S&W .22 Invertonator Like most of you, not a days go by that I don’t find myself feeling the void left by the departure of the .22 RemingtonJet. Those slumping shoulders, and that near .22 rim fire performance, held the potential for a true classic cartridge. The 22 Jet was […]
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Cheap Shooters & Russian Revenge
Sometimes I long for the good old days, when wars were cold and the only enemy of consequence, in the words of Dr. Strangelove’s Maj. T.J. ‘King’ Kong, was those darn Rooskies. I have a hunch there is a little Russian revenge behind the availability of the Model 1895 Nagant […]
The 17-357 RG - Real Guns Project Cartridge - Finished Good golly, a 3,300 FPS handgun!
It was a little chilly at the range, and a little overcast and the 17-357 RG prototype was a little uncooperative, but all and all, the combination performed admirably. The combination was able to push a 20 grain bullet over 3,300 fps and a 25 grain bullet at slightly over […]
The 17-357 RG - Real Guns Project Cartridge Part VI When things go terribly wrong...
I arrived at a point in the project were things didn’t work and the problems and correctives actions were not obvious. I had to decide if all would end up in a box at the back of a shop cabinet or if I had enough retained enthusiasm to see it […]
The 17-357 RG - Real Guns Project Cartridge Part V And the other half, the T/C version
Before moving on to the cartridge and load development phase of this project, I wanted to cover the converted T/C Contender, a firearm I believe is optimal for the 17-357 RG. The barrel began life as a 357 Magnum chamber, a configuration which is of no practical consequence, as the […]
The 17-357 RG - Real Guns Project Cartridge Part IV The P229 is in, one down, one to go...
This has not been a particularly fun filled project. There is an odd phenomena that occurs with skilled crafts people when they progressively miss their own commitments; first they are apologetic, then they are resigned to corrective action, then they stop answering the phone or start blaming their customer. I […]
The 17-357 RG - Real Guns Project Cartridge Part III And then the dies arrived....
I was really surprised at the amount of mail I got from people who thought the 17-357 RG was just me goofing around again with a fictitious cartridge. Well, if you’ll forgive the pre fire formed shoulder, it looks a lot like the gem to the right and it is, […]
The 17-357 RG - Real Guns Project Cartridge Part II and other updates and information
While the .45 SAP was the subject of a parody, the 17-357 RG was not, honest. I thought an update would dispel the rumors that the 17-357 RG was little more than the product of my imagination and too much time on my hands. The chamber reamer and go gauge […]
The Swiss K31 Part 2
The intention was to shoot a few rounds of factory ammo to baseline accuracy, but that turned into a few boxes of factory ammo while I got a better feel for the rifle and thought about an approach to take with handloads. Recoil was light, accuracy was decent, cycling was […]
The 17-357 RG - Real Guns Project Cartridge Part I
I was staring at a couple of 17 HMR and 357 SIG cartridges, while trying to scrape some recently fallen tuna and mayo off of my keyboard, when my brain merged the images of the two rounds into what looked like a miniature WSM. I opened RCBS.Load and QuickLOAD, working […]