Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters THE BIG BOOK OF GUN GACK has arrived

Thanks for the quick shipping! Received mine yesterday.

I'll get to the non-30-06 chapters eventually, but I noted your NULA gets 2885 fps with 168 Bergers and only 57 grains of H4350. Wow, that's a quick barrel!

Yeah, it is a pretty quick barrel, because it's got a minimum chamber and (probably) tighter than average bore as well. But that's one reason I used it as the example for .30-06 loads: Most barrels are "looser," the reason they're slower. The same loads won't be too hot in other rifles, though they'll probably be slower. The same rifle also gets almost 2700 fps with 200-grain Partitions and 59.0 grains of H4831.

That's the same reason I used my minimum-chamber, Lilja barreled 6.5x55 for most of the testing in that chapter.

Are there ISBN-10, ISBN-13, and/or LOC numbers associated with your new book?

I was adding it to my library spreadsheet and couldn't find them.

Got my book today. I probably won't get much done this week now. THANKS FOR THE LARGE PRINT!

Thanks for the 250 data. Just wish there was more with modern pressure loads for the rugers, coopers, etc. out there. I guess there's no wrong way to run it, but like my Roberts, my 250s seem to be more accurate with modern powders at +p type pressures. Not that I'm trying to make it something it's not, but my cooper loves 100gr bullets at 2950-3000fps.

Ordered mine this morning. Were any of the first 500 left?

tag

Jeff,

We decided to not use an ISBN # on this book. Eileen had used the last of the batch of 10 she got on our collection of the first 5 years of RIFLE LOONY NEWS, and was deciding whether to purchase another batch. Apparently the only reason is for stocking or search purposes for bookstores and other secondary retailers, and since we sell them all directly, and know exactly where they're stocked, we decided to just print the books without one.

Just a reminder that if anybody has trouble with the website, which occasionally happens, to contact Eileen at either:

eileenriflesandrecipes.com
406-521-0273

There's a bug in there somewhere that neither our web provider or Eileen can find. While it normally works fine, once in a while it doesn't, which is why we now have the alternatives listed above right at the beginning of GACK'S info.

What was the link to the website again?

Well, you know how bean counters are, we just aren't happy until we can find some data points to capture, collate, and sort. I'll just fill in those columns with "N/A".

Crowrifle,

www.riflesandrecipes.com

John,
I received my book yesterday, just in time for my birthday! Please thank Eileen for the quick shipping. I snuck out of bed at 3 AM and quietly sat in my den to read Chapter 35. I must say I qualify as a "churner" I guess ~ my father gave me a broken backed PO Ackley book in the 70's and I love reading it.

I give all the credit for being introduced and loving the 280 AI, however, to Dogzapper. I don't see or hear much of him anymore, but I miss his knowledge, writing and stories. In reading a post a few days ago on gun magazines and gun writers, I could not help but think about Steve and the great articles and knowledge he shared. Godspeed.

Thank you so much for such an enjoyable book to read, DZG

FYI, I had my copies of "Gun Gack" and "RLN The First Five Years" spiral bound at Staples yesterday for $9.59.
Well worth it IMO.

DZG,

Thanks!

It just so happens that my own hardback copy of P.O. Ackley's book (purchased in a sporting goods store in Seattle in the early 1970's) now has a duct-tape spine, with the title written in Magic Marker, due to being read so often.

You will probably notice our friend Dogzapper being memntioned in GACK once or twice.

Steveco,

Was that the price per book, or for both? Might pass that info on to readers in the cyberspace version of RLN.

MD,

That was for two 22mm spiral-bindings, $ 4.49 each plus tax. And that included slicing off the glued binding.

The RLN margins are close on some pages but no problem. I also had them insert the index for RLN in the back. Might have your other books done that way.

Steve

Very interesting! Thanks.

John,

I just got back from Staples.

The cost for one book was $5.95.

Steve

John/Mule Deer & Eileen:

I imagine that I may have the only copy of Eileen's cookbook "SLICE OF THE WILD" here in Sweden. It was worth the shipping.

A great way to improve this cookbook would be to go with a "lay flat spiral binding". Please consider this for all future cookbooks if possible.

Another improvement would be a larger font. Either my eyes can't focus close as well as they used to, or my arms are getting shorter... Yeah, that is it!

John

I got my autographed copy of "Gack" yesterday. Looking forward working through it. Thanks JB.