Going back to how I evolved in becoming a reloader & shooter (not a hunter)The most noise and recoil per dollar was a 2nd hand .45 cal. Muzzle loader, loaded with a rd. ball 440 dia. and 30 gr. of black powder,3F. I ladle dipped into mold (single cav.Lyman) There was no press or tools other than...

For years I cut the top & bottom out of a large Tomato Juice or #10 can (most people call them gal. cans---really 3 qts.)that iI scrounge from trash behind a restaurant. Dollar Store or Wal.Mart $1 black paint & you are in business. Made a few up last week & the better l/2 complained of ...

My Dad served proudly in the European theater. He was a 1 st generation German-American who spoke fluent German. He was the translator for the platoon and generally felt the distrust of his fellow soldiers who envyed him cause he got alittle more comforts than they did. He was a replacement troop ri...

Guess I missed all the fun when I bought a 356Win./94 back when nobody knew or appreciated what they are. Shooting a 200 gr. cast RCBS bullet gives you alot of wallop and can be loaded down to. Never chronoed 158 gr.jacket hollow points but you can load them from 357 mag. velocity to unbelieveable,c...

Got a used Ruger lever Model 96 for $200 in 2004....It has cured so it is time to shoot. I tried to sight it in while sighting my deer rifles in and found I need to shim the base as I ran out of scope adjustments. Couldn't give you much of an evaluation yet. Reason I bought a .22 mag was for coyote ...

Forty years ago I began reloading. First cal. was 3006, 4350 was the powder. I chose to load 100 gr. Plinkers, 125,130(norma),150,180 spire pt,180grMatchkings and a few 220. I soon discovered the muzzle blast at 4pm on a Nov. day would blind you and light a candle 3 ft. from the muzzle with the ligh...