In the 18th century, Western Pennsylvania was the frontier of the United States. It was a harsh land, and the early settlers were merely trying to survive. The promise of open land and a better life ...

Should you cast your own bullets? Well, sure—but then again, maybe not. Handloaders of an experimental mind who shoot a variety of rifle and handgun cartridges should definitely cast their own bullets ...

Steve Brooks' introduction to blacksmithing came by pounding horseshoe after horseshoe. But horses don't wear out many shoes standing in stables during the long winter months, so the Big Timber native ...

Someone once said that if you aren’t casting bullets on your own then you really aren’t reloading. There’s a lot of truth to that. Most reloading of handgun, rifle and shotgun ammo is like baking a ...

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