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Primers and Pressure
It is important to remember that handloads are not static items; they can be affected by changes in ambient temperature, no matter what the advertising departments may hope to have you believe....
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What Went Wrong?
What went Wrong? Small die setting mistakes can lead to problems that plague handloaders. Here are five common mistakes and how to fix them. Dimples in Case Shoulders Shoulder dimples in bottle neck...
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The .277 Wolverine: Birth of a Wildcat
One of the major goals has been to come up with something that is a significant boost in performance over the 5.56, but requires the least amount of proprietary hardware to make it work. Enter the...
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Making .300 AAC Blackouts
Making one cartridge into another is the next skill step up from basic handloading. It can be as easy as creating Ackley Improved cartridges, which are often created merely by fire-forming the parent...
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Making the Hornet Sting
It was a Winchester Model 54 .22 Hornet. There had been holes drilled all over the left side of the receiver where previous owner(s) had at one time installed a Lyman type peep sight and then at some...
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Shotshells for your Handgun
Anyone who hates snakes as much as I do will tell you that those CCI shot loads for pistols are useful items. The only real problem with them is that they cost about a buck a round. The good news is...
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221 Fireball: Blazing Away with LT-30
By Jim Waddell I noticed recently an inquiry made to Dear Labby regarding data for the .221 Remington Fireball, using Accurate’s new LT-30 powder. Barry, I hope you read this as I’ve had very good...
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When Accuracy Counts: Neck Turning
See Part One at: http://blog.westernpowders.com/2015/04/when-accuracy-count-case-selection-and-initial-preparation/ Why Turn Necks? Turned necks promote concentric release of the bullet squarely into...
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When Accuracy Counts: Fireforming for Accuracy
After hours of case inspection and the inevitable sore fingers of neck turning, a chance to go to the range is a welcome respite. But the shooting you do there, at least as far as your accuracy...
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Finding Twist Rate
Knowing the twist rate of your rifle helps with bullet selection and maximizes accuracy. Finding the rate involves a few simple tools common to all shooting benches and a couple of minutes. It’s time...
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One Rifle, One Scope Setting, All North American Game Animals
.358 Norma Magnum – One Rifle, One Scope Setting, for all North American Deer and Large Game By Dave Whitney I get fixated on things. It has always been like that. A few years back I saw a beautiful...
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Jarvis Inc. Discourages Use of 5.7X28mm Reloaded Ammunition
FN 5.7 Information & Cautions By Andrew Jarvis Jarvis Inc. http://www.jarvis-custom.com/contact-us/ The FN 5.7×28 pistol is a delayed blow back, light recoiling handgun of a weight that makes it...
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Dear Labby, What is a Piezo Transducer?
What is a Piezo Transducer? Dear Labby, Can you give a little detail to the piezo transducer and it’s operation? How does it function? Where would you screw it into on the M1 Garand. The AR-15? The...
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The “World’s Finest Trimmer”
Trimming cases with a manual trimmer is both time consuming and tedious. The necessary tools are an added expense and another item that needs to be attached to the workbench. Why bother? The answer...
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Handloaders Need a Chronograph
Not so long ago, chronographs were expensive, finicky things rarely seen on public shooting ranges. Now inexpensive chronographs are readily available, offering ballistic insights that would have been...
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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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Loading The Triple Deuce
By Jim Waddell. Two things in the shooting world fascinate me: .22-caliber centerfires and .22 centerfires that aren’t popular anymore. I’ve already written about the .221 Fireball and the .22 Hornet...
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Blackhorn 209 in Bottlenecks
By Bob Shell. In the past, I have used this propellant in applications that it wasn’t designed for. It is a type of black powder substitute for some but not all black powder weapons. Since it is hard...
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Making the Ruger 77/50 Blackhorn 209 Compatible.
Excerpted from the Ruger 77/50 manual Much like the Remington 700 ML and 700ADL, Ruger sold a muzzle loader that looks a lot like the Ruger 77/44: the Ruger 77/50. According to the Ruger website it...
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Searching for the Right 32-20 Winchester Load
By Frank Mathis. When I retired from a large Sheriff’s Office, my parting gift was a Winchester 1885 Low Wall chambered in .22 long. As the original finish had been overlaid with a French-gray...
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