Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2020 i Shooting Times

The Sixgun Superstars’ Favorite JUST A WORD OF THANKS REGARDING THE ARTICLE ON THE SMITH & Wesson Model 57 .41 Magnum written by Payton Miller in the July issue. It’s been years since I read an article on this handgun. I’ve owned my revolver since 1980, and recently it’s been hard to find ammo for this classic handgun. Keep up the great work and, again, thanks for the specs, ammo, history, and general information on this classic handgun. Mario Noe Ramirez Via email This and That Shooting Times is by far the best firearms magazine. I eagerly look forward to each issue, and I would like to make a couple comments about the July issue. In the “Readers Speak Out” section, about the Colt Python, I found the list of…

IN THE MID-1950S MY GRANDFATHER—MONTANA Circuit Judge, drunkard, fly-fishing savant, womanizer, and adventurer—purchased a new Remington Model 572 Fieldmaster .22 rimfire. He died of lung cancer when I was two, but I grew up with that rifle. Reliable, accurate, and fast-shooting, it served me well on small game and in the informal matches my pals and I held. My twin brother now has the scarred-up little pump gun, but when one showed here up at a local gunshop, I snapped it up. It’s in better shape, cosmetically, than my grandfather’s rifle and has a nice, rich walnut stock. Introduced in 1954, the Model 572 replaced the earlier, top-ejection Model 121. Because the 572 has a solid top, it’s easier to mount a scope on it, and the side ejection doesn’t…

SPECIALTY FIREARMS VARY IN SIZE AND shape, depending on their intended uses. Chassis rifles, short-barreled ARs, classic sporters, they’re all available. Seldom is one specialized version designed for one purpose also suitable for many others. A “one size fits all” approach is far from ideal. Those hardy souls who trudge over high mountains and rough country for hours searching for a 40-inch ram or a 360-inch bull elk may carry their iron for many miles and shoot it only once or twice when the opportunity finally presents itself. The rifle must be absolutely reliable, chambered for an accurate and powerful cartridge, and lightweight—the lighter, the better. Enter Kimber’s Mountain Ascent rifle, a highly specialized gun made especially for this select group of hunters. It fits all of the aforementioned criteria…

THE BUSHNELL PRIME 3-12X 40MM RIFLESCOPE IS NOT the company’s newest offering, but it is a relatively lightweight (17 ounces) and short (12 inches) scope that I think perfectly complements the new compact Remington Model Seven Mossy Oak Bottomlands rifle I reviewed on page 54. The scope’s optics are crystal clear, and the 0.25-MOA click adjustments work just as advertised. The elevation turret comes with a ring graduated in MOA. But get this: My scope came with six additional BDC rings that I’ll call “trajectory dials” for different loads. Three of the dials are calibrated for various loads for in-line muzzleloaders by pellet weight and number and sabot weight, i.e., 250-, 300-, and 350-grain projectiles and two or three 50-grain pellets. The other three dials are for .17 HMR, .22…

Frankford Arsenal Pile Driver Bullet Puller FRANKFORD ARSENAL’S NEW PILE DRIVER BULLET PULLER IS DESIGNED TO mount to a wall or to your workbench. Its easy-lever design uses spring power to pull bullets from cartridges up to the .30-06, and an additional carrier can accommodate cartridges up to the .338 Lapua. The pulled bullets and loose powder are conveniently captured in the included trap, or they can be routed through an attached tube connected by an optional barbed fitting. MSRP: $59.99 frankfordarsenal.com Winchester Handloading Components Winchester Ammunition is expanding offerings in its component lines, including USA Ready match-grade primers, .350 Legend cases and bullets, .450 Bushmaster cases, and 6.5 Creedmoor bullets. In addition, Winchester component pistol and rifle bullets in 500-count packages are now provided in sturdy, stackable cardboard boxes,…

