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Badger Ridge Industries Rem. 700ML Conversion: Making a Better Rifle

New Life For the Old Remington Muzzle Loader By Tom Hood From 1996 until 2004 Remington manufactured and sold a muzzle-loader based on their venerable 700. The muzzle-loader was called the 700ML (and...

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A Look at AR Pistol Ballistics

When I was still in high school, I decided not to buy a used Colt AR-15 because it rattled and looked awkward with its carry handle sights. Not my best day as a gun maven. Flash forward thirty years...

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N203B in 5.56 NATO: Phase II (With a Slight Detour)

By Kevin Newberry      Kevin continues his quest for ultimate accuracy using heavy .224 bullets and Norma 203B.   I say detour because there have been a few interesting developments since I wrote Phase...

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.223 Rem: Loading For Big Varmints

Repeatability is the most important aspect of good down range performance. By Vernon Smith        Well I was asked by Rob Behr at Ramshot to write an article about reloading for varmints and invasive...

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New Powders go after Varmints

By Jim Waddell They are being marketed as LT-32 and LT-30.  These two powders were released to the public during the past two years and both have already won several benchrest matches proving they are...

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Tips on Forming the .17 Ackley Hornet

Forming 17AH Brass from 22 Hornets By Alex Clarke  Sitting here at my desk wondering how to pass some of the cleanups for mistakes I’ve made in forming  17AH brass from 22 Hornet brass essentially has...

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Handloading the 17 Ackley Hornet

Cooper Arms M38 Custom Classic. Handloading the 17 Ackley Hornet By Alex Clarke Click Here to download data for the 17 AH.  17 Ackley Hornet Loads Last week I wrote about forming the .17 Ackley Hornet,...

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New Data for the .223 Remington and 5.56 NATO

Here is the newest data from our lab.   The .223 Remington:  LoadGuide-223Rem-update7-8-15 5.56 NATO:  LoadGuide-5.56x45MM-update7-8-15    

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The .38 Special: Still Fighting

Vintage Norman Rockwell recalls a simpler time and a friendly officer armed with the .38 Special. By Jim Waddell It’s still here.  The .38 Special is not only not dead, it’s beginning to resurge in...

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Taming a Dangerous Game Rifle

HOLLAND & HOLLAND’S EVERGREEN 375 BELTED RIMLESS MAGNUM EXPRESS (AND HOW TO MASTER IT).    By John Noak             The above (and original) moniker of the .375 H&H practically commands you to...

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.223 Rem. Heavyweights: Part Two

By Tom Badham Synopsis: Using AA 2230 in a 26 in. barreled with one in nine twist, long chambered 223 Remington Savage BVSS Model 10, I tested 55 gr. Hornady VMAX HPFB, 60 gr. Hornady HPFB, 68 gr....

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Handloading For Prepper’s

By Bart Herr Over the last several years, the American shooting public has been introduced to scarcity on a scale that hasn’t been seen since the Second World War.  With feelings running high against a...

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A Dangerous Mismatch

The .300 Blackout and the .223 Rem. can be a dangerous mismatch The .300 Blackout is a perfect fit in the AR-15, using the same bolt and magazine as the more common .223/5.56 models.  With a lack of...

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Badger Ridge Industries Rem. 700ML Conversion: Making a Better Rifle

New Life For the Old Remington Muzzle Loader By Tom Hood From 1996 until 2004 Remington manufactured and sold a muzzle-loader based on their venerable 700. The muzzle-loader was called the 700ML (and...

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The .277 Wolverine: Birth of a Wildcat

One of the major goals has been to come up with something that is a significant boost in performance over the 5.56, but requires the least amount of proprietary hardware to make it work.  Enter the...

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Making the Hornet Sting

It was a Winchester Model 54 .22 Hornet. There had been holes drilled all over the left side of the receiver where previous owner(s) had at one time installed a Lyman type peep sight and then at some...

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Shotshells for your Handgun

Anyone who hates snakes as much as I do will tell you that those CCI shot loads for pistols are useful items. The only real problem with them is that they cost about a buck a round. The good news is...

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New Data for the .223 Remington and 5.56 NATO

Here is the newest data from our lab.   The .223 Remington:  LoadGuide-223Rem-update7-8-15 5.56 NATO:  LoadGuide-5.56x45MM-update7-8-15    

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Blackhorn 209 in Bottlenecks

By Bob Shell. In the past, I have used this propellant in applications that it wasn’t designed for. It is a type of black powder substitute for some but not all black powder weapons. Since it is hard...

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LOADING FOR THE .32 WINCHESTER SPECIAL

By Jim Waddell My affinity for calibers that have gone the way of the abacus and 8-track tapes continues with a review of this old cartridge.  I previously covered oldies such as the .22 Hornet, the...

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