Firearm information for the enthusiast
I like the little Ruger American Rifle Ranch, standard size or compact, and I was pretty excited about the potential of the Winchester 350 Legend cartridge. At the time of this writing, ammunition is making its way into retail channels and should be widely available well before traditional deer hunting…...
The historical information presented within this article came from four credible reference books and Winchester. Americas’ Premier Gunmakers – Browning K.D. Kirkland The History of Winchester Firearms 1866-1992 Thomas Henshaw The History of Browning Firearms David Miller Winchester, And American Legend R.L. Wilson The respective authors spent months and years,…...
Every bullet used in the data below was sized to 0.356″ from 0.358″ with an inexpensive Lee bullet sizing die, with the exception of Winchester factory bullets, which already measured 0.355″. Why? A very limited selection of 350 Legend specific bullets. Why size? Bullets close to 0.358″ expanded the…...
The Remington Model Seven is a truly useful product. While long barrel, match weight 6.5 Creedmoor rifles are terrific for 1,000 yard competition and downing pronghorn at similar distances, most Americans do not have access to or frequent long range shooting facilities or hunt the country’s Western plains states. No,…...
History and firearms go hand in hand as firearms played such a significant role in way the world developed, both militarily, geographically and culturally. Unfortunately, there is a good deal of mutated history, usually resulting from Internet copy and paste and misinterpretation. Wikipedia is the biggest culprit with its “What…...
I want to say that this rifle makes me want to move to Wyoming, or Montana, or New Mexico and hunt antelope. Especially since Maine’s current political climate has Mainers heading toward commuting on electric powered roller skates and dining on rhubarb and tree bark. I may head out of…...
Based on what the eyes see and what resides in memory from experience, it is only human to anticipate a firearm’s performance. It is important, however, to not arrive at any conclusions until all of the qualifying and validating steps have been taken and hard data has been assessed. Unfortunately,…...
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…...