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.223 Remington Heavyweights: Part 1
Heavy-weight .224 caliber bullets help make the most out of the .223 Remington at long range. by Tom Badham It was an offer I couldn’t refuse. When I walked into the Sand Mountain Shooters Club near...
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Tips on Forming the .17 Ackley Hornet
Forming 17AH Brass from 22 Hornets By Alex Clarke Sitting here at my desk wondering how to pass some of the cleanups for mistakes I’ve made in forming 17AH brass from 22 Hornet brass essentially has...
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Case Head Separation: Causes and Cures
I know cases can be expensive, but none cost as much a trip to a gunsmith or a ruined hunting trip. Discard suspicious brass. You will be money ahead in the long run. Last week, a friend of ours...
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Paper-Patching Your Inline Muzzleloader
Shooting a paper-patched bullet in your inline muzzleloader, using Blackhorn 209 powder behind it, opens up a whole new way to shoot your rifle. Your .50 caliber muzzleloader can shoot a 500 to 550...
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Handloading the 17 Ackley Hornet
Cooper Arms M38 Custom Classic. Handloading the 17 Ackley Hornet By Alex Clarke Click Here to download data for the 17 AH. 17 Ackley Hornet Loads Last week I wrote about forming the .17 Ackley Hornet,...
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The .38 Special: Still Fighting
Vintage Norman Rockwell recalls a simpler time and a friendly officer armed with the .38 Special. By Jim Waddell It’s still here. The .38 Special is not only not dead, it’s beginning to resurge in...
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Powder Position and Pressure
Powder migration within large cases by small charges of powder accounts for many unexpected problems experienced with reduced loads. Be aware that loads using small charges often exhibit different...
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Dear Labby: Questions For Our Ballistics Lab
Our ballistics lab fields many questions a day from our customers. Here are some of the questions from last week: .458 Winchester Magnum Gopher Loads I’m going to use my .458 Win Mag for gopher...
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Why Some Rifles Won’t Group
The molecules in the steel of the rifle barrel have a memory and in this type of barrel it remembers the bend. When the barrel starts to heat up from continuous shooting it moves towards the original...
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Taming a Dangerous Game Rifle
HOLLAND & HOLLAND’S EVERGREEN 375 BELTED RIMLESS MAGNUM EXPRESS (AND HOW TO MASTER IT). By John Noak The above (and original) moniker of the .375 H&H practically commands you to...
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Powder Choice and Carbine Performance
How much velocity will I gain with a longer barrel is one of the common question asked by shooters interested in ballistics. As a rule of thumb, longer barrels equal higher velocity, but there are...
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.223 Rem. Heavyweights: Part Two
By Tom Badham Synopsis: Using AA 2230 in a 26 in. barreled with one in nine twist, long chambered 223 Remington Savage BVSS Model 10, I tested 55 gr. Hornady VMAX HPFB, 60 gr. Hornady HPFB, 68 gr....
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Handloading For Prepper’s
By Bart Herr Over the last several years, the American shooting public has been introduced to scarcity on a scale that hasn’t been seen since the Second World War. With feelings running high against a...
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Paper-Patching Your Inline Muzzleloader
Shooting a paper-patched bullet in your inline muzzleloader, using Blackhorn 209 powder behind it, opens up a whole new way to shoot your rifle. Your .50 caliber muzzleloader can shoot a 500 to 550...
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Handloading the 17 Ackley Hornet
Cooper Arms M38 Custom Classic. Handloading the 17 Ackley Hornet By Alex Clarke Click Here to download data for the 17 AH. 17 Ackley Hornet Loads Last week I wrote about forming the .17 Ackley Hornet,...
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The .38 Special: Still Fighting
Vintage Norman Rockwell recalls a simpler time and a friendly officer armed with the .38 Special. By Jim Waddell It’s still here. The .38 Special is not only not dead, it’s beginning to resurge in...
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Important Steps to 9 x 19mm +P Defense Load Success
By Kevin L. Newberry The first step has to be a conscious decision concerning the possible ramifications of using your own handloads for defense. Arguments both pro and con are numerous. This is NOT a...
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Important Steps For Autoloading Cartridge Success
By Kevin Newberry This is the companion article to Important Steps to 9 x 19mm +P Defense Load Success. It is a separate article because of the carry over to other autoloading cartridges as well. The...
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More Thoughts on the 9X19mm Parabellum and some Observations Regarding...
By Kevin Newberry First let me say that I thoroughly enjoyed Jim Waddell’s most recent article, The Resurgent 9mm, that can be found here: http://blog.westernpowders.com/2015/11/the-resurgent-9mm/...
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A Dangerous Mismatch
The .300 Blackout and the .223 Rem. can be a dangerous mismatch The .300 Blackout is a perfect fit in the AR-15, using the same bolt and magazine as the more common .223/5.56 models. With a lack of...
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