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Part two of Ric Bowman's article published in the Nov/Dec 2009 #202 issue of the Fouling Shot. My thoughts on reloading cast bullets for the 32/20This cartridge has been one of my favorites over thelast thirty years and I have loaded thousands of roundsfor revolver and rifle.The basics are the same reloading tasks required forany other small rimmed cartridge. The actuality ofr

This article is written by CBA member, Ric Bowman, and was published in the Sept/Oct 2009, #201 issue of the Fouling Shot.  It started in 1882. One hundred years ago, one of the most popular cartridges around was the 32/20. It was the most popular chambering in the Colt Bisley single action revolver. Winchester made over 127,000 in the Model 1892’s alone, not even

This article appearing in the Sept/Oct 2004 #171 issue of the Fouling Shot, was written by Rupert Wyble of Fallon, NV. I wanted .50-90 performance without black pow­der and at a price that wouldn't break the bank. Even though I have a great fondness for the .50-70 and .50-90, the cases are just too spacious for smokeless powder. It's also a little hard as a retired pe

This article written by CBA member, Ed Harris, appeared in the Sept/Oct 2012 #219 issue of the Fouling Shot.A year or so ago I acquired a very much-used 1894 Winchester .30-30 with a shot out barrel. Factory loads keyholed and I couldn’t get cast loads to shoot acceptably. Back in my NRA days I had a Remington 788 cast bullet silhouette rifle chambered for the wildcat .35/

Written by CBA member Jim Scearcy, this article was published in the Sept/Oct 2010 #207 issue of the Fouling Shot. A few months ago, on a cold winter Saturday morn-ing, I was sitting at the kitchen table planning my day. It was too cold to go to the gun club so I opted for a gun show instead. Three hours later I was on my way back home with a new “project” rifle. 

This article, written by James S. Knowlson, was published in the May/June 2010 #205 issue of the Fouling Shot.Beagling a mould to cast bigger bullets is a great idea from John Goins, a.k.a. “Beagle”. You glue alu-minum foil strips to the faces of the mould block to increase the diameter of the bullet. After you squeeze out all the excess glue, and after casting about fifty bullets

Appearing in the Jan/Feb 2008 #191 issue of the Fouling Shot, this article was written by CBA member Ric Bowman. There really isn’t a reason that the .45 Auto Rim gets so much ink used on it for shooting articles. Other than the US Army Model 1917’s, there were a lot less of them made than .44 Specials or .45 Colts. The other .44/.45’s have higher velocity potentials and with heav

  This article written by Mustafa Curtess appeared in the July/Aug 2000 #146 issue of the Fouling Shot.  (Info on .30-30 Wesson cartridge found here) On the drive home from the 1998 BPCRS Nationals at Raton, NM, nephew Wes Windel, close friend Mark Cox and I conspired to each build a Schuetzen style rifle. We agreed that they would be of an obsolete

Written by Norman F. Johnson, this article appeared in the May/June 1996 #121 issue of the Fouling Shot. In a revolver, the throats are the areas in each cylinder chamber immediately ahead of the portion of the chamber where the brass case rests and into which the bullet projects. If the bullet is sized so that it is a gentle force fit in the throat, all else being equal your accu

Written by Steve Tucker, this article appeared in the Nov/Dec 1999 #142, issue of the Fouling Shot.The 9mm Luger has a reputation for mediocre accuracy with jacketed bullets and a worse reputation with cast bullets. Much of this notoriety is due to the many military and police pistols, most intentionally made loose to guarantee functioning when dirty, and many worn from extensive use.