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SAAAWEET PIECE! Ruger got it right. Exceptional wood to metal fit, very fine machining/ polishing of all parts, and pretty slick right outta the box. Trigger needs work. Gotta be something... I put a 1.5x Burris on and with 158 gr Federal American Eagle soft points, she shoots! Likes a couple...

Grandson number 5! Born this day, 7lbs 2 oz 19 inches. Momma ( Baby Girl) and little Dalton are healthy and well. The LORD is GOOD! Gonna need more rifles...

My muzzleloader needs, being fully met in my current collection, I've dabbled in breechloaders. I just added a Ruger Marlin 1894 Classic in .357 Magnum. Gotta say, the quality of machining, fit and finish is superior to the original JMs I've seen and owned. Ruger REALLY got this right! I put a...

About the only thing about Boop, my Remington 760 (.35 Remington), I don't find myself too fond of is her trigger. It's not terrible, but it doesn't help either and there have been times when it was a distraction. Inconsistent and gritty. I decided to get a Timney spring and sear kit. The kit is...

My Remington 760,.35 Remington ( Boop) has a little sister. Got this Remington Model 121 ( E ZZ barrel code = November 1953)at Cabelas in Hamburg Pa today. $400 o.t.d. Except for some very minor finish defects by the muzzle, she's extremely clean. Very little wear, even on operating surfaces...

Hi Y'all For a while now(!) you've heard me extol the virtues of modest powered loads and pushing jacketed handgun bullets past their normal velocity envelopes. Mostly I've praised the Hornady XTP's, and rightly so. I have also mentioned the Winchester 230 grain j.h.p. I found some recovered...

Aced my N.Y. hunter safety course and Dad bought me the Montgomery Ward version of the Mossberg 46A. 22 caliber rifle. Mom pitched a FIT! Thought she was gonna divorce him for sure! She was certain I'd kill myself with it. Thanks Mom! As time passed, I came to fancy myself an amateur gunsmith...

The LORD smiled on me today! Got a fine shed antler buck with Ol' Boop. 75 yard offhand shot. Gave him a 200 grain Core Lokt, quartering to ( boy do i LIKE those quartering shots!) he spun and ran for the fence hole. Tried to jump, bounced off and backflipped over the tiller(?). Got a bit...

Got this beauty at Dixon's today. For $1! I've heard of these, but never saw one before. It's all there, and the manual is a nice bonus! Not sure if I'll ever use it, but its a fine addition to my " Hunter Memorabilia " collection. I'd love a trip back to the " Golden Age" of American deer...

After much prayer and contemplation, I decided to get a cat. Been on my own for almost two years and I sorely needed company. She's about 2 years old. The shelter named her Blossom, but I think I can do better. She likes my bear rug!

The good LORD graciously sent me a 9 pointer Monday! Boop, my 760 .35 Remington, got it DONE! My first buck in 8 years, and Boop's first ever. My buddy and I spotted him running a fence line, in 35 mph wind, at 391 yards. I got in position while bud tried to move him back my way. No dice. He cut...

With the surge in states and or special regulations areas allowing straight wall cartridges, will this severely impact the development, sales and use of inline muzzleloaders? I never used to see inlines on the used rack like Im seeing now. I know of a few who have put up their frontstuffers in...

In n.i.b. condition, at Cabelas for a silly good price. Couldn't pass. Her bolt throw is new stiff and I had to get hardened cosmoline out of the bore and action. She has both the Alexandria VA and Manchester England addresses and the date code, found between the holes for mounting an aperture...

My .50 percussion Hawken, that is. Found out my rod and gun club allows members to hunt their 268 acres. I asked the range safety officer " Where do folk go?" He said " Over there" so I went " over there". Walked in MAYBE 60 yards and up pops a happy meal at about 40 yards. Broadside and staring...

Ok. Same loads and very different results. Given the larger vent vs nipple apertures, I expect some velocity loss in the flintlock. And got it. Both Renegades are flintlocks. Bore smoothness/ ram pressure also makes a difference. Here's the details. Charges are 70 grains of 3f Swiss, the sabots...

Results were... odd? I used my usual charge of 70 grains of 3f Swiss, and 200, 230 and 250 grain XTPs in Harvester crush rib sabots. The 200s went 1523 fps with a high/ low of 14 fps. The 230s went 1448 fps with a high/ low of 14 fps The 250s went 1407 fps with a high/low of 7 fps. Definitely...

208 pieces. Hornady-40 unfired. Remington- 73 Winchester- 53 Federal-42 All are deprimed and sized, but not tumbled. None are corroded. $70 plus shipping takes the bunch. Not looking to split them up. Thanks!

My .50 T/C Hawken got dirty today. 87° with 70% humidity. Ugh... But it's my experience muzzleloaders shoot quite well in " less than optimal" weather. My one flint Renegade shot her best groups when the humidity was so high, the pan was wet between shots. Go figgr... Anyway. 3 rounders at 100...

But for SUCH a GOOD reason. Back in 1976, after passing my N.Y. Hunter Ed course, with a perfect score, my Dad took me to a local gunshop and bought me a rifle. We actually got to test fire it out the shop's back door if you can believe that! It was a Western Field Model 1, better known as a...

Went to Cabelas and bought a pewter finished Marlin 336SC in .35 Remington, with some interesting stock work... for the purpose of taking the pristine Redfield 70 receiver and higher Lyman front sight for my super nice 336SC. 30-30. Ummm... The bore of the .35 looked fuzzy, and I fully expected...