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     IMR 4064, and the .308 Winchester should we wed in Holy Matrimony. If you cannot get a decent grouping with a .308, and 4064 you are a horrible shot! It is a medium burn rate extruded (stick) powder. It has been around for some time, and is one of the best known powders to use for nonmagnum 30 calibers. 

     I personally have used 4064 since I bought my very first 308, and it has been my go to for all my 308's. I use various powders like Varget, IMR 8208XBR, BL-C(2), etc but seems like the 4064 is…

When I built a new precision rifle in .223 Wylde I wanted to try some different powders to get those bug hole groups as I wanted to start match shooting (thanks for ruining that COVID19). I had never used H322 but I figured I would try something new. It is supposed to be a great match powder for 223 so I figured I would give it a shot. I didn't post pictures of the targets because we got hit by a sudden thunderstorm, and they either got ruined or stayed attached to the backstop as we loaded up, and headed…

Now I normally don't venture far from my specific powders, and truly prefer to use the Hodgdon family of powders as they are great powders, but the simplicity of being able to go to their website, and get interactive data for all of their powder for jest about every caliber that exists is useful.

I decided to make a splurge one day on some powder. I didn't need more powder, but I had heard a lot of great things for Bullseye in match revolvers. I didn't own a revolver at the time, but decided to see how it…

Before we carry on lets get the legal mumbo jumbo out of the way.

As a disclaimer I do not know everything about reloading, and do not take what I say as golden. I am sharing my knowledge of reloading. I cannot control how or what you or anyone else reloads, and cannot be held liable for any  injuries. damage, or death caused by you reloading. I always tell people too get at least one good reloading manual, study it, and study it good.

Now I am sure you have accumulated some shotgun hulls for reloading…

I have been talking a lot about how to reload for a shotgun, and the benefits. Now before doing more blogs on how to reload for shotgun I want to share some of my experiences.

I hunt a lot of small game as I am not really supposed to eat store bought food because it screws with my heart. So I depend on my hunting handloads to perform exceptionally. Also when I shoot Handicap Trap or Sporting Clays on a league or a 1 off competition I want to take home the money dang it which in turn means my target loads…

I am sharing about my hunting ammo, and what is behind it. This is not a review or a how to, but the story that came about of how, and why I created the hunting rounds like I did. As I type this I do so with tears in my eyes, but a giant grin on my face. 

In 1996 on November 11th my father was crushed to death in a car accident caused by a wreckless semi-tuck driver. Which at 15 I helped ID his body, and that whole series of events I can remember in great detail. Now it is bad enough that he was killed…

Deer season is coming up, or archery season has started already in some areas. I thought it would be appropriate to review a hunting bullet I have used a lot, and now after seeing what this bullet can do I can't rave about it enough. I will say I cannot personally speak about the off the shelf ammo, as I handload but even if you don't you will get a great idea of what this bullet can do.

I have used Nosler Partitions, and Hornady soft points with success out of my .308 here in Missouri. I was going…

It has been awhile since a blog post or video, but getting back in the swing of it with one of my favorite powders Longshot.

Longshot is a true magnum shotgun powder for 12 gauge. It can be used for high velocity loads, and heavy magnum loads. Here are some of the balisitics provided by Hodgdon for the Federal 2 3/4" Gold Medal hulls. 1 1/4oz of lead can be pushed to 1,495fps, and 1 1/8oz can be pushed to 1,585fps.Which 3" steel shot velocity coming from a 2 3/4" hull with lead.

Now I praise this…

Winchester WSF is a ball powder used in a vast array of 20 gauge loads, and higher velocity 1 1/8 ounce 12 gauge target loads, and 1 1/4 ounce standard loads. WSF actually stands for Winchester Super Field, and you can actually duplicate Winchester Super X 1 1/4 ounce 1,330fps 12 gauge loads with this powder and Winchester AA hulls. It is a fine ball powder that meters greatly. It also has a wide array of applications for handguns. You can purchase it in 1lb containers, 4lb jugs, and 8lb jugs.

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Now this is one I get asked often, and that is "How much stuff should I have saved?"

There are a few things to think about about when discussing this. The main ones are:

*How much do you shoot or plan to shoot?

*What kind of shooting do you or do you plan to do? i.e. plinking, hunting, competition

*How much ammo do you want on hand?

*How much supplies can you safely store?

So now lets see someone answer, and go from there:

*How much do you shoot? I shoot a lot.

*What kind of shooting do you do? I hunt a…