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I got an email on Midsouth Shooters Supply blemish bullets today. http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/searchMSS.asp?searchInfo=285-+OEM NCsmitty

If anyone is interested, Wideners has some M48 Mauser rifles for sale, and are not getting any cheaper either. Sooner or later their availability will be exhausted. They are usually good shooters, and 8mm Mauser ammo seems to be reasonably priced and available...

They are offering Tula primers for $79.99 per 5000 and $10 off hazmat fee for 2 cases or 16 lbs of powder. Just through the weekend. http://www.grafs.com/content/index/contentId/22 NCsmitty

This little test may give some insight to some questions that's been asked here about barrel life, and barrel heating. It also may raise more questions in the long run. http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2010/11/how-to-wear-out-a-barrel-in-one-afternoon/ NCsmitty

I was wondering if anyone noticed that Hodgdon is showing a new powder (to me) in some loadings. It's listed as suprform, and a search revealed it might be the powder being used in the Super Performance ammo from Hornady. It seems to provide that in some loads. NCsmitty

After 2 days of welcome rain, the sun came out and started to dry things, and felt like setting up to test 5 more types of 22 rimfire. 10 shots each for a better average, shot through my Marlin 101 single shot. PMC Scoremaster 40gr at the rated standard velocity of 1050fps (printed on the...

I did a few different 22 rimfire chronograph checks through my Marlin M60 stainless SB rifle. There were no attempts to check group size, just velocity on my ProChrono digital @ 10ft. 1-Aguila Super Max 30gr. 5 shots advertised Vel.=1750 fps 1563, 1550, 1455, 1483, 1433 Average-1496...

Just got an email from Remington, and perhaps others already knew, but they are introducing a 1911 Government model handgun. Here's the link that's provided. www.1911r1.com NCsmitty

Remington introduces the 450 Bushmaster in their R-15. www.remington.com/products/firearms/centerfire/model-r-15/model-r-15-450-bushmaster.aspx NCsmitty

Centerfire systems has an email special on 223 ammo. I'm not sure if it's a good deal or not but I thought that I would post it. www.centerfiresystems.com/am223130.aspx?utm_source=streamsend&utm_medium=email&utm_content=6075481&utm_campaign=.223 HP 62GR Available at Centerfire Systems...

I'm not sure if anyone has posted this yet or not. http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/rimfire_rifles/model_597/model_597_vtr.asp NCsmitty

I received this from the NRA. Here's a short snippet of what it's about. Our legislators need to hear from us. NCsmitty

Here's the latest from the headlines today. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7966427.stm NCsmitty

I did a quick chronograph test of 2 30-30 loads with the new 160gr Flex tip bullets on Thursday. Loaded 31.5gr H4895 with the standard crimp die to the cannelure. Loads averaged 2080fps out of the 20" barreled 94 Win. Not tested for accuracy. Second load was 32.5gr of Varget and averaged...

Here's a link to some interesting information on bullet stability and rotational speeds. It even contains a link to a spreadsheet for selecting different situational information for optimizing. http://accurateshooter.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/calculating-bullet-rpm-spin-rates-and-stability/...

Got an email notice today that The Hornady LeveRevolution 30-30 bullets are in limited stock. I sent my order for a box plus other things I had been needing. NCsmitty

Ammoguide, a great source of real world loads is offering some free features by registering as a free member. http://ammoguide.com NCsmitty

I recently posed an email question to Remington, asking if they plan on adding the 260 Rem. to the R-25 line, which to me is a no-brainer. This is the response that I received. Discussion Thread Customer - 08/27/2008 08:05 PM Do you plan on offering the R-25 in the .260 Remington...