Recent content by Howland

I used gas checks in a Super Blackhawk with 300 grain cast bullets. My most accurate load dropped from 17.5 grains of Accurate #9 to 17.2. I never put them across a chronograph but the reason I tried them was not to push velocity (Trying to push velocity past your most accurate load is a fool’s...

I suppose my most unusual range day started when I pulled up to the locked gate to find a car parked right in front of it with the driver standing outside reading the sign with the range rules. I parked beside him (his car blocked the gate) and approached him. He asked if the range was open to...

CWP is one and done. I won't be needing it again. Plus, I'd been carrying daily since he was in diapers. I didn't take anything too seriously that day.

For those of us with older eyes, I consider red dots to be a Godsend, whether it projects a beam on the target or just an image like an RMR. It allows you to focus your eyes on the target instead of the front sight blade. My CWP instructor was very derogatory about them but he was in his...

An improvement would be Constitutional Carry which again was allowed to die in Senate committee without hearings despite being passed by the House. Fortunately an ammendment was proposed to Open Carry which would have made the bill Constitutional Carry which forced a roll call vote. We now know...

I hit the site up regularly but yes, traffic is slow. It's still good to have a SC dedicated site. Adding subforums will likely turn up interest and participation a notch. Getting the word out will likely do more. One thing I do find missing on other sites both national and regional is one...

I will not give up the element of surprise by carrying openly. More correctly, being able to reverse the element of surprise. The initial advantage will always go to the one initiating action. Open Carry gives up a tactical advantage. I don't care if the anti gun folks cringe. How can they push...

This is a 5-1/2 year old post and OP hasn't logged on since May 2019.

Welcome from the opposite corner of SC.

There are four Constitutional Carry bills introduced in South Carolina, two each in each chamber. All four versions legalize open carry, require reciprocity with licenses from every state and appear to rescind Duty to Notify. Each was referred to the respective chamber's Committee on Judiciary...

Welcome to the Palmetto state from upstate SC.

Just make sure your FFL will accept a firearm shipped from a private party first. Some may only accept firearm shipments from their distributors or other FFLs, especially if no arrangements have been made ahead of time.

Welcome neighbor from Pickens County.

Welcome to the Carolina without PPP.

Normal prices for most common rifle powders run between $28-33. Once in a while you find a sale that lowers the cost. More frequently it will be free or reduced shipping costs or waived Hazmat fees that make something a deal too good to pass up. Unfortunately, these are not normal times, but...