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Old magazines. By Jeff Brown The club to which I belong has an aging library dating back to the time the organisation was established.  To younger neophytes a cursory glance over the shelves may register thoughts of viewing a museum rather than a library as in the last 30 years few items have been added.  To older gun/cast bullet cranks the likes of myself t

A decade with a 6.5X52mm Carcano By Jeff Brown   Back in December 2009 I bought a 1941 vintage 6.5X52mm Carcano service rifle.  Originally built at the Italian government arnsenal Fabbrica Armi di Terni (FAT for short) it was then sporterised by Parker Hale in the UK and subsequently sent to the colonies.  To be honest it is not something I would have ev

More Dumpster diving By Jeff Brown Back in April I wrote about some of the waste materials I scavenger and re purpose for cast bullet storage.  See here for more. On a recent trip to the club range I recovered some plastic trays formerly the home to 9x19mm pistol ammo by the good folk at Fiocchi.  Not one to look a gift horse in