Custom Colt Trooper

Some friends came in over the weekend to shoot and one of them brought in this revolver that belongs to his Grandfather. A worked over and slightly customized Colt Trooper in .357 Mag. He carried it in his career as a police Detective in Louisville, Ky. The grips feel the hand very well. It wasContinue reading “Custom Colt Trooper”

The 9x23MM

The 9×23 is one of those rounds quickly being forgotten with time. The idea was to offer up a round designed to win the various action handgun competitions. The case was stronger than the .38 super and so it can operate at higher pressures. It did away with the semi rimmed case of the superContinue reading “The 9x23MM”

The .220 Russian

The 220 Russian isn’t heard of much anymore because it gave birth to something that took the case and turned it into something so good.

Remember these?

While over at Brady’s the other day I was bemoaning my drastically depleted stocks of 16 gauge ammo after last year’s slaughter-rama squirrel season. He gave me this old box of ACTIV he’d reloaded who knows how long ago. ACTIV was a big thing back int he day for a few minutes. I have heardContinue reading “Remember these?”