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Monday, November 24, 2025

More .38 Special Chronograph Results

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Yesterday I loaded up 250 rounds of .38 Special. I used up the final 150 Speer 158 grain LSWCs I got when my brother and I split my dad'...
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Saturday, November 22, 2025

Cylinder Throats on my .32-20

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My brother has a set of pin gauges to today I measured the cylinder throats on my .32-20 S&W M-1905, 4th Change Military & Police. I...
Friday, November 21, 2025

Full charge wadcutters in .38 Special

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I've previously mentioned the use of "full charge" wadcutters in .38 Special. As with much of the stuff I do, I got the idea f...

Chronographed the .32-20

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Today I took the M-1905 Military & Police .32-20 to the range and ran a couple different loads over my Garmin Xero C1 chronograph . Firs...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Free Soldier Softshell Jacket.

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A couple months ago I realized I needed a new softshell jacket. However, I didn't want to spend REI-money as this will be mostly used ar...
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Loading .32-20 WCF Ammunition with an Antique Ideal Tong Tool

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Over the weekend I cast some bullets in an antique Ideal reloading tool, so I thought I'd put together a post on how to actually use the...
Monday, November 03, 2025

Removing a Stuck Ball in a Muzzleloader

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If you shoot a muzzleloader long enough at some point you'll "dry ball," i.e., load the ball without a powder charge. At that ...
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Sunday, November 02, 2025

Found the Real Problem with my .54 Caplock

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I shot my Investarm .54 Hawken again today at the Boyertown fun shoot and it turns out that I wasn't having cap problems at all. Rather,...
Sunday, October 19, 2025

Glad I Shot a Woodswalk Today

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I shot the Boulder Valley woods walk course today with my .54 caplock and I'm really glad I did. I opened a new batch of CCI #11s and ha...
Monday, October 06, 2025

LED Upgrade for Surefire G2, and Why Lithium Batteries Rock

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Why lithium batteries rock: Tonight I replaced the old halogen bulb in a Surefire G2 flashlight with an LED conversion unit. The output is m...
Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Casting Sessions

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Today I did some bullet casting. The temp was around 70F so I was able to do so out in my shop without sweating like a pig. I cast up a bunc...

Zouave Rifle Range Report

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Yesterday I shot my Euroarms Remington 1863 "Zouave" rifle with replicas of the Williams cleaner bullet and some Lyman 575213 Mini...
Friday, August 29, 2025

On a Percussion Revolver Kick Again

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Lately I've been on a percussion revolver kick again, and chronographing several different loads. With the Garmin Xero C1 chronograph I ...
Sunday, July 27, 2025

Musket Capper and Powder Can Spout

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Yesterday I went up to the Gunmakers Fair at Kempton and drooled over a bunch of guns I cannot currently afford. However, I did pick up a c...
Sunday, July 06, 2025

Stainless Wheelgun Sunday

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Today I took a couple wheelguns to the range and spent most of my time smacking the 25 yard plate rack. The guns are a 2.75" Ruger Spee...
Thursday, July 03, 2025

High Desert Cartridge Company .38 Special 148 Grain Wadcutters

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Today I ran some High Desert Cartridge Company .38 Special 148 grain HBWCs over my Garmin chronograph from 2 .357 Magnum revolvers. First, f...
Sunday, June 29, 2025

A Factory Nickel Smith & Wesson Model 10-8

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Last year after my father died, my brother and I split up his gun collection. Among the large number of Smith & Wesson double actions wa...
Sunday, June 08, 2025

Summer of Love 2?

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Based on what's going on in Los Angeles now, it looks like Summer of Love 2: Electric Boogaloo may be kicking off. Ten things you should...
Friday, May 30, 2025

.32 Snap Caps

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Last week I went looking for snap caps in .32 S&W. I wanted a set I could use in anything from my antique S&W No.1-1/2 Single Action...
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Snubbie Skill Assessment

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Courtesy of American Fighting Revolver on Facebook, I came across this  Snub Skill Assessment  from The Shooting Wire. In connection with a ...
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