Ken Waters' Notebook

Today's best authority on reloading and firearms reveals his unfathomable knowledge through this chronological catalog of letters. In the tradition of other great shooters' notebooks, this text of letters contains load tables, history, esoteric details and Ken's personal recommendations to various questions and concerns. Although the letters cover a broad range of topics, they highlight information, activities and guns we're sure you will enjoy. In the chapter breaks, we have referenced some of the main body of entries, yet there is an additional cross section of subjects to be found that are not highlighted. Ken's letters are loaded with opinions, research and certain niches of activity based solely on what the interests of the parties were at that time. Table of Contents (Highlights - Found throughout the Chapter since this book is arranged by the date Ken wrote his letters, not by the caliber.) Chapter One (Highlights) Pages 1 - 60 - .22-250 - .30-06 - .30-40 Krag - Over-size Cast Bullets - .45-70 - The New Sharps - .243 Winchester - Westley Richards - Sharps Buffalo Cartridges - Adequate Hunting Cartridges - Reduced Loads in the 7mm Remington Magnum - 94 Winchester Suggestions - Misfire problems - 6mm Remington - 7mm Remington Magnum - Cast Bullets in the .22-250 - .308 Winchester - Big Bore Chapter Two (Highlights) Pages 61 - 124 - .220 Swift - .35 Whelens - .243 Bullet Selection - Stevens Model 44 Action - .25 Caliber Cartridges - .30-06 Favorite Hunting Loads - Heavy Loads in .45-70 - Best Cast Bullets for the .38-55 - .577-450 Loads - 9mm Luger - The Effect of Undersized Bullets - 'Saloon' Rifles - .25-20 Single Shots - 1895 Marlins - Accurate Varmint Cartridges - .348 Winchester - Data on the .270 Winchester - .38-72 Winchester Chapter Three (Highlights) Pages 125 - 208 - Winchester Model 1886 - Winchester High Wall - .40-65 - Trapdoor Springfield - .25-20 WCF Loads - .50-70 vs. .50-90 - .40-82 - .358 Winchester Loads - 9x57mm Mauser - .450-400-3 Inch Cases - .40-90 Ballard - Rolling Block Maximums - 'Naked' Bullets - .450 Alaskan Chapter Four (Highlights) Pages 209 - 294 - .45 Colt - .44-40 - .401 Winchester Self-Loading - .30-40 Model 1895 Loads - .405 Winchester - Pressure, Action Strength and Safety - .577-450 - Case Stretching - .280 Remington - .222 Rimmed - 7mm's - .22-250 Loads - .219 Wasp - Limits on Accuracy? - Low Pressure Loads in Ballards and Stevens - Savage - Ruger No. 1 - .50-70 Chapter Five (Highlights) Pages 295 - 348 - .45 ACP - .357 magnum - .45-90 - 9x56 Mannlicher Cases - Case Forming Old Cartridges - 8mm Gibbs - Model 70 - Sharps-Borchardt .45-120-3 1/4 - .44 S&W Rundown - .25-35 Loads - Data on the .280 Ross - .38 Special - Newton Dimensions - Model 1873 Winchester - .38-56 WCF - .33 Winchester Loads Chapter Six (Highlights) Pages 349 - 424 - Shallow Grooves - Primer Sizes - .240 Cobra Cases - 9x57 WRA Cartridge - .45 Calibers - .263 Express - Jacketed Bullets in Old Rifles - .256 Newton Loads - .25-06 Bullet Performance - .222 Super Cases - .357 Maximum - Autoloading Rifles - .44-40 Groove Diameters - R-2 Lovell - .416 Taylor Loads - .30-06 Loads - Twist Rate - .338-06 - .257 Roberts - .404 Jeffrey - 'Long Ton' - Pressure Levels - Wildcats - .577-450 Chapter Seven (Highlights) Pages 425 - 505 - .220 Swift - .7-30 Waters Loads - 6.5x53R Data - .44 Russian - Model 50 & 51 Higgins Facts - .50-110 WCF Case - Data for Old Revovlers - Twist Rate - .400 Whelen - Ken's Prep of Cases - Old Brass - What to do with Foreign Rifles - .32-40 Remington - T/C Contender 7-30 Waters Data - Recoil - .30-06 Cases - .257 Roberts - Old Colt Models - Browning 1865 - Ruger Blackhawk - Nickel-Plated Brass - 'Slug'