RELOADING – Page 3 – 24HOURCAMPFIRE

BULLET PULL

“Bullet pull” is the usual term for how much force is required for a bullet to leave the neck of the case, which can have a major effect on …

A lot of recovered bullets are the result of severely angling shots. The 168 TSX was recovered from a Sonora mule deer shot as it ran almost directly away, the 180 E-Tip from a quartering-on bull elk.

BULLET INFORMATION FROM HUNTING NOTES

I started taking notes on all my big game hunting in 1970, when the details of the dozen animals not recorded (my first was taken in 1966) still remained fresh in my much younger mind. Today stuff has to be written down within a day or two, and …

SMALL RODENT RIFLES

A Classic Campfire Crew gathers in Montana for a varmint shoot.

Powder from this load is a double-base spherical powder. Western Cartridge Co. pioneered it in 1933.

THE POWDER BEHIND THE BALL

Gunpowder dates to the 13th century. It’s cleaner, stronger, more efficient now. And more complex.

HANDLOADING FOR LONG-RANGE SHOOTING

The satisfaction of hitting a target at long range with a bullet is as pleasurable today as when I was a barefoot boy and threw a well placed rock down by the creek. But instead of …

ANNEALING CASES

Omitting or deciding against annealing can be a costly shortcut. You may never have to anneal a case, but if you do, …