Jeff "Tank" Hoover

Contributing Editor at American Handgunner

Contributing Editor at Guns Magazine

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Turbocharging your 30-30

2 days ago | gunsmagazine.com | Jeff "Tank" Hoover

; . Most subjects are secular, meaning “what comes around goes around,” and what applies to one topic can usually be carried over to something else. This explains how the idea for this article came about.
Trigger Control Refresher Course

1 week ago | americanhandgunner.com | Jeff "Tank" Hoover

Shooting a handgun is a diminishing skill. To continue shooting accurately, one must shoot regularly. Even dry firing helps maintain some modem of recall if live fire is impossible.
GUNS Magazine Old Friends

1 month ago | gunsmagazine.com | Jeff "Tank" Hoover

; . Have you ever unexpectedly bumped into a long, lost friend?
Powder-coated Powerhouse or Lipstick Lunacy?

1 month ago | gunsmagazine.com | Jeff "Tank" Hoover

; . My buddy Dick Thompson explained the process of Powder Coating (PC) bullets to me years ago. I admit, I was skeptical. Why go to the trouble of starting something new when I’ve been happily lube-sizing cast bullets for 30 years?
MP Molds 433-640 Light

2 months ago | gunsmagazine.com | Jeff "Tank" Hoover

; . A few years ago, I became smitten with the .44 WCF, aka the .44-40. I confess to initially avoiding the cartridge case.
Honor Of The Red Lantern

Jan 23, 2025 | gunsmagazine.com | Jeff "Tank" Hoover

; . The Iditarod is Alaska’s challenging dog sled race, perhaps the toughest race of any kind in the world. It is not for the faint of heart.
GUNS Magazine Big Al's .45

Dec 16, 2024 | gunsmagazine.com | Jeff "Tank" Hoover

; . I first laid eyes on Al DiPrima in Single Action Sixguns written by our own John Taffin.
Building the Little Thumper .500 Jeffries

Nov 21, 2024 | gunsmagazine.com | Jeff "Tank" Hoover

; . “Who in their right mind needs a .500 Jeffery rifle anyway?” was the question I asked myself over and over. Yet here I was, searching for one in all the usual online auction houses.
GUNS Magazine Springfield Waypoint Rifle Review

Nov 11, 2024 | gunsmagazine.com | Jeff "Tank" Hoover

; . Riflemen are a diverse lot. While some are seduced by the romance of carrying vintage guns from the era they dream about, others take a more modern approach, wanting the latest rifle and equipment.
Situational Accuracy: Good Shot or Not?

Oct 31, 2024 | americanhandgunner.com | Jeff "Tank" Hoover

An accurate shooter is described as one who hits what they’re shooting at. It’s as simple as that. Just as there are many different makes, models and styles of guns, there are many kinds of different shooting venues. Each shooting venue involves different skill sets to be considered successful or “good” for the given task. This isn’t a “how-to” article by any means, but more of a let’s “think about it” type of piece. Accuracy is affected by time, distance and stress.