Bullet Manufacturers: Barnes: Barnes is best known for its legendary components, everything from the lead-core original bullets, to the legendary all-copper X bullet. This company was purchased by Remington Outdoors in 2009. Berger: Berger bullets are high quality precision bullets, engineered and precisely made with very tight tolerances for match grade accuracy. Hawk, Inc.: Hawk […]
Reloading Powder Manufacturers
Alliant smokeless powder: is backed by a century of manufacturing experience and the most exacting quality control procedures in the industry. They check and control chemical composition, the shape and size of powder grains, even the propellants’ density and porosity. Hodgdon Powder Company: Hodgdon Powder offers one of the largest selections of quality propellants for […]
Gun Appraisal Values
Firearm Value: While we don’t do gun appraisal values, we can offer up some resources to give you a head start on your knowledge. We usually like to do our own research, like we did on Josh’s pictured 1903A3 dated to 1943. Appraisal: Blue Book Gun Appraisals: Instant values, information and specs for thousands of […]
7mm Remington Magnum Reloading
Cartridge: The 7mm Remington Magnum centerfire rifle cartridge is a .28″ caliber, belted, bottleneck centerfire rifle cartridge case design that is reloadable with various combinations of primer, powder and .284″ diameter bullets by handloaders. 7mm Remington Magnum Reloading And Cartridge Specifications: 7mm Remington Magnum Cartridge: Bullet Diameter – .284″. Primer Diameter – .210″. Primer Type – Large […]
243 Winchester Reloading Specifications
Cartridge: The 243 Winchester centerfire rifle cartridge is a .24″ caliber, rimless, bottleneck centerfire rifle cartridge case design that is reloadable with various combinations of primer, powder and .243″ diameter bullets by handloaders. 243 Winchester Reloading Specifications: 243 Winchester Cartridge: Bullet Diameter – .243″. Primer Diameter – .210″. Primer Type – Large Rifle. Case Neck Diameter – […]
13 Gunsmith Schools
Gunsmithing Schools: —American Gunsmith Institute American Gunsmithing Institute offers many different video courses on how to repair, clean, and customize many different types of firearms! American Gunsmithing Institute 1325 Imola AvenueWest, Suite 504, Napa, CA 94559 –Ashworth College Ashworth College offers a Gunsmithing Diploma with the instruction taking place online. The college gives students up […]
Shotgun Choke Tubes For Turkey Hunting
Originally, chokes were integral to shotgun barrels and were not interchangeable. Only a few short years ago, the most common turkey choke was the factory full choke. The integral full choked shotgun had an effective range of 30 yards to 40 yards depending on the shot sized used. As turkey hunting pressure increased ranges started […]
Guns For Sale
While we don’t sell firearms, we thought it a good idea to compile a list of some of the online vendors where guns can be purchased. Of course, guns bought online need to be shipped to an FFL Dealer with the proper paperwork done. Firearms For Sale: Sportsmans Guide: They claim to have the guaranteed […]
Firearm Wholesalers
Here is a list of firearms wholesalers: Amchar: AmChar has delivery trucks that covers the north east USA for the bulk items such as lead shot, safes and more. Bangers: We are a top-tier customer of Remington, Smith & Wesson, Colt, Beretta, Browning, Leupold and many other quality manufacturers of shooting sports equipment. Camfour: Our […]
How to Make Gunpowder [Blackpowder] For Your Muzzle Loader
How to Make High Quality Black Powder: Mixing proportions by weight are 75% potassium nitrate, 15% charcoal, and 10% sulfur. Potassium nitrate, sulfur, and carbon react together to form nitrogen and carbon dioxide gases, these expanding gases provide the propelling action for projectiles. Did you know that brown charcoal makes the best black powder and […]