tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:34:22 +0000Including The Shooter's Journal - founded 1999http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)Blogger302125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-2661040732158940040Tue, 03 Jul 2012 02:01:00 +00002012-07-03T23:15:00.182+02:00      July 2012    The Rifleman's Journal A Collection of Articles Dealing with Rifle Accuracy Topics The Rifleman's Journal will be on hiatus for some time to come. Enjoy the hundreds of articles on the site and teach a friend to shoot! 15 Cents     http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/07/2012-riflemans-journal-collection-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-1768239772924421150Sat, 02 Jun 2012 00:01:00 +00002012-07-03T03:56:52.048+02:00      June 2012    The Rifleman's Journal A Collection of Articles Dealing with Rifle Accuracy Topics Voyeur's Guide to Chamber Throating Savage Bolt Heads from PTG Hap's Corner and much more... 15 Cents  http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/06/june-2012-cover-page.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-1941932388195434446Fri, 01 Jun 2012 23:53:00 +00002012-09-07T06:16:44.919+02:00Translation and Search features are now available on every page. Just scroll down to the bottom of the right side column and you'll see the items. The search feature will search every article on this site. The translation is a drop down menu, just select the language you want and the page you're viewing will be translated. http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/05/translation-and-search-now-available.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-9175153036149014290Fri, 01 Jun 2012 23:48:00 +00002012-09-07T06:17:02.135+02:00 Shooting at a Mark: An American Tradition by Hap Rocketto The study of United States history is one of my great pleasures and the more obscure and mysteriously obscure the greater my enjoyment. I revel in the trivial minutiae of our nation’s rich past. For example do you know that the USS Merrimack and the CSS Virginia were the same ship? How about that fact the first battle of http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/06/haps-corner-shooting-at-mark-american.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-424487327185047875Thu, 31 May 2012 23:21:00 +00002012-12-25T00:06:24.217+01:00 The Voyeur's Guide to Chamber Throating by Germán A. Salazar and John Lowther PTG Throating Reamer with PTG Micro Adjustable Reamer Stop attached We're back in John Lowther's shop this month, looking over his shoulder as he uses a PTG throating reamer to extend the throat length on the chamber he cut for me last year. You can read all about the chambering job by clicking here. As with the http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/06/equipment-voyeurs-guide-to-chamber.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-6640400166679265642Thu, 31 May 2012 23:21:00 +00002012-09-07T06:17:49.177+02:00 Club Practice Day by Germán A. Salazar When most of our friends from around the country and the world think about shooting in Phoenix, thoughts of cool and sunny winter days on the 1000 yard range with 100 to 200 competitors on the line spring to mind. Smallbore shooters might remember winter trips to the Western Wildcats 6400 match on our 100 point Smallbore range. We love those big matches http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/06/shooting-events-club-practice-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-276874944467900431Thu, 31 May 2012 23:20:00 +00002012-06-02T05:23:00.186+02:00 Good Stuff: PTG Bolt Head for Savage by Norm Darnell Pacific Tool & Gauge Replacement Bolt Head for Savage Rifles (ejector not installed) Trued factory Savage .223 bolt head The factory-made Savage bolt head is is perfectly satisfactory for the hunter and occasional shooter. However, for the target shooter who fires thousands of rounds per year, it has been my experience that the bolthttp://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/06/good-stuff-ptg-bolt-head-for-savage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-8009922676926767912Wed, 30 May 2012 23:28:00 +00002012-09-07T06:17:59.952+02:00     May 2012    The Rifleman's Journal A Collection of Articles Dealing with Rifle Accuracy Topics This Month: Hap Rocketto - Hap's Corner Germán Salazar - Lapua Rimfire Service Center Germán Salazar - Nammo Tactical Ammunition .338LM Germán Salazar - Accuracy Secrets of the .30-06 15 Cents  http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/05/may-2012-cover-page.