Recently (the past few years, really) I've been increasingly interested in traditional things. Woodworking with hand tools, folk music of various types, acoustic instruments, classical french cooking techniques, hobby farming, untreated 100% cotton/wool clothing, full-grain leather goods, and I've become more and more disgusted with disposable ( Read more... )

I feel like I've been going into too much detail about the little things in my previous articles so I'm going to try to keep this one simple ( Read more... )

Now that we've discussed cartridges at some length I thought it would be appropriate to move on to the rifles in which they are used. Specifically, this post will relate to the various different modern rifle actions that currently enjoy widespread availability. These include the bolt, lever, auto-loading, pump, falling block, and break-open ( Read more... )

When most people talk about the power of a cartridge they are trying to quantify its effectiveness on game. This is a daunting task, and as of yet there is no universally accepted method of determining the relative power of different cartridges. The most commonly used trait is kinetic energy, which is very useful for comparing bullets of ( Read more... )

Often you will hear people say that a certain cartridge is flat shooting, or will say something about the "point blank" range of some cartridge or another. What they are trying to describe depends upon the velocity at which the bullet travels once it has left the barrel of the gun, and the path it travels on its way to its destination ( Read more... )

In my last post I briefly mentioned that the diameter of the bullet is partly responsible for determining the name of a cartridge. Specifically, this is referred to as being the caliber of the cartridge, and can be measured either in inches or millimeters. Other conventions that are used in naming cartridges include the year it was introduced, ( Read more... )

The invention of the metallic cartridge marked the beginning of the modern era of firearms, and so, I feel it is the logical place to start. Generally speaking, a cartridge, also called a round, consists of a metallic case which contains a bullet, powder, and a primer. I should clarify that this specifically applies to rifle and pistol ammunition ( Read more... )

Recently I've been feeling distinctly outdoorsy. Thus, I present to you, my loyal fans, the first of what will almost certainly be a long and rambling, more or less uninteresting series of posts on the topic of physics, optics, and chemistry. You know, redneck stuff ( Read more... )

The problem with guns always seems to be the people who own them. I just don't understand the casual way some of them talk about doing irresponsible, illegal, or just plain stupid things with their guns ( Read more... )

I went ahead and made a Listmania list for kitchen stuff. You're limited to 40 items so I had to put in a few kits instead of picking out individual items like I had wanted, but I think they are all good choices ( Read more... )