270 Winchester
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]
Smith & Wesson's M&P Bodyguard 38
So I opened the M&P Bodyguard 38 display box and found a diminutive zippered soft case. Then I opened the diminutive zippered soft case and found a slightly more diminutive revolver. In fact, the Bodyguard is so small I could cover its entirety with one hand. The Bodyguard’s dimensions are […] [Read More]
Savage's Model 110 Lightweight Storm 6.5 Creedmoor
It is a struggle to improve one’s writing. It may even be a struggle to improve two’s writing. A style and grammar mentor would be nice, or even just someone who has a general handle on spelling and where to place comas. My… stuff could be critiqued for technical substance, […] [Read More]
32 Winchester Special
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]
Winchester's Model 1894 32 Winchester Special Part II
Before launching into a 32 Winchester Special handloading odyssey, I thought I’d better mention that it is a cartridge that has meaning to folks who like old time rounds and the sense of nostalgia they bring. It also has meaning to folks who just like to work with other than […] [Read More]
The Ruger Hawkeye African in 6.5x55mm Swede Part II
In the last installment… I guess that would more correctly be the “prior installment” as “the last installment” would suggest this one would not exist… the Ruger Hawkeye African was deemed to be an excellent rifle and images and detail were offered up in evidence. Not perfect; not enough to […] [Read More]
6.5x55 Swedish Modern Rifle
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]
Ruger's SR1911 Meets Cylinder & Slide
In “A 1911 Trigger Clean Up…. In a Couple of Parts“, the SR1911 factory sear, disconnector, hammer, and sear spring were reworked and the main spring was changed. The result was a pretty spiffy and very crisp 3 3/4 lb pull with no creep and set with no noticeable overtravel. […] [Read More]
Ruger's No.1 in 450 Marlin Part 1
The Ruger No.1 hold a unique place place of honor at Real Guns®. It served as the basis for wildcat cartridge development, like the 358-378RG with 280 grain 35 caliber bullet zipping along at 3,100 fps. Ruger No.1s wired for strain to monitor chamber pressure were used in our development […] [Read More]
Ruger’s No.1 in 450 Marlin Part 2
The 450 Marlin is the child of convenience between the 45-70 Gov’t cartridge having great potential with pressures well in excess of the SAAMI pressure standard and manufacturers that had no modern standard to use as the basis for warranting their current firearm designs. While maturing at eighteen years of […] [Read More]