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Is it online only? I’ve almost forgotten about hard copy
Thursday, March 19, 2026, 10:25

I do miss magazines in the mailbox. We talked about the delirious joy of Shotgun News and Gun List in the past.

The .351 is a great shooter that a moderately skilled loader can manage. The bullets are nominally .352” but lead .355” will work. I made cases by cutting 5.56mm cases at the shoulder and blowing them out to hold the bullets. .38 Special dies work pretty well, or 9mm for neck sizing. Annealing cut cases keeps them from splitting. It’s basically a .357 Maximum semi-auto as far as terminal ballistics are concerned. Or a sized up .30 Carbine. Which by-the-way was based on the .32-20 (.32 WSL) semi auto strengthened and pressured up. Obviously the M-1 Carbine is gas operated (Mini-14 Ruger is based on its design), while the Winchester 1907 hides a bolt counterweight (2 lbs) under the bulbous forend for its blow-back action.