by tinker1066 | Jan 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Another early evening trip to Champion Arms shooting range in Kent, WA. A bit of test shooting, some practice and drills. A good time overall, but not without issues… Issue number one, I used the bullseye targets they print on-site, and I don’t know if...
by tinker1066 | Dec 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
.251 TCR is about to be listed on Ammoguide.com, and this prompted me to take a closer look at loaded case dimensions. The case diameter is actually .272, not .275; the chamber is reamed to .275 however. The case does not taper, as you can see in the cutaway. A word...
by tinker1066 | Dec 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
.38 S&W normally takes a bullet in the .359-.362 diameter range. My S&W slugged at .361″, and lately I’ve been using swaged 125gr./.361 wadcutters with great success… but not everyone can swage their own bullets, so yesterday I tried an...
by tinker1066 | Dec 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Custom Taurus Falcon .38, target is rapidfire and double-taps at seven yards. Some days you go to the range for fun. Some days you go to the range because you just have to shoot something, and paper is the safest alternative. Some days, well, you got stuff you need to...
by tinker1066 | Dec 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
L.C. Smith hammerless 12-gauge, grade No.0 Perusing the Shelves at Pinto’s Guns I came across an L.C. Smith 12-gauge double. It looked pretty bad; it had been liberally slathered with shellac at some point- metalwork, wood, everything, presumably to protect it...
