45-70 Government: The Curious Case of Random Recoil

Let me guess; you’ve heard the following quotes before. Probably even in the same conversation: “45-70’s? Nah, doesn’t kick hard at all! No worse than my shotty!” “45-70’s? Ohhh wow… yeah those things will just about rattle my teeth...

32 Ballard Extra Long

For those wondering what a 32 Ballard Extra Long (32 Wesson Extra Long) looks like as mentioned in the previous post; the above picture shows the 32 Long Rifle (black bullet) next to the full length 32 Extra Long.

The 32 Long Rifle Cartridge

The big brother of the world's most popular cartridge; 22LR. If you've found this page, you may already know how difficult it can be making a 32 Long Rifle (32LR) cartridge or even the centerfire version of it. There's...

11x50R Belgian Albini

Today was an attempt at recreating a dummy cartridge in the 150 year old 11x50R Belgian Albini. This antique and long obsolete cartidge is actually very similar to the 11x52R Beaumont cartridge. This shouldn't be too surprising given how...