Last week I was on business in Minneapolis. When anywhere near a Cabelas I simply must visit the gun library! I’ve been to every Cabelas in the USA…..Some a number of times. While there I saw this 1894 Winchester take-down, 32Win Special, Octagon to round, pistol grip, Marbles tang sight…….I fell in love! But it
This isn’t quite an expedition trailer project….But I guess it depends on one definition of “Expedition”…. I shoot a sport call “Cowboy Action Shooting”…..Grown folks dress up in 1800 period correct clothing and using 1800 firearms or reproductions compete in timed matches for speed and accuracy. There are matches all over the country and this
Bottom pour casting pots are fine for casting bullets for handguns and for rifle bullets under 250g. A bit of inconsistent weight isn’t going to matter much with these lighter bullets that are usually fired at shorter distances. But once you get into the 500+ grain bullets, the difference in weight that a bottom pour
an·neal əˈnēl/ verb  heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, in order to remove internal stresses. Go Straight To The Video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G651TiaThJo or here: http://public.fotki.com/Rbertalotto/gunsmithing-reloading/annealing-machine/annealing-img-0852.html Brass is an interesting alloy. It is perfect for use in firearms cartridges because it expands easily upon firing to seal the breach of the firearm
The 1860 Henry rifle was a marvel of its time. The first lever action rifle made in serious quantity for the Civil War and afterwards until 1866. Thousands were produced. But it has a different way of loading from all the lever action to follow. Winchesters, Marlins, Whitney Kennedy, Burgess and others that load from the
I’ve been reloading Metallic Cartridges for over 40 years. The best thing that ever happened to this hobby was the internet. I can remember when a bunch of folks from all over the country used to get on our Radio Shack “WebTV” devices every night and share stories and information. Now there are thousands of
I built a simple barrel sanding device that mounts on my lathe and using power feed, it simply sands a barrel to whatever grit I have loaded in the sander. Sander was bought at Harbor Freight for under $50. A bracket was fabricated from angle iron to position it as shown. Vacumn cleaner attaches
I currently shoot Cowboy Action. This sport uses huge amount of ammo. A standard one day match can use 120 rounds of centerfire ammo and 24-30 shotgun shells. Add a bit of practice and you are shooting a few hundred rounds a week. This calls for a progressive reloader. I’m a big fan of the
I recently started shooting 38-40 for Cowboy Action. As any of you know that enjoy this sport, you use a whole bunch of ammo and reloading is a real necessity. Â I use a Lee 1000 progressive press and I recently bought a LEE Load Master to reload this cartridge. Lee 1000 Lee Load Master
When you mess around with firearms, especially OLD firearms, it is important to be able to inspect them before putting them into service. One area that is difficult to inspect is the bore. The device you would need to inspect a rifle or pistol bore is called a “Bore Scope” These devices are used in
