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From the backwoods of Hazard Kentucky
From the backwoods of Hazard Kentucky
Extreme Sports Team
Page Four
The Ludwig Kit
By: Lyndon Combs
No I am not talking about drums, or any such musical equipment. I am referring to a kit made by a man named Clyde Ludwig that is used to get rid of the cross bolt safety on a Marlin rifle. Now I know some that read this article are going to go nuts, and say that removing a safety from a gun is not right, and is dangerous. Well I leave it up to the gun owner to do as they want. I am only writing this as a source of information, and nothing more.
If you are like me, and hate a safety on a lever action rifle you may want to look into this kit. It leaves the gun without a safety, and not with a hole in the side of the receiver. If you look at the picture you will see what the kit looks like after it has been installed.
As you see the hole for the safety is replaced with a piece that looks like a screw in the receiver. To install the piece is simple if you have worked on guns before, or if you can follow instructions. I have done this to many Marlin rifles, and on all my lever actions the safety has been removed to allow for faster work in the field.
To install the kit you simply take the butt stock off, remove the retaining screw for the retaining spring, ball keeps the cross bolt safety in the receiver, remove the bolt safety, and replace with the supplied piece. Then just put the spring,screw, ball, and butt stock back in place, and your done. I offer this service on a local level if you want to email me I will help anyway I can on tuning your rifle. The cost of this kit is not expensive, and as I said if you hate a safety on a lever action this is the cure. I am including the contact information if you prefer to do your own work.
Clyde Ludwig, PO Box 26156, Wauwatosa, WI 53226-0156
phone 414-536-1101 after 6:30 PM CST
$9.95 plus $3.00 S/H
Federal Hydro Shock Ammunition
Not Just A Flash In The Pan
By: Ronald Cornett, Sr.
I have seen many new bullet designs hit the market in my time shooting, and yes I had to try every last one just to see for myself if they were the great revolution that the company proclaims it to be, or if it was just a flash in the pan of marketing.
Many have proven to be just another hollow point with a cool name to sell quick to average joes that watched Dirty Harry too many times, and want to shoot one bullet, and blow up the range like in the movies. Me being one of these movie watchers that eventually have to leave the range disappointed.
In my buying, and testing I have found a few really good bullets that I feel are worth the money such as Winchester Silvertips, and Hornady XTP's. The biggest surprise for me is the Federal Hydra Shock that I have to say has become one of my favorite types of factory ammunition. I usually pack them in my .45 Colt, and my back up Smith&Wesson .357 magnum.
When I first saw the ads for this ammo I as usual couldn't wait to get my hands on a box to see what they shot like, even if the ads sounded a little too good to be true, and frankly the idea of a spike in the middle of the bullets hollow point seemed a bit of a gimmicky to me, but after shooting I could see that I was wrong- Yes they didn't blow the range up, but they performed consistently, accurate, and with very good bullet performance in ballistic media penetrating well into the media with a big wound channel. I was a fan after the first box, and I highly recommend them my fellow shooters.
In my Colt I achieved 895fps. at the muzzle, and 398ft.lbs energy on average. The trajectory with the Colt sighted at 25 yards was an inch low on average, and very tight groups. The recoil was very tolerable making for very quick follow up shots. All this follows close with what the company has on the ammo box. The ,357 magnum shoots just well, but with a noticeable amount of recoil still I have to say I won't load my guns for self defense with any other round. I hope this helps other shooters in picking a factory round for their gun.
Hornady XTP Magnum Hollow Points
Tougher than the rest
By: Paul Williamson
I am a big fan of hand gun cartridges, and the .454 Casull in particular, a cartridge that is like no other when it comes to pressure, and performance. It is a handful in a revolver, not to mention one hell of a smack in a rifle. This cartridge has several aspects that makes it different than the other pistol cartridges I handload. One of the biggest is the need to a tough bullet to handle the extreme pressure, and impact that this cartridge can produce. That is why I use only hard cast, or Hornady XTP Magnum bullets. These bullets offer a bullet that is sure to stay together in close, and penetrate to right depth in an animal.
I have tried just about every bullet on the market in my handloads, and these are the only jacketed bullet that will handle an impact at close range. If the bullet expands to quickly, and doesn't hit the vitals what good is it. Thats why when it comes to hollow point bullets in the .454 Casull I only use Hornady XTP Magnums.