I RECENTLY RECEIVED A READER’S QUESTION asking: “Whatever happened to the ‘police load’ of a 200-grain lead RN for the .38 Special?” The question brought up complicated matters of terminal ballistics, market pressures, and manufacturing constraints that are still valid today. And it presents a broader issue: why we test. Before the 1960s, there were few factory loads for .38 Special. We had the ubiquitous 158-grainers at two velocity levels and sporting either a lead RN bullet or a metal-capped bullet. There was the 148-grain full wadcutter for paper targets. And there was the 200-grain LRN; Winchester-Western boxes for this bore the moniker “Super Police,” as shown on the box in the above photograph. Until the 1970s, the only terminal performance information was typically represented in ammo catalogs by penetration…

A UNIQUE SUBSET OF LIGHTWEIGHT GUNS WITH SHORT BARRELS, SYN- thetic stocks, and perhaps a threaded muzzle has carved out a unique niche of its own in the rifle world. These specialized guns are generally made to be carried a lot and shot only occasionally, but they have to provide game-getting accuracy. A prime example of this genre of rifles is a new version of the Remington Model Seven called Mossy Oak Bottomlands. I’ll call it the MOB for short. The MOB is highly specialized to meet the criteria of hunters who engage in long treks across difficult terrain in pursuit of their game and want to be able to make a precisely placed shot when their game is in range. It is chambered for 6.5 Creedmoor, .300 Blackout, and…

FOR YEARS, I READ STORIES OF HOW THE WALKER Colt changed the Texas frontier and transformed fighting on horseback. Its six-shot cylinder gave a Texas Ranger unprecedented firepower, and its .45-caliber ball carried power to disable man and beast. Weighing almost five pounds, it was the last of the great “horse pistols” as well as the first of the great revolvers. This is all very well, and when you read it quickly, it sounds pretty easy: Drop the powder into the chamber, put a ball on top, ram it home. When the chambers are charged, put a percussion cap on each nipple and you’re ready to go. It has been my long experience that storytellers—especially those who spin yarns about the West—glorify some things and gloss over others. One of…

Hunting Handloads for 6.5 PRC? Q:I WANT TO START HANDLOADING FOR MY 6.5 PRC BOLT- action rifle, and I’d like to begin with some proven big-game-hunting loads. Can your experts give me a few loads that have worked well in their rifles? Sam Benson Via email A: You bet! Here are a half-dozen 6.5 PRC handloads from some recent articles in Shooting Times and our special publications. Joel J. Hutchcroft Remington Model Seven Calibers? Q: I’ve always been enamored with the compact little Remington Model Seven bolt-action rifle. I’ve hankered for one chambered in 6mm Remington for most of my adult life. What other calibers has the little carbine been offered in? Jim King Via email A: Great timing with your question, sir, because when I was writing my Quick…

TOWNSEND WHELEN (1877–1961) WAS ONE OF the most knowledgeable and respected outdoorsmen and riflemen that ever put pen to paper. His book entitled Why Not Load Your Own! was written nearly 65 years ago. It clearly and concisely presented the many benefits of “rolling your own” ammunition. Whelen emphasized how much money a reloader could save and touted the almost certain opportunity to improve ballistic performance compared to factory ammo. Compared to today, relatively few metallic cartridges were available in those days. The most popular included the .30-06, .30-30, and .270 Winchester. The .257 Roberts, .300 Savage, .300 H&H Magnum, and .35 Remington were also pretty popular. There were only two widely popular handgun cartridges: .38 Special and .45 ACP. A few hardy souls owned revolvers chambered for the .357…

BORN HARVEY ALEXANDER LOGAN IN IOWA IN 1867, Kid Curry was involved in so many shootouts that his life of crime seems like a made-up tale. Stories of his escapades abound. He eluded capture countless times, escaped from jail on more than one occasion, and killed as many as 30 men. Plus, enough mystery surrounds his last days that some say he even escaped death. Kid Curry got his nickname after moving to Missouri and then Texas with his three brothers following their mother’s death in 1876. In Texas he fell in with a rascal named “Flat Nose” George Curry, and he took Curry’s last name for his own. So did his brothers. Kid was a law-abiding ranch hand until 1883, although he liked booze and brothels. Legend has it…