Firearm information for the enthusiast
Ruger Precision Rimfire Company Ruger Point of Manufacturer Mayodan, NC Model # 8405 Type of Action Bolt, Adjustable Throw Caliber 22 WMR Magazine Capacity 5 Magazine Type Rotary – 15 Round Optional Barrel Length 18.0″ Barrel Material Hammer Forged 1137 Alloy Barrel Finish Black Oxide Rifling Twist Rate 1:14″ Receiver […]
I’ve been working on some ideas for a shop project. Over the past six months I’ve advanced the ball, metaphorically speaking, to conclude the project will incorporate and electric motor… 48 volts, 1000 Amps… and a sprocket. Beyond that, blank space, dead air, niemand ist zu hause. It is tough […]
It’s been four weeks since attempting a new article. I know, “Joe, we didn’t realize you were gone”. Yeah, yeah, yeah… The problem is I am easily distracted under the best circumstances. I start writing about a gun stock and end up researching “Walnut Through The Ages” and, at the […]
The 280 Remington data that follows is based on performance in concert with the Winchester Model 70 Featherweight. No, they are not appearing with James Taylor or The Reverend Horton Heat, I just mean that handload performance can best be assessed with the intended firearm and not optimized to a […]
Maine winter’s freezing temperatures and constant snowfall is a bit of a mixed blessing. One one hand, shooting from a bench outdoors is not as much fun as one might assume. On the other hand, being cooped up in a nice warm shop gave me an opportunity to listen to […]
Just getting back to work after quadruple heart bypass surgery. Four and one half days in Maine Medical Center then home. Rehab is straight forward, these people are all medical rock stars, but impatience is tough to contain. Fortunately, I have some article drafts and data to finish until all […]
It is always good to check out new equipment as the effort can sometimes lead to improving handload production, quality and/or quantity. Methods of weighing and dispensing charges are central to any reloading set up and their applicability varies with reloading objectives. Reloading in support of a 1,000 round a […]
Brass cleaning can be serious business. No, not so much as an object of intense focus, but more of a task that doesn’t typically put a smile on a person’s face. The result is that the average handloader keeps an accumulation of twenty metric tons of once fired brass in […]
Have to love this time of year in Maine. Fall lasts about ten days, right up until 9°F night temperatures great the leaves in the midst of turning. Then the chains, hitch weights and snow blower go on the tractor and about a third of the population heads for Florida. […]
I am trying to take it easy more often. Mellow out. Chill. Have you seen the world out there? I’m afraid it is Bob Dylan all over again… I saw a newborn baby with wild wolves all around it I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it I […]