Here’s a combination that will make you smile every time you pull the trigger.  3 groups shot at 25 yards, 3 shots in each group:  1.00″ left, Cor-Bon 185 grain JHP +P   0.375″ center, .45 Super® 185 grain JHP   0.750″ right, 230 grain ball Winchester “white box” The […]

Since my last article, I was able to spend some time going over the Kimber, running some comparisons with a short barreled Officer’s model Colt, and developing a better understanding of  the gun. As a result, some of the points made collectively by articles covering the .45 Super® became more […]

Introduction I have a .45 Long Colt Ruger Bisley that sees a great deal of use. Dependant upon the handloads I select, I can pack up the Ruger and spend a day at  the range, introducing people to shooting sports, without the negative aspects of significant recoil and a lot […]

  My wife and I just returned from Maine, we were there wrapping up some construction on her little yellow farm house and thinking through coming winter weather necessities. The temperature was already dropping, leaves were in the process of turning and the difference between California and Maine weather was […]

  The past few weeks have been quite an education for me. I finally completed the work area, at least the two important parts; my computer desk and the space that will be dedicated to my reloading bench. In the process, I learned an easy way to make sure power […]

Over the past few weeks I’ve received e-mail notifications labeled “Urgent!” regarding pending antigun legislation in California. I’ve been requested to write, call, fax and email my state assembly representative and committee chairman, before it is too late, and tell them I do not support these measures. I’ve not noted […]

I found  there is a significant difference between having a space to work in, versus  having a space that is ready to work in. My wife and I have been remodeling  our home, and the project resulted in my being displaced from work area. Now  we are down to one […]

  One of these days I will rewrite my ancient articles that address the subject of handloading equipment selection. I don’t believe much of the original choices would remain, as experience tends to temper judgment and handloading is an activity that forms to the specifics of the effort. One piece […]

As time goes by, and cost of materials  continues to rise, cheap parts make their way into almost everything. Guns, of course, are  no exception to the rule when it comes to manufacturing cost reduction. The manufacturers’  savings show up as those misplaced components you notice the first time you […]

  Handloading is a precise endeavor. At 7,000 grains to a pound, shifts as small as 10 grains of powder or bullet weight could carry serious consequences. If I discover a scale has gone out of calibration half way through a batch of handloads, if I hesitate because my eyes […]