12/10/2023 – Early winter, a pretty time for Maine… and, still, a balmy 12°F out there. I like taking pictures, because photographs offer evidence and specifics of change. Photographs are also evidence of constants. This picture perspective has been taken for 20 years. The first year, there was no shop,…...
Tag: reloads
The 45 Automatic +P Trail Gun
I will leave the roles of Alaskan homesteader and subsistence hunting to others who actually live those realities. Rural living, at least in my area, is certainly not the same. Anytime a person lives within an hour round trip to a Hannaford, they are not in a survival setting. For…...
25-06 Remington
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…...
Browning X Bolt Hunter II
The Browning X Bolt Hunter in 30-06 Springfield proved to be a terrific combination. It shot well with factory ammunition, but handloads can sometimes tap into additional potential. In other circumstances, handloading is a path to bullet/powder combination not generally available over the counter. Five bullets were selected; a selection…...
30-06 Springfield
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…...