Read More]
25-20 WCF - Less Than 30K PSI
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]
270 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]
My Old Winchester Model 70 Part II
August 1, 2021 One, or more, should not trifle with bullet selection. The four nominees for this project are certified trifled free.They were on the shelf, they work within their respective applications and… they were on the shelf. Where once “proven and reliable” sold, now “New! New! and New!” and […] [Read More]
My Old Winchester Model 70 Part I
07/25/2021 – It seems it has been raining here in Maine for weeks. Not really, it just seems that way. But I have had the misfortune of not being able to mow the long, or seal the deck, or weed the garden. As an upside, the anti squirrel bird feed […] [Read More]
220 Swift
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]
Bye, Bye Miss American Pie Part II
My prior experience with the Remington Model 700 CP was with a 300 Blackout 10.5″ barrel version. The firearm was very good, but the combination was lacking. Supersonic velocity loads were short range deer worthy, but it is a lot of gun mass for thet level of power delivered. Subsonic, […] [Read More]