I'm envious of you fellows in the US that can order one of those. I've wanted a 44 Special for years. In my mind, the 44 Special is just about perfect for anything - hunting, target shooting, CAS, defence, etc. I am hopeful that Ruger will start making them available for more than special order. The...

It looks like it will be around for a while. It carries nicely which is the big thing for me.

Does anyone know the year that the top safety appeared?

Steve

Yes, the wood is nicer than what I expected.

The front sight is dovetailed into the barrel. I bought it from Epps Sporting Goods in Orillia, ON.

I agree that there's something not right with it. To me, it's the action iteself. It's boxy and odd looking. The rest of the rifle seems normal enough. I have a Henry pump and it is a beauty. Hands down, it's the best 22 I've handled in a long time. This past fall, I took it hunting and it fed me an...

Hi and thanks for the replies. I thought that I would post some pix. No doubt that everyone has seen these things over and over. I was impressed with the wood and the fit. (And not having the safety too!) http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs018.snc1/4523_109674755201_696425201_3146051_210...

I recently bought a Puma, new in the box, in 44 Magnum. I have been reading the various entries about the Puma and would like to determine its age, when they added the top safety, etc. It's a Rossi, serial no. M153xxx. The interesting thing (for me at least) is the fact that mine does not have the t...

It is sad. As the icons of my youth die, I feel the world is diminished. Paul's son had been doing a portion of his shows. I expect that he will continue on in place of his dad. If you've ever heard the two, sonny sounds quite a bit like Paul Sr. I used to record his feed for broadcast. Next week, w...

If you're interested in reading about these cartridges, check this page - The Accurate Lee Enfield. It is a book I wrote that costs $18.95 plus shipping. There is a table of contents and an area about Wildcat/Improved cartridges.

http://www.303british.com/id6.html

http://rceco.com/img/rfjackets.PDF This first link explains about making jackets from 22 cases. You can buy complete kits that provide all the tools for doing this, but they are pricy. About $700. The kits consists of a jacket making die and punches, core seating die and point forming die. It's easi...

Yes, it is rewarding. It also makes you less dependent on traditional suppliers.

Here are some pictures. This is a .75 inch group, shot from a Tikka T3, using 60 gr. bullets made from rimfire cases. This was not some worked up, special load. I just took 4198 and loaded a bunch. I get .5 inch groups with 748 and 4198. http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr179/S_Redgwell/Bullets/Va...

I've formed two kinds of tips - OT (open tip) and PSPs. The OTs are not HPs. There is no cavity in the lead, just an open area at the tip of the jacket. The PSPs require an extra die - a tip former - to make the point. If you do not form a proper tip, the lead that oozes out of the end is misshapen....

You're welcome. Unfortunately, I'm not at home right now and cannot get at my picture files. I won't be back for a few hours, so they wil have to wait until later.

I'll post pix of bullets made from commercial jackets as well as 22RF jacketed bullets.

I make a number of different diameters - .224, 6mm, .308, .311 to .314 The ones that are the most interesting to do are the ones made from spent rimfire cases. I do it for me. It's relaxing and gives me a real sense of accomplishment. I shoot groups or take game made from bullets I made. Wire can be...

I often wonder why people bother with wildcats or improved cartridges these days. When wildcatting was popular, there was a reason for doing it - primarily because of performance gaps. People may romanticize it now, but the practice began because factory cartridges weren't available for certain jobs...

BTW the only thing I could find on the Epps website was related to new guns, etc. Nothing about what Ellwood did. That's because it's a business and not a historical page. Ellwood passed away in 2002. He was 94. He sold his business eleven or twelve years ago to the present owner. Ellwood opened hi...

I realize that people have different experiences with the post office, but you can chock me up as a USPS supporter. I deal with the Canadian post office every week. My books have gone all over the world. In North America, the USPS is miles ahead of Canada Post. Books that go the US usually spend 3 t...

Wow. I'm really surprised that Charlie McCoy and Roy Clark weren't already in the hall of fame. I swear McCoy has played on everyone's records at least twice. That includes the rockers and popular music.

That's what appealed to me about the Mossberg - it appeared to be an acceptable hunting rifle at a good price. This has been said a million times, but we see far too many extras on rifles these days - bling if you will - which looks pretty but doesn't help. High gloss stocks. Gold triggers. Crappy s...

I've been thinking about buying one. Almost every review has been positive. That's probably because Winchester is no longer making them. My biggest concern is, given the proper load, will the thing shoot 1.5 to 2 inches at 100 yd with iron sights? I haven't actually handled one yet. If it will hold ...

Thanks. I'm looking forward to nosing around the place.

Thanks Jeremy. The site has come a long way since the beginning. When I first put it up, there were two or three other 303 sites - the gun and knife forum, Skip Stratton's site and Parallax Bills. Few people really knew much about the Lee Enfield. As the Internet grew, it seems that everyone is an e...

Hi Joe, thanks for the greetings. I put up that page because some friends on another forum were discussing the tool but no one actually knew how it worked. I said that it was easy enough to find out, and ordered one. It appears to uniform the diameter and probably reduces or eliminates runout - espe...

Hi, my name is Steve Redgwell. I am the owner of 303british.com. I would like to pass on a "well done" to Paco for the work he's done on the Acu-rzr. Briefly, I ordered one before Christmas. I was delighted that he took the time to send me a note explaining that my order was upgraded so th...