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By Frank Marshall, Jr., exert from "Speaking Frankly", Frank Marshall Collection.Long range power and accuracy is the realm of the elongated bullet, but the roundball, the long- standard projectile of muzzleloading days, is quite suitable for much practical shooting. Today the roundball is viewed as an anachronism, being relegated to buckskinners who stuff theirs in the other end o

By Steven Hurst, exert from Fouling Shot 143-20. Jan-Feb 2000. When I started loading match cast bullet ammunition for the .45 ACP, I naturally sought out the advice of the top shooters that were rolling their own with home cast slugs. The odds-on favorite bullet was the Hensley and Gibbs #68.  The plain base/bevel base users ran about 50/50, I chose the plain base version and

By Kenneth Mollohan , Fouling Shot 131 Jan-Feb 1998.When I started my series of articles, I promisedto take a crack at some of my own favorite theories. Let me tell you about thetime I discovered what discovered absolutely nothing new or revolutionary. It just showed me what I'd already known. I found that lighter bullets went faster than heavy ones and that cast bullet