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Dave Markowitz's Blog O'Stuff about computing, shooting, RKBA, and whatever else I feel like ranting about.

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Load Development for my Caywood Northwest Trade Gun

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A few years ago I bought this 20 gauge flintlock Caywood Northwest Trade Gun smoothbore. Because I want this primarily for shooting ball and...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026

GL.iNet GL-MT6000 (Flint 2) Router on Sale for Prime Day

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I have been using a  GL.iNet GL-MT6000 (Flint 2) WiFi 6 router on my home network since last December and it's on sale for Prime Day. I...
Saturday, May 30, 2026

Reloaded Some .380 ACP Today

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Today for the first time I reloaded .380 ACP cartridges. They will be used in my Ruger Security-380. I used a mix of PMC and Sellier & B...
Monday, May 25, 2026

9x18 Makarov Handloads

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Today I loaded up some 9x18 Makarov ammo for the first time. The last time I had my CZ-82 to the range I managed to retrieve 32 of 50 cases,...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Shoulder Strap for the CZ82 Holster

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Today I added a shoulder strap to the holster so I can wear it that way. The strap was from a MidwayUSA magazine storage pouch and has sprin...
Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Ruger Security-380 One-Handed Slide Rack

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This shows just how easy it is to rack the slide on the Security-380 by hooking the rear sight on your pants pocket. The front edge of the r...
Monday, May 04, 2026

Ruger Single Six Stuck Base Pin

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I also shot my Cowboy Pimp Gun, AKA my Ruger Single Six Vaquero in .32 H&R Magnum today. The last time I shot it I didn’t do a full clea...

Ruger Security-380

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Being in my late 50s and having spent about 26 years in IT using a keyboard a lot, my hands no longer take well to heavy recoiling guns. I r...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Ballistol Cleaning Wipes

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Last weekend I placed an order with the Ballistol online store for a couple bottles of their oil , along with some of their cleaning wipes ....
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Sunday, April 26, 2026

CZ-82 Military Flap Holster

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Yesterday I received the Czech military suplus flap holster that I ordered from an eBay seller for the CZ-82 I picked up two Fridays ago. Li...
Sunday, April 19, 2026

9x18 Makarov Ballistics

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Since I picked up the CZ-82 the other day I got to thinking about the ballistics of the 9x18 Makarov round that it fires. For most of the 20...
Saturday, April 18, 2026

A CZ-82 Followed Me Home

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A 1988 production CZ82 in 9x18 Makarov followed me home from the gun show yesterday. The CZ82s are a bit more expensive than they used to be...
Sunday, April 05, 2026

Jewish Man Saves Family from Attack in Florida

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Here's another recent example of why Jewish Americans must embrace and exercise their right to keep and bear arms as protected by the Se...
Monday, March 30, 2026

Found Some More 7.62x25 Surplus

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Sorry, it's not for sale. I found a .50 caliber can full of Romanian 1983 production 7.62x25 Ball in my crawlspace where I stash ammo. A...
Sunday, March 29, 2026

Polish Tokarev Pistol

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Yesterday I got together with a friend to do some shooting on his property. One of the guns I brought was one I haven't shot in years, a...
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Saturday, March 14, 2026

Revolver Day

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Today I got to the range and put 200 rounds of .38 Special downrange, all fired double action, from a S&W Model 10-8 3" and a S...

Kempf Patent Speedloader

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This short popped up on my YouTube feed this morning. It shows the 1930s Kempf Patent Revolver Cartridge Clip Corp. speedloader. I'd lik...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Home Defense Shotgun Setup

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As antisemitism continues to rise I want to remind my fellow Jewish Americans that if you aren't armed for self defense, you need to be....
Friday, March 06, 2026

Food for the Single Six Magnum

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Today I loaded up some food for my Ruger Single Six Magnum Vaquero: Missouri Bullet Company .313" 115 RNFP cast bullets 3.2 grains Hodg...
Thursday, March 05, 2026

Ruger Single Six Magnum Vaquero

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Several years ago I got this Ruger Single Six Magnum Vaquero chambered for .32 H&R Magnum.  Because of the color case hardening and the ...
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