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Optimum .30 Caliber Case Capacity for Lead Bullets By John Ardito (This article originally appeared in issue #48, March-April 1984) I started shooting cast bullets in 1973 using a standard .308 Winchester, and if it wasn't for reading Ken Waters "Pet Loads" article in HANDLOADER #44, I would never have heard of the .308X1.5" cartridge. To prove to myself that the .308X1.5"

The RCBS Little Dandy MeasureBy C.E. "Ed" Harris.The RCBS Little Dandy uses interchangeable, drums or rotors which meter a ixed powder charge. The proper rotor is selected in accordance with a table which lists the nominal charge weight thrown by each numbered rotor, using various popular powders. Selection of the rotor should always be done by consulting current published sources of loa

Report from Dan Henk.Piedmont Gun Club hosted its first cast bullet match of the year on 25 February.  Sixteen stalwart competitors travelled from North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, braving the mist, drizzle and occasional rain to shred the x-rings of the Cast Bullet Association (CBA) targets at 100 and 200 yards.  Temperatures through the day remained in the mid 40s

By Jeff Brown.In 2011 I was fortunate enough to be gifted a Martini action rifle barreled in .310 Cadet (Greener).  From day one it proved to be a challenge to get to shoot accurately when burning smokeless powder in brass created from .32-20 cartridge cases.  Everything I read both online and on paper said .32-20 brass could be sized then shortened to suit the .310 chamber pro

Chasing Lee Enfield Accuracy. “Psychiatric admission in 6 easy steps”. By Jeff Brown.There are, in this world, a good many irrefutable truths. For example; “What goes up must come down”; ask a pilot. “There are no bones in tripe”; a butcher will confirm this. “Two wrongs don’t make a right”; I know, I’ve tried. And my all time favourite, “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s