Cor-Bon Powerball Ammunition
By: Charles Campbell
I hadn't been shooting in some time when I got the urge to go this past month. Now where I live we have a indoor range that is really nice, and heated. Yes I am a wuss I like the indoors as much as possible. Shooting is about the only outdoors type activity that I am into. I mainly own a gun for self defense, and nothing else. LIke I said I hadn't been shooting in some time, and when I went to buy ammo I noticed that almost all of the new hollow point ammo that they sold had a big chuck of something in the cavity of the bullet. This was something new to me. The guy at the shop said I should try the one called Cor-Bon Powerballs. Now I had never heard of the company, and the information that the guy spouted in his sales pitch went right over my head. I finally bought them, and hit the range to try them out.
I loaded a magazine for my Beretta, and slapped it into the gun. Ready locked and loaded I took aim, and squeezed off a couple of shots, not bad they hit right in the chest of the target good hits for being so rusty. I then decided to talk to a local guy that does some gun smithing locally, and he explained the idea behind the design,but again right over my head, which he must have been able to read my face because he decided to demonstrate the idea. He no doubt noticed the DUH!! expression on my face.
We went into the shop next door that he had his bench, and stuff set up in, and he took a big square of jello looking stuff out of the fridge. He turned walked to the door, and said follow me. We went back to the range, and he set up the ballistic jell at the end of the range. I didn't know it until then that I was not the only one that didn't understand the idea of plastic balls in the bullets the owners of the range had asked the smith to put on a little demonstration for the range regulars, and now I was going to be part of it.
I took my place ready to fire. I squeezed off one shot into the jell. Then he handed me a another magazine that had regular hollow points. I fired into another block of the jell. I could see from where I was standing that there was a difference the Powerball ammo really made a big hole, and a major wound channel that went deeper than the other ammo. I got the picture, and I wish I could show you. All I can do is pass this experience on to you, and hope that you go try some for yourself. It is really a great self defense round. If you want to read more on this ammo I have included a link to the company site.
http://www.dakotaammo.net/products/glaser/powrball.htm
The Ludwig Kit
By: Lyndon Combs
No I am not talking about drums, or any such musical equipment. I am referring to a kit made by a man named Clyde Ludwig that is used to get rid of the cross bolt safety on a Marlin rifle. Now I know some that read this article are going to go nuts, and say that removing a safety from a gun is not right, and is dangerous. Well I leave it up to the gun owner to do as they want. I am only writing this as a source of information, and nothing more.
If you are like me, and hate a safety on a lever action rifle you may want to look into this kit. It leaves the gun without a safety, and not with a hole in the side of the receiver. If you look at the picture you will see what the kit looks like after it has been installed.
As you see the hole for the safety is replaced with a piece that looks like a screw in the receiver. To install the piece is simple if you have worked on guns before, or if you can follow instructions. I have done this to many Marlin rifles, and on all my lever actions the safety has been removed to allow for faster work in the field.
To install the kit you simply take the butt stock off, remove the retaining screw for the retaining spring, ball keeps the cross bolt safety in the receiver, remove the bolt safety, and replace with the supplied piece. Then just put the spring,screw, ball, and butt stock back in place, and your done. I offer this service on a local level if you want to email me I will help anyway I can on tuning your rifle. The cost of this kit is not expensive, and as I said if you hate a safety on a lever action this is the cure. I am including the contact information if you prefer to do your own work.
Clyde Ludwig, PO Box 26156, Wauwatosa, WI 53226-0156
phone 414-536-1101 after 6:30 PM CST
$9.95 plus $3.00 S/H
Federal Hydro Shock Ammunition
Not Just A Flash In The Pan
By: Ronald Cornett, Sr.
I have seen many new bullet designs hit the market in my time shooting, and yes I had to try every last one just to see for myself if they were the great revolution that the company proclaims it to be, or if it was just a flash in the pan of marketing.
Many have proven to be just another hollow point with a cool name to sell quick to average joes that watched Dirty Harry too many times, and want to shoot one bullet, and blow up the range like in the movies. Me being one of these movie watchers that eventually have to leave the range disappointed.
