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    Effective range of 00 buckshot with a Mossberg 590 A1

    fat cat is right on, assuming you can't throw it farther than 30 yards.... I'd prefer to keep it at 30 feet. Remember... you have the equivalent of smooth ball smooth bore blunder buss here, not a rifled barrel slug.
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    The 336 Club

    I have several early pre micro groove 336As and they are all extremely good shooters. Replace the front sight with a Marbles replacement from Brownells, either a brass of ivory bead. While you can't undo to hatchet job on the receiver,you can spot blue ( oxpho blue, again from Brownel's). I'd...
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    .38 Special woods ammo.... I want penetration

    I'm very late to this old thread, but the perspectives expressed have been interesting. However, regarding a .38 Special defensive round, i should share my own experiences. Defensive... that's less than 20 feet to me. The " SLAP FACTOR " of the full meplat double ended wad cutter at...
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    Ruger Redhawk: .45 Colt vs .44 mag?

    WOW what a response to a simple question. The easy answer is this: whichever makes you happy will serve your needs well. As stated above, handloaded in strong frames the .45 is as good as the .44, but why bother? The .45 LC 255 SWC at 1000 fps will crush a tough old hog from any angle and...
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    38-56 Win. barrel relining

    Pokyman I have a 1893 .30-30 I want to restore to a very shootable condition. The rifling is stong, but bore is pittted and is not likely to shoot cast bullets at all. I'm considering having the bore relined and came across your comments on THR. Also, if you still perform the work, I'd like...
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