Recent content by jgt

I own two blued three screw models built into "Vaqueros" before Ruger came out with them. First one (a 4") was custom done for me by Alan Harton. The second one (a 5&1/2") looks to be done by Alan, but was purchased second hand so I can't say for sure. I have some Ruger built Vaqueros but...

I wish they would have let people "can hunt" grizzer bears and wolves instead of importing them and turning them loose on the rest of the world. That was done for the sole reason to over populate the areas they were released into and deny hunters the number of game animals to hunt. People...

They recommended that I lube my priming system with graphite to help it run smoothly and reduce wear.

If we are forced into using firearms to defend ourselves in the future, I think a lot of people are in for a rude awakening. I believe in that world the loose fitted 1911 with ball ammo is going to be a prized position. The high dollar, put them all into one hole autoloaders (including the...

Different barrels have different groove depths. Let say you have a groove depth of .004 and everything is uniform with no tight spots. In a .429 barrel you could have a .421 gage pass through the barrel. You need to be careful how you use these gauges though, because if they are like mine...

Most of my starting loads will come out with brass all sooty and dirty. I have to get past that point to get to the accurate load. When the groups start to open up again after the accurate load, I have gone past where I want to be. I go back to the accurate load and test that until I get what...

The reason detonation has never been duplicated in a lab is not proof it does not exist. The people that experienced it shot in competition. They shot many, many of these loads that did not detonate. Then one day the right combination of powder position and primer flash came together and...

Don't know, don't care.

I will pitch my hat in this ring on the side of Hondo 44. I don't doubt what 308 Scout claimed to have been his experience. What he is ignoring or ignorant of is past history. In the days when Smith & Wesson model Seventeens and Colt target 38 revolvers were widely used in handgun target...

I have some of the CCI empties and load them from time to time. I started to load with #6 shot and had sorry results. Then went to #9 and still not much better. I have been looking for smaller shot but have not found any so far. When I had only 38 caliber guns I used the wad and gas check...

When you look at your manual's loading data, be sure and look at the footnotes. In most manuals there will be one load listed that had the best accuracy for that load. It may have an asterisk or a star in that row.

If you size the bullets at a thousandth or so larger than barrel groove diameter you would be surprised at how high a velocity they can be fired without leading the barrel. Then there is the afore mentioned plating or even powder coating. I never had any special tool for installing my gas...

Brownell's offers their standard size magna tip screwdrivers in kit form for just the Smith & Wesson with several different size bits. One goes in the end and the rest are meant to be stored in the hollow space in the handle. This hollow space has a threaded twist-on cap. The bits in the kit...

If you call Fermin he will put your mind at ease. You can send him your cylinder and if it needs no reaming he will let you know. If it does he will let you know that also. Call him before trying to do something yourself. He is not expensive.

I too have owned a lot of 22 rifles. I started with a Remington 510 and they are so accurate I never needed but one shot to harvest game. Gave lots of them to other people over the years. I have a couple of the target versions of them with peep sights, 521T I think but too lazy to get them...