So where can you find raw pure lead today? RotoMetals handles it, of course for cost. But turns out dentists used to have lead foil in their x-ray films years ago. Some dentists saved their x-ray lead. So this dentist named Bob retired and moved to Tennessee. Before he left, he was clearing his house […]
We’ve already done some work testing fired high brass 12 gauge hulls using the powder coated 1 1/4 oz Russian Paradox slug and 33-34 grains of Longshot powder = 1440fps. They shot into 2″ groups at 50 yards but loosened up the fillings in the back teeth doing so. Let’s retest for more data using […]
Have you ever run into a problem with a firearm you value highly and then had to choose between trying to fix it yourself and sending it to a gunsmith, likely be without it for months? This is a story of what happened to me recently, the novel solution arrived at and a few words […]
In this video I show the testing of a new 540 grain cast bullet for use in my Ruger No. 1 chambered for .45-120. Although the previous load I relied on – a 535 grain Postel-shaped cast – worked well, this new bullet (an “Accurate 45-540W”) with its blunt nose will now be my first […]