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Lou Patrick

Lou is a U.S. Army veteran, graduate of Pennsylvania Gunsmith School, and is a National Institute for Metalworking Skills certified machinist. A lifelong shooting and hunting enthusiast, he has operated his own gunsmithing business and worked as a gunsmith for the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, GA. Lou has co-authored several instructional books on firearm building and is in agreement with Colonel Whelen that, “Only accurate rifles are interesting.”

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Shoot On Reloading Series Part 10: Component Assembly
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Shoot ON Reloading Series Part 10: Component Assembly

We’ve paid attention to all the small but important reloading details of cartridge preparation. Now it’s time to bring it al…

Shoot On Reloading Series Part 9: Bullet Seating And Cartridge Overall Length
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Shoot ON Reloading Series Part 9: Bullet Seating and Cartridge Overall Length

In this installment of our expansive series on reloading, we put the focus on the particulars of bullet seating and establis…

Shoot On Reloading Series Part 8: Case Trimming
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Shoot ON Reloading Series Part 8: Case Trimming

In Part 8 of our ongoing reloading series, we discuss the importance of case length and the tools to get you there by Lou Pa…

Shoot On Reloading Series Part 7: Resizing The Cartridge Case
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Shoot ON Reloading Series Part 7: Resizing the Cartridge Case

Brass takes a serious beating in the chamber. Part of the reloading process is getting it back into shape. In this edition o…

Shoot On Reloading Series Pt. 6: Brass Is Brass?
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Shoot ON Reloading Series Pt. 6: Brass is Brass?

Managing brass is a fundamental part of developing safe, reliable, and accurate handloads. In this installment, we break dow…

Shoot On Reloading Series Pt.5: Factory Ammo Test/final Zero
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Shoot ON Reloading Series Pt. 5: Factory Ammo Test/Final Zero

Factory ammunition provides a valuable baseline for your custom reloads. In this installment, we’ll go through the process o…

Shoot On Reloading Series Pt.4: Initial Zero
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Shoot On Reloading Series Pt. 4: Initial Zero

In this part of our continuing series on reloading, we head to the shooting bench for the all-important rifle zeroing by Lou…

Shoot On Reloading Series Pt. 3: More Tools And Process Introduction
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Shoot ON Reloading Series Pt. 3: MORE Tools and Process Introduction

We’ve covered a lot of ground in our reloading series designed to help the first-time reloader to get in the game. Now, we c…

Diy Tech: Winchester Model 70 Trigger Service/upgrade
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DIY TECH: Winchester Model 70 Trigger Service/Upgrade

One of the best factory sporting rifles ever, the Winchester Model 70 continues to shine almost a century after its introduc…

Shoot On Reloading Series Pt. 2: Tools And Process Introduction
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Shoot ON Reloading Series Pt. 2: Tools and Process Introduction

With the preliminaries behind us, we begin the journey up the reloading learning curve by Lou Patrick In the first installme…

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