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-230147339213827283Sat, 12 May 2012 22:11:00 +00002012-09-07T06:18:06.885+02:00 Accuracy Secrets of the .30-06 - Part 3 by Germán A. Salazar Having discussed barrel and chamber reamer choices in Part 1 and a few specific accuracy loads in Part 2, we now move into the final installment of this short series and we'll discuss some reloading tools and techniques for accurate loading of the .30-06. Obviously, good reloading practices are applicable to any cartridge and http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/05/cartridges-accuracy-secrets-of-30-06_13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-672311545935349672Fri, 11 May 2012 02:49:00 +00002012-09-07T06:18:23.697+02:00This month we have a letter from our old friend Dan who inquires about a little known cartridge. We've asked Ray Meketa, who has an encyclopedic knowledge of target cartridges to illuminate the darkness for us and, notwithstanding his characteristic modesty, he came through with a lot of information. - GAS - Cartridges: .30 Caliber Magnum Improved AMU by Ray Meketa Germán, Dan again. I was http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/05/cartridges-30-caliber-magnum-improved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-7400223944600845843Thu, 10 May 2012 04:40:00 +00002012-06-02T00:16:04.480+02:00 Accuracy Secrets of the .30-06 - Part 2 by Germán A. Salazar In Part 1 of this series we discussed the foundation of an accurate .30-06; that is selecting the right barrel blank and chambering it for best accuracy. In Part 2 we'll detail some specific match proven loads for the only cartridge you really need. The truest "secret" of great accuracy in the .30-06 is to keep the load close to, http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/05/cartridges-accuracy-secrets-of-30-06_10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-6057028296176270472Wed, 09 May 2012 03:23:00 +00002012-06-02T00:16:28.049+02:00 Accuracy Secrets of the .30-06 - Part 1 by Germán A. Salazar "The .30-06 just can't beat a .308." "The .30-06 recoils too much." "The .30-06 case is too long for real accuracy." "Everyone knows the military switched from .30-06 to .308 because the .308 is more accurate." "Snipers use a .308, not a .30-06, that should tell you something." "The .30-06 is old, out of date, an antique - you can't http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/05/cartridges-accuracy-secrets-of-30-06.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-888440886579581990Wed, 09 May 2012 00:49:00 +00002012-06-02T00:21:56.430+02:00 Good Stuff: Lipski Rear Sight Base by Germán A. Salazar "How do I mount the rear sight on a spacegun or tubegun?" That's one of the most frequent questions I get from new shooters building a rifle for NRA Highpower shooting. The simple answer is that you use a Lipski base. Al Lipski has been making these for a long time (he makes other goodies too) and they simply work. The Lipski base http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/05/good-stuff-lipski-rear-sight-base.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-7910362303589617681Thu, 03 May 2012 01:09:00 +00002012-05-09T05:01:45.739+02:00 Ammunition Is Not a Matter of Life and Death… by Hap Rocketto There is an old saying among smallbore shooters that there are two things that are not long for this world: dogs who chase cars and smallbore shooters who can’t get hold of a good lot of ammunition. Such is not the case for the highpower shooter.  The fodder that is fed into the chamber of the rifle is the main difference http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/05/ammunition-is-not-matter-of-life-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-744853702333442493Wed, 02 May 2012 20:25:00 +00002012-05-03T16:38:48.740+02:00 .338 Lapua Magnum - Loading and Testing at Nammo Tactical Ammunition by Germán A. Salazar Bruce Webb, Vice-President, Nammo Tactical Ammunition Everything about the .338 Lapua Magnum is big when you compare it to a normal cartridge like the .308 or the .30-06. In fact, the .338 LM is positively gigantic if you compare it to today's popular cartridges like the .223 and the 6BR. But as http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/05/cartridges-338-lapua-magnum-loading-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-3078425048385544175Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:02:00 +00002012-05-01T00:02:24.680+02:00 Lapua Rimfire Service Center - Mesa, Arizona by Germán A. Salazar As I drove up the mountain road to the Nammo facility in Mesa, I had the feeling of entering a James Bond movie set. High security, isolated location, windowless industrial buildings and more, all reinforced that impression. Like what you see in a Bond movie, much of what happens at the facility is vital to national securityhttp://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/05/lapua-rimfire-service-center-mesa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-4685361301051938692Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:02:00 +00002012-09-07T06:18:46.288+02:00   April 2012    The Rifleman's Journal A Collection of Articles Dealing with Rifle Accuracy Topics This Month: Hap Rocketto - Hap's Corner Germán Salazar - Rifles and Reloading 15 Cents  http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/04/april-2012-cover-page.