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I know, I never fully keep them either. My continuing resolution is to get one, maybe two loads for every caliber I shoot. And I actually made some progress last year. Only a little load development to complete, then the choices. And I did trim the herd, a couple dozen gone. Mainly, though...

I may need to go to a specialty shotgun site, but I thought I'd post here first. Two classics with strong locking mechanisms, neither of which I own. I do own a few old Elsies, all of which close like a bank vault. Also a Parker ("Trojan", not a pricey graded gun) and an Ithaca Flues. They're...

I grew up with 16 gauge. First game I ever killed was with Dad's Hunter Arms Fulton, and I still have that gun. But time for it to retire, so I've been on the hunt for a "new" 16 double. After being outbid (I'm cheap) for a couple classics, I ordered a CZ Sharptail from Bud's. Maybe I'll be...

I am thinking about this hunt for 2024. Have a couple preference points. Not looking to go cheap, although good value is always important. I used to live in SE Idaho, so I'm familiar with Wyoming, but I never tried for antelope. What advice can you provide? Things to avoid. Best areas. That...

I am about to start another round of "inventory reduction". A couple expensive (for me) old Winchesters have unbalanced my shooting budget, but mostly I have some guns languishing in the safe that could be bringing joy to someone else. Last round I sold off mostly duplicates. OK, I dumped...

I'm preparing to offer a batch of firearms for sale, and was thinking to include my Uberti rendition of the Browning/Winchester 1885. Nice gun, shoots good, but it's pretty heavy for a hunting rifle. Nah, she's too pretty, and I like the old 45-70. So let's try her as a target rifle. I mounted a...

Thought I'd check with you folks to see if anyone can save me some time on developing a load. I picked up a very nice 1886 this morning, and I have dies, brass (Bertram), and bullets (200 Hawk FP). I also ordered a Lee factory crimp die, as Hawk is a bit inconsistent with their cannelure. Other...

Huntington's is listing a pretty good selection. Midway carried them prior to the factory fire, but no longer lists them. I like them, and I've been wondering when we would see them again. My order is in. Just waiting for them to contact me (don't take payment online).

I was out to verify StaBall 6.5 in my Mauser: The weasels discontinued my go to IMR-4955. StaBall does well with Hornady 117s, and I wanted to run some with Sierra 117 ProHunters. It did fine, but the real story is, as an afterthought, I loaded some Barnes 100 TTSX. Got these to run in my 257...

Couldn't resist buying a custom Springfield 1903 by this smith. The seller noted he made a number of rifles for 1,000 yard shoots at Williamsport, PA. He had a shop in Carlisle. Bill Moyer passed several years ago, but the Williamsport club is still up and running. That's all I could find...

I got to do some shooting with my new project 220 Swift, and I am wondering what you folks are shooting in your hot 22 (Swift, 22-250, WSSM, etc). This one wears a long (27 1/2") heavy Shilen 1:12 twist. I have tried 50 Nosler Varmageddon and Speer TNT, but thus far my best results are with 55...

And making some progress. I mostly finished loads for the 1895 35 Winchester, guided by Ken Waters' article. Got the 250 Hornady's on target (the 200s run too high for the current sights) at 2,143/10.3 using Waters' IMR-3031 load. I'm 80 fps slower than his, but he had a brand new, rebored...

Saw these on a Hickok video of pocket pistols. Man, that guy is a good shot! In any case, I ordered one for my PF9, which I have been appendix carrying. Great pocket holster! No printing.

Some time ago, I had a Remington 700 8mm Mag rebarreled (Shaw) to 338 RUM. The only thing I did to the stock was add a crossbolt behind the recoil lug. Working loads is a little slow, because a) It eats powder and (expensive) shot, and b) It kicks :eek:. Thus far, I have two loads: 250 SGK @...

Not shooting in any precision discipline, I never thought I'd be turning case necks. But...my 40-82 Winchester slugs 0.409 (standard bullet is 0.406). So, cast some, no problem. Except they won't chamber. Buffalo Arms 0.408 gas checks won't either (well, sometimes). These are 260 grain bullets...

My safes are full and I'm way behind on my loading plans, so why not buy a "new" old gun and start another loading project. Actually, I am taking the opportunity to scrub out my collection, but yes, setting up to load 35 WCF for a Winchester 1895. Why this round? Well, the most common 1895...

Any experience with these? From my brief internet search, they are said to be more accurate than the Enfield but too "fussy" for combat. And now I know where the .280 Ross came from.

I was going through junk collected over the years, some inherited, and I came across a percussion lock and a set trigger. The lock is new, the L&R upgrade for CVA and Traditions version of the Hawken. Can't let that go to waste, so I ordered a half stock and barrel from TOTW plus a "late Hawken"...

I have pretty much always used some variation of boiled linseed oil, starting with a Laurel Mountain product from Chambers, a lot of Tru-Oil, and lately purchased "Lin-Speed" from TOTW. It's traditional, and I have not had any issues. In reading more about practices "back in the day" I found...

So, I didn't last a month into 2023 before I dove into another project. Bought a long (27 1/2") Shilen barrel on a post-64 Model 70 action. Twist is 1:12. It comes with brass and dies. No stock. The Swift is famous for outrageous velocities with light bullets, and infamous for burning out...