February - March 2005 Volume 40, Number
1 ISSN: 0017-7393 Number 233
On the
cover... The Smith & Wesson Performance Center Model 629 Compensated Hunter is set up with a Burris 2-7x scope. The Model 629 Hunter features an 8.75-inch barrel and square butt stocks. Cover photo by Stan Trzoniec.
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Expansion Ratios
Reloader's Press - Dave Scovill
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Kimber Team Match II .38 Special
From the Hip - Brian Pearce
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.450 Adams
Cartridge Board - Gil Sengel
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Pitted Bores
Mike's Shootin' Shack - Mike Venturino
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Accurate 2230-C
Propellant Profiles - R.H. VanDenburg Jr
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Smith & Wesson Performance Center Model 629
State-of-the-Art .44 Magnums Stan Trzoniec
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New Powders in the .264 Winchester Magnum
Can Modern Powders Save the Belted 6.5? John Barsness
Redding Reloading Equipment has recently
acquired Imperial Lubricants from E-Z-Way Systems. Many experienced handloaders are
already...
The Original .30 Short Magnums
Except
when the .30-40 “Krag” was replaced by the .30-06, the history of American
military cartridges has been one of successively smaller cartridges. The .30-06 w...
Hevi-Shot for Predators
The coyote is in
trouble. It’s not that the death rate due to natural causes is escalating, but
fatalities stemming from gunpowder poisoning will likely be on ...
