X-Treme plated bullets are rated to 1500 fps. I have used thousands of them in 6 different pistol calibers and found them very accurate. I also use a taper crimp die with plated bullets and seat and final crimp in separate operations. They have a web site for ordering and and have many calibers in s...

I make leather sheaths for my knives. I can no longer buy alcohol based leather dye in CA. It is banned. I must purchase water based dye that is inferior to the alcohol based dye. Yet I can walk into a hardware store and buy a gallon of denatured alcohol in CA. We have idiots making laws in our stat...

You have to be careful on buying those damascus knives made in the middle eastern countries. Once and awhile you will get a good one, most of the time they are worthless if you plan to use them in the hunting field. Most are made by a blacksmith in small villages and they will use any available scra...

BrentD you are intitled to disagree. I first heard of it on the cast boolit site several times and those guys are always slugging their bores and cylinder throats for cast bullet shooting. After reading about it several times I decided to check it out for myself. I used one of my molds that that wil...

When you slug a barrel, it is best to use a pure lead slug such as the egg shaped fishing sinker, or pure lead round ball used in a muzzle loader. If you use a cast bullet that has been alloyed with tin, antimony, it has a tendency to spring back after going though the barrel and can give you a fals...

There is some more history involved in the battle at Blair Mountain between the coal miners and the mine owner's hired thugs. Sid Hatfield was the hero of the coal miners because he would not knuckle down or could be bribed when he was the Chief of Police in Matewan, WV. After the gun fight in Matew...

Are you sure on that information? Reason I am asking is I though I read somewhere that Leupold also bought the rights to the Weaver scopes.

I recently bought a Rossi 92 357 mag. rifle. It is the case harden frame with oct. 20" barrel. I payed 450 bucks for the rifle and I would not sell it for 1,000 bucks I am so pleased with the gun. First thing to do is remove butt stock and open action and spray a good cleaner into it to remove ...

Count me in. I got my first Buck 110 about 25 years ago as a gift from my father-in-law.

Kirk; Great post and photos. I think everyone here knows what rifle will in your hands this coming fall when deer season opens up. We will expect another post and pictures when you nail your first deer with your "new" 38-55. Makes you wonder just how many deer that rifle has put down over ...

If the take down sliding lever is the same as seen in the Browning 22 semi auto take down, you may have parts that have worn down due to excessive amount of times it has been assembled and disassembled. If that is the case, you should have a gun smith repair it to avoid further damage to a fine rifl...

Mike; I have found that Huntington's is one of the most expensive places to purchase firearms in Butte County and the surrounding counties. Their used guns are marked up to the max and they normally sell new guns at the MSRP. Most other dealers sell 50-100 dollars below MSRP on new gun sales. I purc...

I bought two Crickett 22lr rifles for two of my grandkids and when the two younger ones gets old enough, they will also get Crickett rifles. Very safe bolt action, single shot rifle, for a kids first gun at a very reasonable price. After the two older grandkids learned to use the iron sights, I went...

Concerning your question about using Pachmayr rubber grips on the Lipsey Ruger blackhawk 44 spec. The grips that Pachmayr has listed for the Blackhawk flattop will not work on the newer Blackhawk with the internal safety in the grip. The screw hole is too far back and hits the hammer mainspring with...

You should have no problem getting free trespass on ranches in your hunting area to fill a antelope doe tag. Most ranchers want them thinned down and if you go knocking on doors, I bet you get a invite to fill your tag.

I have to agree with J. Miller's assesment of the problem. Barry's bullets are soft lead with a thin copper coating. From the photo it does appear that the bullets have been sized down by the case during loading. If this is the problem, you will need a larger expander on your sizing die to open the ...

These stolen guns may end up in a local pawn shop if taken by a doper working at the facility where the show happen. I would check the local pawn shops. Here in CA. most guns traded in at a pawn shop gets checked by the local police agency who gets a copy of the pawn slips for firearms, from the paw...