In my buying, and testing I have found a few really good bullets that I feel are worth the money such as Winchester Silvertips, and Hornady XTP's. The biggest surprise for me is the Federal Hydra Shock that I have to say has become one of my favorite types of factory ammunition. I usually pack them in my .45 Colt, and my back up Smith&Wesson .357 magnum.
When I first saw the ads for this ammo I as usual couldn't wait to get my hands on a box to see what they shot like, even if the ads sounded a little too good to be true, and frankly the idea of a spike in the middle of the bullets hollow point seemed a bit of a gimmicky to me, but after shooting I could see that I was wrong- Yes they didn't blow the range up, but they performed consistently, accurate, and with very good bullet performance in ballistic media penetrating well into the media with a big wound channel. I was a fan after the first box, and I highly recommend them my fellow shooters.
In my Colt I achieved 895fps. at the muzzle, and 398ft.lbs energy on average. The trajectory with the Colt sighted at 25 yards was an inch low on average, and very tight groups. The recoil was very tolerable making for very quick follow up shots. All this follows close with what the company has on the ammo box. The ,357 magnum shoots just well, but with a noticeable amount of recoil still I have to say I won't load my guns for self defense with any other round. I hope this helps other shooters in picking a factory round for their gun.
Hornady XTP Magnum Hollow Points
Tougher than the rest
By: Paul Williamson
I am a big fan of hand gun cartridges, and the .454 Casull in particular, a cartridge that is like no other when it comes to pressure, and performance. It is a handful in a revolver, not to mention one hell of a smack in a rifle. This cartridge has several aspects that makes it different than the other pistol cartridges I handload. One of the biggest is the need to a tough bullet to handle the extreme pressure, and impact that this cartridge can produce. That is why I use only hard cast, or Hornady XTP Magnum bullets. These bullets offer a bullet that is sure to stay together in close, and penetrate to right depth in an animal.
I have tried just about every bullet on the market in my handloads, and these are the only jacketed bullet that will handle an impact at close range. If the bullet expands to quickly, and doesn't hit the vitals what good is it. Thats why when it comes to hollow point bullets in the .454 Casull I only use Hornady XTP Magnums.
Cor-Bon Powerball Ammunition
By: Charles Campbell
I hadn't been shooting in some time when I got the urge to go this past month. Now where I live we have a indoor range that is really nice, and heated. Yes I am a wuss I like the indoors as much as possible. Shooting is about the only outdoors type activity that I am into. I mainly own a gun for self defense, and nothing else. LIke I said I hadn't been shooting in some time, and when I went to buy ammo I noticed that almost all of the new hollow point ammo that they sold had a big chuck of something in the cavity of the bullet. This was something new to me. The guy at the shop said I should try the one called Cor-Bon Powerballs. Now I had never heard of the company, and the information that the guy spouted in his sales pitch went right over my head. I finally bought them, and hit the range to try them out.
I loaded a magazine for my Beretta, and slapped it into the gun. Ready locked and loaded I took aim, and squeezed off a couple of shots, not bad they hit right in the chest of the target good hits for being so rusty. I then decided to talk to a local guy that does some gun smithing locally, and he explained the idea behind the design,but again right over my head, which he must have been able to read my face because he decided to demonstrate the idea. He no doubt noticed the DUH!! expression on my face.
We went into the shop next door that he had his bench, and stuff set up in, and he took a big square of jello looking stuff out of the fridge. He turned walked to the door, and said follow me. We went back to the range, and he set up the ballistic jell at the end of the range. I didn't know it until then that I was not the only one that didn't understand the idea of plastic balls in the bullets the owners of the range had asked the smith to put on a little demonstration for the range regulars, and now I was going to be part of it.
I took my place ready to fire. I squeezed off one shot into the jell. Then he handed me a another magazine that had regular hollow points. I fired into another block of the jell. I could see from where I was standing that there was a difference the Powerball ammo really made a big hole, and a major wound channel that went deeper than the other ammo. I got the picture, and I wish I could show you. All I can do is pass this experience on to you, and hope that you go try some for yourself. It is really a great self defense round. If you want to read more on this ammo I have included a link to the company site.
http://www.dakotaammo.net/products/glaser/powrball.htm
