I dug out my Ruger Whelen today and decided to throw a patch down the bore. I have not shot it since thumping a moose and elk in northern BC in 2008. Oops. The bore was loaded with Barnes TSX stuff. I felt like a bit of an azz putting a rifle away dirty for so long. I also dug out the "box" of handloads used (225 gr TSX via RL-15) to find six rounds and forty four pieces of brass. So it is load time tomorrow for a range trip Wednesday. I am bringing along a a custom Ruger Bisley 44 Mag and was happy to find a box of fifty loaded with the Beartooth 290 gr LFN's via HS-6. A nice mild load that should run 1000 - 1100 fps. The 45 Colt brass is now clean and ready to load tomorrow with the 260 gr Partition via LilGun for the M94. It is nice to be playing with guns for a change as I have been wrapped working on my Mustang.