I have been doing business with Midway for several years. Recently I have gotton back into pistol shooting, IDPA, with my son and have been ordering a large amount from Midway. Until today, I have not had a problem with Midway and enjoyed doing business with them. Today that may have changed and I a...

Some out of state sellers seems to feel it is too much of a hassel to sell a gun and ship to CA. All that is required that the seller ship it to a CA. licensed FFL dealer and that dealer will complete the transfer to the actual buyer in CA. The out of state seller could require the buyer in Ca. to s...

Doug; I will not purchase any firearm that has a muzzle brake or been magaported due to the excessive ear ringing blast you get every time you pull the trigger. yes! at the range you can wear ear muffs, but do you want to wear them when hunting. They are so excessive loud that every time you touch o...

Wal-Mart in CA. did not quit firearm sales because they wanted too. They were shut down by the Ca. Dept. Of Justice in a agreement reached by them and the Justice Dept. It seems that Wal-Mart failed to train their employees in the laws pertaining to the sale of firearms and how to fill out the prope...

I have own a Pedersoli 1874 Sharps for about 6 years. Upon buying it and working up a smokeless load I contacted the Pedersoli company for infromation on what the sharps rifles were rated for pressure wise. I was referred to Dick Trent, who was in charge of their shooting program and he advised me t...

It is very difficult to touch up a urethane stock finish that will not show after the touch up. I hate urethane on a gun stock because they have a tendency to crack and lift off the stock. Use a paint stripper on the bare stock, may take a couple appications to get it all off. Now is the time to rep...

When I was still in law enforcement, I was the dept. armour and firearms instructor. I am going by memory now, but I recall receiving a flyer concerning law enforcement Glocks having accidental discharges when the weapon was holstered and the holster was hit by a hard object. I do not recall any mod...

I do not think U.S. Postal Service will allow you to ship any ammo. You will have to use UPS and they may charge you a haz mat fee on top of the normal shipping fee. I know they charge a $ 20.00 haz mat fee for primer and powder shipments.

J. Miller; You have brought up a very valid point that does effect alot of citizens. I do not expect everyone to always follow my advice due to circumstances that can not be controlled or foreseen. Or they may feel different about what advice to follow. What I have tried to do is give some advice th...

Tycer; If you follow the advice of law prof. James Duane, I can almost guarantee you one thing. You have forced that officer on the scene to place you under arrest in most cases. Your case may not make it to court after the facts come out later, but you will sit your butt in jail waiting on a prelim...

Just more "typical" attorney speakease. My main self defense pistol is a Colt 1911 that I handload for. I use new unfired starline +p cases and Remington 185 gr. sabre JHP loaded to 1100 FPS. I have several boxes they can use for comparsion and I would not have any problems arguing my case...

On the win. 296 load CCI-350 primers were used.
On the H-110 load, Hodgdon listed Remington 2 1/2 primers.

Old Time Hunter; I happen to load the Hornady 265 gr. JSP for a early model,1970's, Marlin rifle. My rifle likes the load and will shoot 1" -1 1/2" groups at 50 yards with it. It is my load for "hog" hunting. Here are two loads, one with Win. 296 and the other with H110. These tw...

That is very "HOT" 45 long colt ammo. It is not intended for use in Colt single actions or clones. Can be used in the Ruger pistols that are stronger. A 300 gr. bullet at 1250 fps is very close to 44 mag in velocity and pressure. :roll: RELH

I and several hunting partners have taken 11 bison on several hunts, really just a meat harvest, and a heavy 300 grain hard cast bullet at 1500-1700 FPS will do the job on a one shot kill if placed right. One of my partners used his TC 50 cal. Hawken black powder rifle to make a one shot kill on a s...

The information the rancher gave you is correct. You will lose almost 1/2 the hoof weight on field dressing and skinning and removal of head and lower legs. I just harvested a young cow that had a on the hoof weight of between 800-900 pounds. The hanging weight of the meat at the butcher shop was 46...