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My wife and I recently arrived home to find someone parked on the access road to our lake (a state-licensed reservoir). The man treated us to a gobbledygook story about the reservoir being on Federal Lands (which it is not) and being told to meet his "Supervisor" there. We informed him the...

I apologize in advance if this is deemed off-topic, but I couldn't see any other place for it My wife made a cake to take to a church pot-luck luncheon. We had to leave early because of a prior commitment, so our cake carrier stayed behind. I picked up the cake carrier and brought it home...

I have a Charter Arms AR-7 that was bought new in late 1982/early 1983. Apart from the "crinkle coating" flaking off the side panel, it is in fair/good condition. Both the chamber and bore appear to be clear and free of corrosion It functions flawlessly for the first magazine, but after...

Several years ago, I bought a Savage Axis in .223 Remington. I bought a nice Bushnell sight at a closeout and mounted it on the Savage. With the scope in place, it is difficult to manipulate the bolt without banging my fingers on the scope. I have used iron sights on every other rifle I...

I have an RCBS Uniflow Powder measure that I bought second-hand in 1978 or 1979. The Uniflow was still new in the box. I know this since the seller bought it along with equipment when he wanted to get into reloading and stored it in my father's storm cellar. He unexpectedly became a father...

My Grandfather served in World War II (where his legs were crushed) and in Korea (where a mortar fragment took off his kneecap). My Father served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Me; I served in the Army Reserves. Bottom line is that if we intend to make political hay out of someone's...

Those who have spent any time on this site will know that the 5.7mm Johnson (a/k/a .22 Spitfire) round has been my "one-arm man" since I was in my twenties. It is the invention of Col. Melvin Johnson (of Johnson Machine Gun fame) whereby a 30 Carbine case is necked down to either .223 or .224...

I have been reloading since 1977. I began reloading .223 Remington in 1979. I have used the same RCBS Reloader Special press since 1979. I have used the same RCBS dies (standard, not small-base) since 1979. They were last adjusted in 2016 to allow interchangeability between a Savage Axis...

I just used up the last of a can of IMR-4198 I bought in 1982 at Wal-Mart for $6.95. Even at 38 years, it still smelled right, looked right and delivered velocities 96% what it had when it was "young". It felt like I was saying good-bye to an old friend when I set the can down for the last...

The last time I loaded anything other than a handful of 9mm cartridges for immediate use was November 2016. Since then, I retired, moved to another state, rebuilt the loading bench I had as a teenager, unpacked everything and got set up again. I figured I got a little rusty, so I resumed...

After I retired in 2018, I packed up my reloading press, supplies, and components and moved back to the family farm in Arkansas. In 1980, I adjusted my RCBS 223 Remington standard (not small base) reloading dies to a point where they would produce rounds that fit the chambers of my father's...

When I was able to resume reloading after my medically-enforced hiatus, the clerk at the Academy in Frisco, Texas, recommended Hornady Unique Case Lubricant. At about $4 for a small tub, I figured it was worth taking a chance. It took me a while to discover just how little Unique was needed to...

When my father moved to an assisted living apartment, he left behind a Weaver K4 rifle scope. The box says K4, Model 60. My father (now 94) cannot remember when he bought it, but I remember seeing the box as early as 1965, so it must date from then or earlier. Is this still a good scope by...

I am still working on reloading for a 5.7mm Johnson carbine. This is a 30 Carbine case necked down to 22. I bought the dies to form the cases from RCBS. The die set contains a 1) Forming die, 2) Trim Die, and 3) Full-length Sizer. Each of the three dies forms a part of the case shoulder and...

Please excuse the length of this post. I have been attempting to work out a process and a load for the 5.7mm Johnson round (a/k/a 22 Spitfire). The round was developed by Col. Melvin Johnson - of Johnson machine gun fame. A similar round called the 22 Carbine also exists. In either case...

"The National Rifle Association's incoming president has linked school shootings and other violence to using medications such as Ritalin." Read the entire article here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/nra-links-school-violence-ritalin-experts-deny-224138205.html We're quick to point out when the...

I recently bought a large quantity of pulled 9mm jacketed (not plated) bullets. It includes all sorts of weights and all sorts of configurations. A statistically valid sample was measured with a micrometer and found all sample units to be 0.3550 to 0.3552 in diameter. I plan on treating all...

I had never really paid any attention to High Point firearms, but I was in the store the other day just looking at what was in the display case and I saw this misshapen hunk of Zamak. At first I didn't recognize it as a High Point; I just figured it was an import from some country that was just...

...does he have a choice to do anything with it but to make it into 300 Blackout brass? That's kind of where I am. I bought a bunch of damaged 5.56 brass in the hopes I could resurrect much of it without too much trouble. And so far that is turning out to be true. But some necks and...

In February, I placed an order for components from Evergladesammo.com. They sent a shipment confirmation including a USPS tracking number. I tracked the shipment on the USPS website and on the day it was supposed to arrive, it didn't. The next day the USPS website said it was "delayed"...