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The 6.5x55mm Swedish Mauser and the CZ 550 Full Stock-Jackie Wilson's "Lonely Teardrops", civility and other things I enjoy

While I wasn’t present at the moment of design inception, it is my impression that the original intent of a full length stock was to protect a gun’s barrel when pressed into service within a harsh environment… like war, as exemplified by any number of pre-Vietnam era design military firearms. […]

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Crimping...and Other Forms of Reloading Bromide-In the words of Neil Young, "Tell me why-y-y..."

Public discussion of handloading is…interesting. You’d think it would be rife with converging, diverging and conflicting theory, but mostly its a battle of platitudes. And platitudes are like their second cousins, the platypus. Sure they have their fancy fur, a little non-quacking bill, spiffy web feet and egg laid progeny […]

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The .416 Rigby CZ 550 American Safari Magnum Part II Handloading and shooting impressions...but not for Australians

After months of carrying and shooting the Kevlar stocked CZ 550 American Safari Magnum, I’ve come to the conclusion I like this gun, a lot, or I wouldn’t still be carrying and shooting it after all this time. I can usually go from excitement over a new gun to boredom […]