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‹ First < 4 5 6 7 8 > Last ›SCOPE MOUNTING GUIDE PART THREE: ALL SCOPED UP
MARK CAMOCCIO provides some troubleshooting tips in the final part of setting up the scope IN THE previous articles, I`ve dealt with the general procedures for setting up a scope correctly within the mounts, then zeroing the rifle. In this final piece, I'll touch ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: DESIGN OVER COST
LAURIE HOLLAND realises how costly his project to build a tube gun is set to be - but results, he hopes, will justify it all LAST MONTH I covered the principles behind tube guns, so it's time to look at the Competition Shooting Stuff (CSS) B1 single-shot rifle ... Read Full Article
AMMUNITION DEVELOPMENT: HIGH VELOCITY
ROGER BAKER continues his journey through the evolution of interesting guns and calibres, this month concentrating on ammunition development IN PART one last month we concluded by briefly exploring the requirements for 300yd loads. However, this performance involves ... Read Full Article
HANDLOADING PART THREE: TO INFINITY AND BEYOND
LAURIE HOLLAND looks at drag-curve-based ballistic coefficients in the final part of his review of Sierra's Infinity V6 programme I'll finish off my examination of Infinity and the ballistics programme results by looking at problems caused by G1 drag-curve-based ... Read Full Article
TARGET RIFLE BASICS PART TWO: TELL THEM WHAT YOU HAVE TOLD THEM
CHRIS WHITE highlights the importance of alignment and head position for TR shooters In the August issue we reminded ourselves of how the sling takes the weight of the rifle (Target Rifle Basics, p.65). Correct use of the sling is fundamental to successful shooting. ... Read Full Article
SPORTS STARS: THE .38 S&W;SPECIAL and .357 MAGNUM
LAURIE HOLLAND on two cartridges greatly influenced by the introduction of the car - and prohibition These related cartridges formed one of the great success stories of the 20th century and are still going strong, even though the American law enforcement role ... Read Full Article
SCOPE MOUNTING GUIDE: ALL SCOPED UP PART TWO
Here's MARK CAMOCCIO with a basic guide to zeroing the scope THE TERM ‘zeroing' means to set the scope up so that the impact point of the projectile falls directly behind the main intersection of the scope's cross-hair or reticle. In other words: what you ... Read Full Article
SPECIAL FEATURE: PART THREE UNDER PRESSURE
In the final part of this special feature on handloading presses, LAURIE HOLLAND looks at turret and progressive models Finishing this review off, we have a couple more turret models to look at before moving onto progressives. While the Redding T7 conforms to ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: A WHAT GUN?
LAURIE HOLLAND begins a project to build a tube gun, starting with a look at the philosophy behind this concept WHEN PRODUCING their foodie masterpieces, television's aspiring Masterchefs start with the best recipe they can find, select the finest ingredients ... Read Full Article
PRODUCT TEST: PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
It's claimed that the Dryfire training aid will improve your shooting. RICHARD ATKINS visits dealer Just Cartridges to put the system to the test THIS WAS not my first experience of the Dryfire concept, as I'd seen it demonstrated some years previously. It looked ... Read Full Article
SHOTGUN REVIEW: SPECIAL EFFECTS
The Yildiz Special's good looks, excellent features and impressive performance make it great value, says RICHARD ATKINS THERE IS certainly no shortage of choice in today's over-and-under shotgun market, with a wide selection of models and types from both established ... Read Full Article
TARGET RIFLE BASICS: UNRESOLVED ISSUES
CHRIS WHITE attended the 2008 NRA Imperial Meeting - and found that some problems arose ZAINAL ABIDIN Md Zain of Malaysia took the Queen's this year with a well-deserved 294 and 36 Vs ex-300, two Vs ahead of Jane Messer and Paul Kent. However, the Imperial Meeting ... Read Full Article
REVOLVER REVIVAL: EAST MEETS WEST
ROGER BAKER with the first of a series on the evolution of some interesting guns and calibres: this month, the .45 Colt This series of articles will lead you through the Russian aristocracy and a Wild West celebrity, until we reach Freedom Arms and its astonishing ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM
Derek Landers on the .45/70 Government: a truly classic calibre all the way from Little Big Horn to a range near you Mention the .45/70 calibre and it is likely that the conversation will eventually turn to one, or both, of two subjects: buffalo hunting and ... Read Full Article
SPORTS STARS: THE WSSMs (WINCHESTER SUPER-SHORT MAGNUMS)
LAURIE HOLLAND's on steroids - oh no, sorry, he's investigating the so-called ‘PPCs on steroids' I recently featured the WSMs, which give magnum performance from .308W length designs and are employed in rifles with short, stiff actions. Winchester tried ... Read Full Article
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