Mens-Interest
Handloader
Cast Bullets - RELOADER'S PRESS
Reading through older hand- loading manuals recently, roughly from the 1930s to the 1970s, it was apparent that nearly all of the popular writers of the period started out shooting cast bullets in rifles and handguns.
6 min |
June - July 2020
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.38 SPECIAL
MIKE’S SHOOTIN’ SHACK
5 min |
June - July 2020
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.24 NOSLER
WILDCAT CARTRIDGES
5 min |
June - July 2020
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Primed And (Almost) Ready
In range
5 min |
April - May 2020
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The Uberti Smith & Wesson Model 3 Russian
From the hip
6 min |
April - May 2020
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MARLIN .44 MAGNUM HEAVYWEIGHT BULLETS
BULLETS & BRASS
6 min |
April - May 2020
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SMITH & WESSON WEBLEY .455S
MIKE’S SHOOTIN’ SHACK
4 min |
April - May 2020
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SHORT .410 SHOTSHELLS
CARTRIDGE BOARD
5 min |
April - May 2020
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RIFLE BRASS HARDNESS
PRACTICAL HANDLOADING
5 min |
April - May 2020
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.40-65 Winchester Center Fire
Loads for a Shiloh 1874 Sharps
9 min |
April - May 2020
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All American .45s
Variations and Misconceptions
8 min |
April - May 2020
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.300 Winchester Magnum
57 Years and Still Going Strong
9 min |
April - May 2020
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.300 KONG
WILDCAT CARTRIDGES
5 min |
April - May 2020
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.222 Remington Magnum
Modern Powders and Bullets for an Old Classic
8 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
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Lyman Brass-smith All-American 8 Turret Press
Lyman’s history dates back to around 1878, when it began offering bullet moulds, tong tools, gun sights and other shooting-related products.
4 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
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11.15x51R Kurz
Reinventing a 140-Year-Old Cartridge
8 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
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Learn To Reload Load Development
Are three, five, seven or 10 shots enough to determine a load’s accuracy? These five-shot groups were fired from a Winchester Model 70 Featherweight 7mm-08 Remington loaded with Nosler 140-grain Ballistic Tips and 47.0 grains of Big Game.
8 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
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Hornady A-Tip
New Bullets for Long Shooting
8 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
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Artillery Luger
What does a gun writer do when confined to the couch while recovering from major surgery?
5 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
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.270 Winchester Testing New Bullets and Powders
When the .270 Winchester appeared in 1925 as one of the rounds in the company’s new Model 54 bolt-action rifle, the chambering apparently did not sell spectacularly. This was partly due to established cartridges such as the .30 WCF (.30-30), then three decades old, and the .30 Gov’t ’06 (as the Model 54 was stamped). Many hunters assumed the .270’s original factory load, a 130-grain bullet advertised at 3,160 fps, was too fast and light for big game because they had grown up shooting the .44-40 and .45-70 and had just gotten used to .30-caliber bullets for big game.
10 min |
October - November 2019
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9mm Luger Standard Pressure Loads
The 9mm Luger (9x19 Parabellum, 9mm/P-08, 9mm NATO, etc.) is currently the most handloaded pistol cartridge in the U.S., but to achieve that title it has taken more than a century, along with the development of new powders, bullets and guns. It also holds the distinct title of being the world’s most used military handgun and submachine gun cartridge. Furthermore, current statistics suggest more than 60 percent of U.S. police agencies use 9mms for duty. With nearly countless pistol configurations that range from full size competition models to compact concealed-carry versions as well as single- and double-action revolvers, its popularity among civilians has become significant.
10 min |
October - November 2019
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Learn To Reload - Choosing Bullets
Everything rides on the bullet – the success of a hunt, a tight cluster in the bull’s-eye of a target or the clang of a steel plate at long distance. Before a bullet is sent on its flight to meet those expectations, a handloader must ensure it’s correct for the job and handloaded properly so it can perform its intended job.
9 min |
October - November 2019
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.44 S&w Special: The Beginning - Cartridge Board
The .44 S&W Special was the result of at least 60 years of firearm evolution.
5 min |
October - November 2019
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6.5x52mm American: Wildcat Cartridges
Those of us who enjoy wild-cats do not need much of an excuse to come up with another one.
4 min |
October - November 2019
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6mm Creedmoor
Well over a century ago, quite a few cartridges were manufactured with their bullets protruding well out of their cases to leave room for powder.
7 min |
October/November 2016
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Sellier & Bellot Rifle Primers
Some Americans think we invented everything and are the only people on earth who know how to make quality products.
9 min |
October/November 2016
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Mike's Shootin' Shack
The second factor is mentioned because some moulds can be holy terrors to work with, while some are sheer pleasures.
4 min |
October/November 2016
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Handloader's
Custom loads for the lucky winner.
6 min |
August - September 2016
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Necking A Short Magnum To 6.5
There are so many different rifle cartridges that there is no tangible reason to add expense and trouble by working with a wildcat, but the intangibles attract us.
10 min |
April - May 2017
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6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum
In the 1940's, Roy Weatherby began developing a series of hunting cartridges that would become the famous Weatherby magnums.
7 min |