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As promised, here's the blog. I will do a followup article in the future as part of a handloading series:

http://www.americanhunter.org/blogs/annealing

Recently I got burned for the first time on Gunbroker, and it was partially due to some lousy photos. A first-year-production S&W M48 was on the block. I've been jonesing for a .22 WMR Smith for...

Here's my pair of pennies on the subject: http://www.americanhunter.org/blogs/why-i-love-44-special

Thanks to all who replied. In the interest of full disclosure, I have done some annealing, although until yesterday it had been more than three decades. The purposes of my inquiries were to get the...

FWIW: http://www.americanrifleman.org/article.php?id=24011&cat=0&sub=8

Big Horn Armory is about 20 minutes from me. I know the problems it has had regarding a shipment schedule, but I have not...

OK gentlemen, I need some opinions from you learned folks. The subject is case neck annealing.

1. Anneal or not? Why? Is it a question of extracting a few more loads from a case, or can you...

I have the 4-inch M19 that I got for my father almost 40 years ago. Triple Ts. Looks almost unfired--I doubt that he put more than 200 rounds through it. I've probably put no more than 50 rounds...

I noticed a white residue on the brass shotshells, but it comes of easily in my ultrasonic cleaner.

I have tried BlackMZ and found it a bit hotter than black powder, volume-for-volume. In my .44-40s it translates to about 50 to 75 fps more velocity than real black. Now I load it in brass...

Here's my take on the .44-40 WCF--a great cartridge.
http://www.americanhunter.org/blogs/the-other-44

I have both the 4 3/4-inch and 5 1/2-inch barreled FTs. The shorter one has a more-or-less permanent home in my pickup, but for some strange reason the 5 1/2-incher shoots better. I won't publish the...

The Model 60 will recoil more than the Rugers--it's a simple matter of physics; the Rugers are heavier. I have a '70s-vintage Model 60 that I carried for years. It's in semi-retirement now that I...

Like Southpaw72, I'd opt for both, but I understand holding the family together thin. I, too, prefer the .44 for hunting, but I would remind you that when the .357 Magnum was introduced in 1935 Doug...

I have held the '92 that John Wayne used in "Stagecoach." Yakima Canut and Wayne collaborated on the large-loop lever to allow Wayne to twirl it. The barrel was shortened to 15 inches before the NFA...

Here's my take on the Big Horn Armory Model 89 in .500 S&W Magnum: http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/big-horn-armory-model-89-review

FWIW, here's my two pennies: Regarding boolits in tubular magazines, if the meplat of the boolit is larger than the primer diameter, it's safe to shoot in a tubular magazine. If it rests on the...

Well I have a matched pair of consecutively serial numbered SAAs in .44 WCF that I shoot with BP monthly in CAS. I use a brush to get the most of the fouling out, followed by a couple of patches...

Yes, I did check Wikipedia. The only Ned Roberts it had was a soccer player. I'm just looking for a little more than what I have mentioned in order to add something of parallel interest in an article...

Not sure where to post this, but I'll start here. Anyone know where I can find a biography of Major (I think) Ned H. Roberts? About all I know is that he was a ballistician and author of several...

Barring anything within the rifle (ringed barrel, excessive head space and so forth) a careful handloader should be able to put them all into less than 2 inches. I have a cast-bullet-rabbit load for...

If you are sure of the "ballpark" value of the rifles, give Gunbroker a try. Make sure you have a reserve price. If they don't sell there, then Butterfield might be a better option. Before you sign...

As others have stated, shooting a variety of revolvers--the same can be said of any pending gun purchase--will provide you with the best information to make a satisfactory purchase. That said, I'll...

Thanks for the input gentlemen, and you were spot on. It was a case of severe fouling, both powder and lead. I'm guessing there was a lube failure because this is the worst I have seen. Exactly how...

OK, I need to pick your brains...

I was shooting in our local CAS match last Saturday, and things were going well until the third stage when my rifle accuracy went to hades. I mean like missing...

Since I live in the neighborhood, I'll be getting a test sample of the BHA rifle in a couple of weeks. When I finish the T&E I'll post the link.

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