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Written by Jeff Brown, this article was published in the Nov/Dec 2010. #208 of the Fouling Shot. Short, fat cartridges are all the rage right now.  Visit any of the major ammunition manufacturer web sites and the latest and greatest in ‘pear shaped’ rifle rounds will be there to feast your eyes on.  These rounds are touted as being more accurate and efficient than their

The follow appeared in the May/June 2003, #232 issue of the Fouling Shot.(Editor’s note: We recently came into possession of some of Frank Marshall’s old notebooks with his writings that “had not seen the light of day.” We have not had a chance to take a complete inventory of them but it looks like there is a couple years worth of material there. Enjoy!)When I wound up with

This article written by Ric Bowman, appeared in the March/April 2000, #144 issue of the Fouling Shot. The US Rifle, Model 1903, popularly known as the Springfield, has passed its glory days. They are not seen on the firing line or in the field very often anymore. While the Springfield action can be made into as fine a sporting rifle as any commercial action made today, most

The wire-patched bullet bridged the black powder and smokeless powder eras by Art Merrill, Prescott Valley, AZ was published in Fouling Shot #177, Sept/Oct 2005. Our continuing search for ever-greater accuracy brings the recognition that every aspect of the rifle, from muzzle to butt plate, is important. But it’s a waste of time to fit the finest barrel to the most meticulously bluepri