Well, I spent a little more time with the JHPs and the notching die tonight. My first efforts came out strange/weird and all sorts of variations.


Got a little advice from the guy who makes my dies and did some more experimenting with settings tonight, and I'm pretty happy with what I've got. These bullets are starting to look a lot like Winchester Black Talons! (Except without the...

if you haven't yet you need to contact your elected officials and let them know they should not rush to pass laws as a reaction to the AZ shooting. below is an email I've sent to my congressmen and am planning to send to my state government as well. you may notice most of my last blog entry is used in the message.

Dear sir, thank you for taking the time to read this message, I realize you must be very busy. I'm writing this in response to the recent tragic shooting in Arizona. I know...

This coming January 22nd, will mark the thirty-eighth anniversary of the the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in the case of Roe v. Wade. And despite of the media's attempt to elevate the anniversary date to red-letter status, the country is still sharply divided over the Court's decision. In fact, the number one question looming over any nominee to sit on the Supreme Court, well, any nominee by a Republican administration, is "how will they rule regarding Roe v. Wade?"

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Before I start, let there be no misunderstanding; what happened to the people of Arizona over the weekend was an unmitigated tragedy. A horrible person did a horrible thing, and I feel for every single person whose life was ended, altered, and disrupted by this event. I disagree with some of those people politically, but I wished them no ill personally.

That little girl, in particular, is a heartbreaker.

The shooting was monstrous, the shooter is a monster, and...

One of the more recent entries into the concealed carry market, and certainly among the more affordable, is Ruger’s SR9C. It is a semi-compact version of their SR9 9X19mm pistol released a year ago this January. Real world pricing on the SR9C is in the $400-425 range before taxes and related fees. I have always had good luck with Ruger semi-auto handguns be it my MKII or the P89 I got for my father a number of years...