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I recently found the sentence, "The fact that you inquired before busting a cap indicates that you want to be safe." Not from a recent documentary on inner-city gang member violence, rather, from a reply in "The Information Bench" column, July 1960 issue of Precision Shooting magazine. I had to...

Try before you buy. I bought a Woodsrunner but wish I'd saved my money. I found the flintlock to be more novelty than practical or useful. Never again.

I use a Sinclair concentricity gauge to check my work occasionally. This gauge has no "straightening" feature, just measurement. Does this tool shrink my group size? No, I shrink my group size by ensuring my handloads are as uniform as I can make them.

Thank you fellas for the help. Brennan's text for $45 is definitely tempting but I'm fascinated with the archived Precision Shooting issues that @catspaw supplied the link for in post #3. I'm starting from 1956 when .222 dominated the matches, ball powder was new and suspect, and Forster...

I found posts from 2008 in search suggesting this is a good book. Just what I think I'm looking for. Gadzooks they're now $79.99-$315.32, used only, from Amazon or Abe. Any recommendations for other texts on precision handloading? Methods and techniques rather than load tables. Or is this the...

Can't wait for the percussion version!

Kiwi neutral shoe polish.

If one must debate politics, there's plenty of "gun" forums that do just that. I'm here to indulge in my passion for firearms and shooting and I appreciate THR just the way it is.

Thank you @EricBu, I'm switching to your technique of doing the measuring on the bench surface. I do use the depth gauge as you describe but have always done so freehand. Clumsy at best (for me). Much appreciated.

Where is the final assembly done?

Yes, the Woodsrunner stock has 3/16" cast-off.

The pins on these are a tight fit, as they should be. Do wax them before installing, as described by Kibler in his video. I had mine in and out several times during assembly and waxed them each time just to make sure. Certainly leave them quite long initially for ease of removal; plenty of extra...

Ruger New Model Super Blackhawk with 5 1/2" barrel, fluted cylinder.

I asked a fellow at Sinclair International several years ago about distance from lands for my .308 700 VLS that I single-load. He suggested .015, which worked well for me; I noticed measurably smaller groups than my .010 starting point.

That means you're being attacked and you'll have to shoot to kill. An emergency. This is the place for double-action .44 magnum.

Thanks very much for your reply, deer are in fact my intended game. Though the bullets I show in #20 didn't physically still have the core in them, certainly the core was with the jacket long enough to create the shapes shown. Simply "not bonded" would be a good description. I'll definitely use...

6mm Remington from another melted drift. Sierra Pro Hunter #1540, .243 dia. 100 grain spitzer at about 2500 fps. These penetrated the same distance as the revolver pills in post #1 of this thread; only the top center example retained any of its core. Anybody have experience with this bullet on game?

Mid-range loads, wheel weight alloy. Yes, the grooves in the bullets are wider at the front. It appears that by the time the bullet base reaches the bore's lands, the bullet is no longer skidding. The heaviest, at left, (272 grains) has the most pronounced smearing. They are more accurate than I...

My regular backstop was snowed in by mid-winter so I resorted to snowdrift backstops. These melted out of one in the last few days: .45, .44, and .357. Apparently the bullets "skidded" upon entering the bore; grooves/lands almost straight on one edge and angled on the other. For some reason...

0000 steel wool is my long-time favorite, but until now I never dared discuss polishing cases by hand with anyone. With CQB's help, I feel much better now.:thumbup::):D Enough better to add that the expensive bronze wool from Brownell's does little, as one might expect. Edited to the more...