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Here’s a quick summary of this week’s blog posts on NWGUN.com – including a complete bill of materials for Dale Miller’s AR-15 build (you asked, so here it is!). I also did a 50,000 mile review of my personal truck (2007 Dodge 2500 w/Cummins) – Check it out! AR-15 Build: Dale Miller’s Precision AR-15 Like […]
One of the things I really enjoy doing with my guy friends is having “open shop night” at Ultimate Reloader. It’s great to do some gunsmithing or other machining, and then crack a cold one with the guys, sit back, and just enjoy the machinery/conversation. Recently, I had the good fortune of inheriting a “dorm […]
It’s Christmas time- that wonderful time of year when we all look forward to exchanging gifts, being together, and hopefully playing in the snow. I did a quick write-up on Christmas gift lists over on NWGUN (What’s on your Christmas list?), but I thought of one more item that I think I will ask for […]
Here’s a quick recap of the blogging activity on NWGUN.com: What’s on your Christmas list? Dude Movie Review: The Best Christmas Gun Movie! Like Revolvers? You Should Get to Know Grant Cunningham 5 Ways to Help Keep Our Outdoor Shooting Areas Open Western Washington Shooters Lose Public Shooting Area Looking for a place to hunt […]
If you’re like me, as soon as you get a new rifle, you start to anticipate reloading for it. There’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of seeing your groups shrink after careful planning and successive batches of reloads. For most of us, there’s a particular rifle cartridge that we tend to reload most frequently. Which […]
In this third installment of the Frankenlöder 9mm Dillon+Hornady+RCBS series, we’ll build on what we talked about in the first post and second post. We’ve seen what it takes to setup the Dillon XL-650 with Hornady 9mm dies, and also modified the drop tube from the RCBS Pistol Bullet Feed kit in order to get […]
Here’s a quick recap of this week’s posts over on NWGUN.com: Smith and Wesson 327 TRR8 – First Shots Kel-Tec PF-9 Range Report – Best Group Yet! 70 Years ago Today: Attack On Pearl Harbor Do you like AR-15s? Check out the complete AR-MPR series! Dude Movie Review: “The Edge” Anthony Hopkins / Alec Baldwin, […]
Hello all- I wanted to let you know about a project that I’m working on. My first eBook! That’s right- in conjunction with Northwest Gun Magazine, I’m putting together a 45 ACP reloading guide book. The idea is to distill for the reader/loader all of the essential information about reloading 45 ACP. This won’t be […]
70 years ago today, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. This event changed the world forever! You can read my write-up on NWGUN.com here! Thanks to all of the Americans that served during WWII! -Gavin
In my previous post, I walked through the process of setting up the Dillon XL-650 to load 9mm Luger ammunition with Hornady pistol dies. In this post, we’ll cover adding a bullet feeder to this setup. What will be unique about this setup will be the fact that we’ll use most of the RCBS pistol […]
My brother-in-law Aaron was recently the victim of a drive-by yard dumping prank. A giant well-aged plastic yard Santa was dumped in his front yard. This occurrence transpired shortly before a trip to the woods shooting with friends. It didn’t take too much creative thought to decide that dear old Santa needed to come along […]
Hello all, just wanted to let you know that I’m working on what will become a Northwest regional publication that’s all about guns, and the key issues that affect shooters in the Northwest. What’s great is that most of the content will be relevant nationally! Here are some of the ideas we have for content […]
I’ve enjoyed interacting with all you on Facebook – it’s nice to have a casual forum to share and “like” things. I just wanted to drop a quick post to tell you all that Ultimate Reloader is now easier than ever to find on Facebook! No one likes typing in long URLs, and pasting long […]
Interested in getting a complete “turn-key” reloading setup geared towards cranking out large quantities of pistol ammo? You may want to check out the new “Ammo Plant” from Hornady! Here’s what’s included in the kit: Lock-N-Load AP Press Lock-N-Load AP Bullet Feeder Lock-N-Load AP Case Feeder Lock-N-Load AP Die Bushing 10 pack Spring Case Retainer […]
Dillon XL-650 Press + Hornady Dies + RCBS Bullet Feeder + Hornady Bullet Feed Die In this multi-part Frankenlöder series, we’ll be using the Dillon XL650 to load 9mm Luger. What’s going to make this scenario interesting is the fact that we’ll be using Hornady dies, including the Hornady 9mm pistol bullet feed die. In […]
There are a lot of great resources available online related to firearms. During a detail strip of my 1911 pistol recently, I found this cool animation that shows how the 1911 pistol functions. The cool thing about it is that you can choose what parts of the pistol are visible, and even toggle some to […]
