Review: Vertical Milling in the Home Workshop
There are many books with old publication dates that do a great job of providing insight into machine operation. In fact. many of the pre-computer era books are much closer to the small lathe and milling machines going into home workshops today, than many of the newer books that drift... […] [Read More]
Review: The Home Machinist's Handbook
I bought this book a while ago, just before I got the mini lathe and mini mill, but I set it aside as being less than useful. As I set up metal working projects after the new equipment was installed, I began to realize how little current practical material there... […] [Read More]
Review: Modern Practical Ballistics
There are a number of good books on the market that focus on ballistics; internal, external and terminal. They are written on several levels, directed at different audiences, quite probably with different intent. “Modern Exterior Ballistics”, Robert L. McCoy which actually includes “The Launch and Flight Dynamics of Symmetric Projectiles”... […] [Read More]
Hi, my name is Joe. I like guns.
God forgive me, I love these books. At the risk of having half of the state of Massachusetts letter bomb my web site, these books represent more entertainment value, and thought provoking content, than half of the gun related snooze material I’ve read over the past year. They are skinny... […] [Read More]
Review: RCBS Videos - "RCBS Bullet Casting" & "Precisoneered Handloading"
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth a thousand pictures, which makes RCBS Videos valuable for anyone considering reloading or bullet casting, or who has an interest in developing an understanding of these activities. I recently spent quite a bit of time looking at... […] [Read More]
Review: Big Bore Rifles and Cartridges
The clip on the Wolf site notes next to this book, “Definitive book on large calibers from 8mm to .600 Nitro with more than 60 chapters containing load tables and commentary on the guns and cartridges. The best book ever done on big bores!” Not really, actually, not at all.... […] [Read More]
Review: Machining Fundamentals: From Basic to Advanced Techniques
When I began to putter around with some of my own firearm repairs and upgrades, minor projects – nothing serious, I started picking up related shop and repair manuals and, later, video training tapes. One of the more favorable byproducts of exposure to this type of information was that it... […] [Read More]
Review: Barnes Reloading Manual #3
Barnes publishes a different type of manual than other bullet manufacturers. Barnes manuals predominately serve experienced handloaders who wish to use Barnes bullets; the manuals lack the depth of handloading process information, and defined concepts or illustration of internal ballistics found in Hornady or Speer manuals. The 62 page section... […] [Read More]
Review: Handloading for Competition
I buy every major component manufacturers reloading manual and constantly review web sites operated by the same. Once is a great while, I’ll also buy manuals that are not produced by the usual suspects; A Square manual or P.O. Ackley’s old stuff – come to think of it, I’ve only... […] [Read More]
Review: Propellant Profiles 4th Edition
I know, how do I get to sleep at night after reading these exciting titles? Actually, this is an interesting book with a lot of useful information for the handloader. A compilation of powder related articles that appeared in Handloader Magazine from 1966 – 1998, in the world of smokeless... […] [Read More]