Worksharp Field Sharpener
In the past couple of weeks I’ve been on a cutlery buying binge. I received a nice Amazon gift card for my birthday at the end of May, and among the items I bought was a Work Sharp Field Sharpener. The  Worksharp Field Sharpener  is an impressive little pie...

Turning Components Into Ammo
Over the past few weekends I have been busy turning components into ammunition. I dipped into my stash of empty .38 Special brass and loaded up several different varieties: 50 rounds of 178 Keith semiwadcutters (SWC) on top of 3.8 grains of Unique. 50 round...

Black Powder Shotgun Shells in Brass Cases
Note/Disclaimer: This post contains loading data believed to be
safe in my guns. It may not be safe in yours. Do your own research
before you try this. I'm not responsible if you get hurt or your gun
gets damaged. A couple of weeks ago on Survival Russia...

Emtech ZM-2 Antenna Tuner
Last Saturday I ordered a pre-built Emtech ZM-2 antenna tuner with UHF connectors and it arrived today.  I wanted something a bit smaller and lighter than my LDG YT-100 for use with my Yaesu FT-817ND. Additionally, I wanted a tuner that would work with eith...

More Range Time with the Ruger SR22
My daughter and I hit the range yesterday and brought along "her" Ruger SR22. I put 20 CCI SV rounds through it.  She shot it unsuppressed, so I had her use Remington Golden Bullet high speed brass-plated hollow points. Golden Bullets don't have a very good...

Some More Range Time With the C96 Broomhandle
Yesterday I took my Mauser C96 Broomhandle out to a friend's place and we put another 50 rounds through it. As with the first 100 rounds it ran flawlessly with the Prvi Partizan 7.63 Mauser ammo. Our target was an 8" steel gong from about 15 - 20 yards and ...