OK, the 45-90 WCF cartridge is an excuse to spend time with the Winchester Model 1886, this short rifle version in particular. It all seems to come together; old guy, old gun, old cartridge… before the time of fancy lads and man buns on the firing line. A time when…...
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Thompson / Center’s Venerable Contender Pistol in 7-30 Waters Part III
I have to say, this project really renewed my interest in the Thompson/Center Contender. It reacquainted me with its recreational potential, its usefulness as a hunting firearm, its portability, and its accuracy. Subsequently, my own Contender is out of storage and the subject of a series of related projects that…...
Thompson / Center’s Venerable Contender Pistol in 7-30 Waters Part II
Rodney Dangerfield was one of the funniest comics ever. Live stand up, or movies, he was the sharp witted but classless sad sack, who came out on top enough times to make success look possible for… anyone. So after watching the first day of the Supreme Court Justice confirmation hearings,…...
260 Remington - Short Barrel
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These are maximum loads in my firearms and may…...
Old World Appeal In A Modern Package Part II
I like to think I am a rational man, but then I suspect most people think the same of themselves. The advantage I hold in making my case is that I can prove it. If I have been able to make clean, one shot kills on game with simple copper…...
223 Remington - Middle Weights
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These are maximum loads in my firearms and may…...
The 223 Remington And Rifles With Long Barrels Part II
History is what we remember… It was 1964. I had hair that often blew in the breeze on its own accord. I listened to Bob Dylan, but I had an eye on a night lights of Disco while in its early stages. I was a happy guy, punching holes in…...
45-90 Winchester
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These are maximum loads in my firearms and…...
Winchester’s Model 1886 Short Rifle in 45-90 Winchester Part II
Mowing the lawn puts one into a contemplative frame of mind. I don’t know why. Perhaps its the drone of the tractor engine or the sense of order that comes from arranging a slightly neglected lawn into neat rows and squares of thick contrasting texture? It may also be the…...
45-70 Ruger No.1 Only
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These are maximum loads in my firearms and may…...