William C Chapin

Mark gives the XS Sights Lever Scout Mount a try on the Glenfield 30 with his favorite light .30-30 Winchester cast bullet load.

A bit of 25 yard test shooting with a recently acquired 10" .22LR Thompson/Center Contender barrel.

Trying out a recently purchased Remington Model 700 Classic (1985) chambered in .350 Remington Magnum.

Participating in the 200 Yard Bolt Action Iron Sight class with a recently purchased 1917.

Evaluating brass in a pair of rifles that might make it to an upcoming Military Rifle Shoot.

Trying scope mounting rings and bases for a recently purchased Remington Model 700 Classic (1985) chambered in .350 Remington Magnum.

Impromptu afternoon shooting at Johnson's Mosquito Ranch with the Browning 1885 High Wall

Harvesting the bullet, brass and primer from hand loaded cartridges of unknown origin.

The first range time with a vintage Hungarian pistol that I purchased while visiting my Son at Michigan Tech in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Celebrating 308 Day with one of my favorites! A brief overview of the rifle and a few shots at the range.

Awhile back I modified a single cavity LEE C309-160RN bullet mold by milling off the gas check shank portion - resulting in a plain base bullet that drops at about 130 grains. The powder coated, lubed and sized bullets printed well at 50 yards from my Remington 760 Carbine chambered in .308 Winchester, so it made sense to press the yardage out a bit further.

A pleasant February afternoon evaluating a 30-30 Winchester recipe suggested by Georgiaboy44.

March 3, 2019 - My Dad welds over the hole and pin that permanently attaches the GSL Technology, Inc. QD Muzzle Device to the M4gery 14 1/2" barrel - making it over 16" length.

Mounting the XS Sights Lever Scout Mount requires dressing down the mounting "jackscrew" that fits into the rear sight dovetail.

Informal Tuesday evening indoor range time, trying different front hand positions while shooting the Tippmann M4-22 at 50 feet.

Setting up the .22 LR Tippmann M4-22 to resemble a service rifle by installing a floating handguard tube and a fixed A2 stock.

Primed 45 Auto brass purchased at a recent gun show and second hand cast bullets from an estate make good "budget priced" components for testing the first run of the new Powder Through Expander.

There's been quite a bit of renewed interest in "stepped" expanding inserts for LEE Precision Powder Through Expanding Dies recently. @TinManReloading and I have been discussing some of the previously available and upcoming options - including the inserts that I have made in the past.

I decided to make a carefully fitted seating stem for the LEE 452-200-SWC Cast Bullet.

A pleasant December afternoon with a Model 70 Featherweight that I recently picked up from my Uncle.

The rifle action has been cleaned and reassembled - moving on to preparations for mounting the XS Sights Lever Scout Mount.

While checking the forearm clearance around the XS Sights Lever Scout Mount, I decided to disassemble the action for a good cleaning. This was my first time taking a Marlin apart...

Sometimes the solution is simple - removing the magazine tube releases the pressure from the front cap, and allows the forearm to be lifted free!

Test fitting the XS Sights Lever Scout Mount on the Glenfield 30, and attempting to figure out how to remove the forearm for cleaning. Have a good laugh as I miss the obvious...