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Things I learned loading for my new 25-06 Harvester: I've been reloading for the 243 Win and many others for 50 years and I think the 25-06 is the most finicky caliber I've loaded (maybe 325 WSM too). I have been working primarily on a deer load for upcoming Montana hunt. Bullets tried were...

reload Shooting a 22 is great but nothing like the real thing. I mostly shoot 45Auto and don't like to change out my Dillon 650 to small primers so I added a Dillon 550 to load 38 Spl and 357. I have two tool heads, one for 38 and one for 357 so I can switch between either in a flash. The...

The main cause of leading in a revolver is an undersized bullet. This results in hot gas flowing past the bullet which melts the base and results in leading. Besides the bullet itself being too small, it is sometimes (often) made too small by being sized down in the cylinder throat. You need...

I took the 340 to the range for the first time on Monday and shot a variety of 38 spl and +P loads. I started with Win factory 38 Spl as sort of a baseline and then went to several +P reloads with Sierra and Hornady 125 gr. Finally I shot some Hornady Critical Defense 110 gr. I tried to...

New M&P 340 It must have been 1966 or so, one Saturday I was driving back to KU and stopped in Larned Kansas to stretch my legs. I went into the hardware store on main street and I guess on impulse I came out with a new 6" Nickle Colt Python for $125--that was a ton of money for a poor college...