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-2738474502266216033Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:02:00 +00002012-04-26T03:49:52.050+02:00 .308 Bullet Substitution by Germán A. Salazar Germán, Hope all is well. Just finished reading the recap of your F-TR season, nice run and great shooting. I spoke with you sometime back and exchanged a couple of emails, but to refresh. I shoot F-TR and just recently had a new rifle built, Pierce long action single shot .308, Eliseo R1 tube stock with his new bipod (really like the bipod!), http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/04/reloading-308-bullet-substitution.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-6607442117294325156Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:28:00 +00002012-05-01T02:18:31.054+02:00 A Season of F-TR by Germán A. Salazar Last year at this time, I was one week out of shoulder surgery and uncertain as to the extent to which I would still be able to compete in Highpower shooting. Clearly it would be quite some time before I could shoot from the sling-supported position again, in fact it took eight months to do so, but I was hopeful that F-TR would provide a good alternativehttp://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/04/shooting-events-season-of-f-tr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-5694922402533993074Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:34:00 +00002012-05-02T06:37:11.608+02:00 .303 British Handload Test by German A. Salazar Sometimes, things don't go quite as planned. The plan, in this case, was to test my handloads against Canadian  Mk VII ammo (DA 51) as used in matches for decades. The objective was to see how much better modern handloads are. I was given two boxes of this ammunition by Clint Dahlstrom some time ago and had set it aside for just such a project. http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/04/cartridges-303-british-handload-test.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-778027527391504388Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:27:00 +00002012-04-14T01:30:18.551+02:00Reloading the .303 British Todayby Germán A. Salazar The .303 British originated in the 19th Century, 1888 to be precise, as a black powder cartridge loaded with a 215 grain round-nose bullet. Notwithstanding its Victorian origins, early in the 20th Century the .303 successfully made the transition to smokeless powder and spitzer form bullets. In that form, it served the Commonwealth through two http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/04/cartridges-reloading-303-british-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-4315730428602461090Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:12:00 +00002012-04-05T19:55:55.657+02:00This month's letter is from Aziz who asks a particularly good question about headspace on new brass, safety and accuracy. - GAS - Short Headspace on New Brassby Germán A. Salazar Hello Germán, I have been reading "The Rifleman's Journal" for about a year now and before I talk about anything else I want to say THANK YOU. TRJ has been a huge and invaluable resource for me in my shooting and http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/04/reloading-short-headspace-on-new-brass.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-2666489073221530472Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:03:00 +00002012-04-03T04:03:47.934+02:00Major Leech and Lord Stanley’s Cupsby Hap Rocketto Hockey fever was sweeping New England in the late spring of 2011 as the Boston Bruins battled it out for the National Hockey League Championship and the honor of hoisting the Stanley Cup. It was mentioned that the Stanley Cup is the oldest trophy competed for by professional athletes in North America and was donated, in 1892, by Sir Frederick http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/04/haps-corner-major-leech-and-lord.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-2633155820975050671Sat, 31 Mar 2012 23:02:00 +00002012-04-01T16:49:04.701+02:00Good Stuff: Anti-Static Sprayby Germán A. Salazar I hate electronics - really, I do. That may sound a bit odd coming from someone who writes on the internet and enjoys email with friends from all over the world, but I just hate electronics. Like all irrational emotions, my dislike of the electron comes from a lack of understanding. You see, I was a mechanical engineering student in the slide rulehttp://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/04/good-stuff-anti-static-spray.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912267683088131033.post-3964850321695722028Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:23:00 +00002012-03-08T14:23:45.559+01:00  March 2012    The Rifleman's JournalA Collection of Articles Dealing with Rifle Accuracy Topics  This Month: Hap Rocketto - Hap's Corner Rod Vigstol - New Shooters in F-Class Germán Salazar - The .223 for Palma Competition 15 Cents  http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012/03/march-2012-cover-page.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Germán A. Salazar)