At a time when new firearm, cartridge and new component information is flooding firearm publications  in an endless stream, all with an interest holding shelf life of about 15 seconds, I can’t help but wonder if the most enjoyable part of handloading is falling by the wayside. I’m sure handloading […]

To be honest, my intention was to post handload data and move to the next project, but the Mini Thirty proved to be too much fun to put aside without exploring some of its live fire related features. The Mini is supplied with 1″ scope mounts that are low, but […]

I now own a .270 WSM Super Shadow, but I’m not sure why since I’ve ridiculed the stubby cartridge concept ever since Winchester and Remingtonbegan their underachieving magnum arms race. Calculating performance, while varying bore size of the original 300 WSM, suggested the case capacity and aspect ratio of these cartridges […]

I’ll admit it, I am the last person on earth to use a red dot sight, but I finally caved. It isn’t a distrust of technology, especially mature technology, it’s just that I didn’t know how the little dot got in there and I didn’t like the way it keep […]

Generally speaking, I think most of us tend to get familiar with one brand of reloading die when we start out reloading, and stay with that brand unless we encounter some serious problem with the product in use. Each brand has some feature designed to set it apart from competitors, […]

I’ve been waiting for a range day for over three weeks. This rainy season has kept me working indoors as chronographs frequently won’t work in dense fog or under heavily overcast skies. When I woke this morning again to the sound of driving rain, I thought I might dedicate some […]

I’m not generating as much material for  the site as I intended. There is a lot of work going on, like the addition and development of services to the site. If you call or email for service tech support, you’re probably hearing names like Joe (another Joe), Rich and Mike, […]

OK, I know what you’re thinking, “Why in the world would he end the year with a frightening photo of a refugee from a witness protection program?”.  The truth of the matter is, people sometimes ask who I am, as in, “Who the heck do you think you are?”. My […]

If you were poking around the “Members” top menu button, you might have noticed  a new active drop down menu line ” Handload Data Base”. We put this beta version up so we could get a live test, clean up the active program and add features and information while it […]

If you are unaware, Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart, the family friendly store owned and operated by a family of billionaires has elected to bar Christmas from their stores. I guess there is no limit to the money you can make in the absence of character. It is unfortunate because it was their […]