Some time back I tested three bullets weights from Hornady for the 10mm Auto. You can read about that here. With the variety of ammunition for this caliber, I thought it would be a good idea to try out some different rounds. I secured some more test ammunition and headed back to the range with […]
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Making Good with Range Brass I often hear from other shooters or competitors that they never pick up range brass because they have had too many issues. Being a consumer of range brass with a number of lessons learned I’ve been asked by several friends to write down my routine. Picking up someone else’s spent […]
There is an excellent pdf file circulating the internet titled Dillon vs Lee vs Hornady Or “How I spent my Winter and Then Some” and it is a great comparison to the three presses. I have not been able to find the author so I thought I would provide a link to the pdf file […]
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MP .452″ Bullet Mold review I received a two-cavity .45 caliber mold from MP Molds as a test sample. It came packaged with a top punch for the bullet as well as two different inserts to cast different style cavities for the hollow point. The two different inserts for forming the cavity on the bullet. […]
Your carry pistol should be an extension of yourself. About the only way I know to gain proficiency with your sidearm is practice. Truthfully, practice is not really enough but perfect practice is really what you should go for. With all that perfect practice comes the expense of ammunition, the greatest cost in regular training […]
Hornady Case Feeder, An extra hand at the loading bench. I was able to again meet with Hornady a few years ago at SHOT show in Las Vegas. They have helped me many times in the past by donating Hornady ammunition for our pistol tests so I wanted to thank them personally. After I took […]
Hornady LNL AP progressive press and updated EZ Ject change included It covers the original Hornady L-N-L AP press. Shorty after Hornady updated the ejection system to the EZ-Ject. The details of the EZ-Ject system are at the end of the review but if you have the initial ejection system the original article applies to […]
With the cost of doing business at the range going up every time it rains I decided that casting lead bullets from scrap lead might be worth the endeavor. I spoke with Robert Bank (a member at m1911.org) initially about getting started. We exchanged many emails and spent several hours on the phone getting me […]
