Rifle Barrel Copper Fouling: A rifle gets its name from the presence of spiral lands and grooves in the bore called “rifling.” The bullet is forced into the rifling when the cartridge is fired which engrave in and spin the bullet, thereby increasing the rifle’s projectile range and accuracy. Once you have fired a round […]
Shotgun Bore Diameters, Chokes, and Chambers Explained
In this online shotgun guide you will find various articles and technical information on shotguns including; shotgun shells, shotshell reloading, shotgun gunsmithing, shotgun shooting, shotgun hunting, game and choke guides, shotgun buying guide, shotgun versatility and much more. Shotgun Definition: Our modern definition of a shotgun is: A shoulder fired firearm with a smooth bore, […]
Reloading Components: Bullet Manufacturers
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 […]
223 Remington Reloading Data
Written by the late Kim Lockhart, a master gunsmith. 223 Remington Centerfire Rifle Cartridge: The popular 223 Remington centerfire rifle cartridge is a commercial, rimless, bottleneck cartridge case design that is loaded commercially (factory produced ammunition) or reloaded by individual handloaders with various combinations of primer, powder and .224″ diameter bullets. Handloaders can calculate the kinetic […]
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 […]