I own one of the early rifles chambered for 7x57, manufactured by DWM in 1893.Love it!!!!Still a great shooter.  Fantastic caliber and great all-...

I am a firm believer in Kenwood.  They have never let me down.

Slugs have their uses, but I think for the most part SSG or bigger is best for home defense and security company ammo.The smallest I would feel comfor...

I also own two pre-B's and they both have half cock notches in the hammer.  A close friend of mine with a 1987 CZ85 also does have a half co...

If a CZ75 preB is  partially cocked then the half-cock will catch it and prevent firing.  I am afraid your friend's CZ75 has either bee...

Never carry on half-cock.Carry it one-up, hammer down.  First shot double action.THENSave up for something better as the 7.65 is a little low on ...

I used to do some fire forming with my 7x57 using a load of 10 grains MP200 and adding some tissue paper on top of that.  Filled with mielie meel...

I find that the stick-on wheel weights which are actually made of lead (Pb) can only be used for muzzle loaders.  In fact, they are so soft that ...

The easiest way to check head spacing is to take the rifle to a gunsmith and test the chamber with  go /no-go gauges. Quick and easy, but might c...

I stand corrected then.Maybe I should test my SWC cast bullets I use for my 38Spl in my 357 Mag and see if I still get decent accuracy.Using cast lead...

Yip, about 1800 ft/sec seems to be the upper velocity limit of lead / PC bullets.This is the velocity I get from my 357 Magnum rounds when firing out ...

Setting up the sizing die according to the above procedure eliminated the cracked cases I got from my 7x57mm and increased accuracy.