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Except for us old time cartridge nuts and cowboy action shooters, this round is pretty much dead as a practical caliber. Blame the .44 Special. Yes, the Special shades the old WCF ballistically, and it's rumored to be easier to load. (I have not found this to be true.) But I will argue that it...

I was at local public range supporting a DNR "Fun Shoot" day Saturday. Couldn't resist this sign on the bench in front of me. RO knew when it happened, but "nobody saw nothin'".

Can anyone share their experience using these in a hunting handgun? Or more specifically, do they hold any performance advantage over Hornady XTP? It seems like I can never find the Speer in stock, but almost always the Hornady. If there is truly an advantage, I'll be patient and get Deep Curl...

I don't know how old these are, certainly into the era of "metal patched" bullets. I will pull one and check it out, but making the conservative guess I'm assuming they are "high velocity" loads. OK in a '92, but too hot for a '73 or Frontier Six Shooter, even modern clones. Note the lower...

I saw a rifle built on an action labeled "CSO" or "CSD". Looks like a classic commercial Mauser-style action. Can anyone tell me more?

Not necessarily your best, most accurate, prettiest, just puts a smile on your face. Just now (changes with the weather) mine are: Colt Army Special .41 Long Colt - No major maker does bluing like that any more, and old Sam finally got the double action right. S&W Model 14 .38 Special - Sam...

Like a lot of people, I started loading 44 Special because I picked up a Charter Arms Bulldog. Handy little gun, and I worked up 200 gr XTP and GDHP over Power Pistol for about 870 fps. I figured the classic 240 cast might be a little slow, and I'm happy with those. Can't leave well enough...

Anyone used this? Looks like it fits in with Unique, Power Pistol, AA#5. I was looking at Alliant's 44 Special Load data, and that's the only powder listed for a couple bullets.

The retired Supreme Court justice is being quoted in news reports advocating the repeal of the Second Amendment. My take: Never forget that this is the goal of many. And all of our rights are just a couple judges away from gone. It will be interesting to see if any of the "common sense" gun law...

Still have the itch for a No. 1, and I have questions about the 2 varieties I see out there. (I'm no expert.) Older models have no sights, 26" barrel, sling swivel on the forearm and often very pretty wood. Newer models, sights, 22", swivel on the barrel and usually fairly plain wood. I like...

I have a Canadian Centennial model that was rebored to 38-55. It shoots pretty good, but very low. So, I changed out the front sight. I noticed that the muzzle has not even the slightest bevel, just squared off. I have another in 30-30, and it has a small bevel, no more than a millimeter wide...

Loading 150-165 hunting bullets, and I have a good load with Re-15. What experience do you have (good or bad) with: TAC (Nosler likes it), CFE223 (Hornady likes it) and IMR-4320. I have all of those, but no Varget. If Varget is the bee's knees, then I might have to buy some, but not just now...

This is going to get to bullet performance on game, but background first. I have been working up loads for my newly rebarreled Mauser .308 Win. So far, I have good groups from Speer flat base 150s (#2023) and Barnes TTSX 130s, both 1 1/2". I'll try to knuckle down and do better, but that's good...

I've posted before that the Barnes TTSX has yielded my best groups in several rifles. But, my 6.5x55 M70 was not among them. Best I got was 2". I decided to give it another try in a different rifle (FN Mauser rebarreled with a Brownell's DIY bbl), different powder (VV N560), and a little longer...

I've not decided what goes on the Brazilian, but I did get the original 8x57 military barrel off. Threads look real good, 12 tpi and the shank is exactly the same length as the original (8x57 reamed to 8mm-06) I replaced on my FN. I will either send the action to Shaw or buy one of Brownell's...

First, I have exactly one data point on this round. A couple years ago, I bought a "sporterized" Mauser that had the chamber reamed to take the '06 case. Since I was already loading 8x57 and 30-06, I had bullets and brass. There's data in the load manuals. Just needed dies, which were readily...

My resolution should be, "Quit foolin' with 'em and shoot", but not to be. The '35 Brazilian had a good session before Christmas, but the old girl won't do better than 2", usually 3". She has the original barrel, and I haven't tried to bed the action, but I think it's time for a new barrel. The...

I have a Remington-made 1917 with the original barrel, but sights and stock were changed long ago (not by me). It's a good shooter with aperture and front bead, and I probably will never change it. If I did, though, how are these for barrel changes, scope mounting, etc? I've done several old...

I have tried a lot of Barnes bullets. In a number of my rifles, their TTSX give outstanding groups, and their 80 grain TTSX is my go to in .243. The TAC-XP, on the other hand, is not my favorite in defensive pistols. Too slow. Maybe it's me. In any case, I have only loaded one of the revolver...

I was just up home shooting with my brother. We had an 1884 Trapdoor Springfield and an old 45-70 lever gun he had. A little research tells me it is the subject rifle, AKA Whitney-Burgess-Morse rifle. Sorry, I didn't take pictures. Can anyone share some knowledge about the Burgess rifle? I know...