Speedy Gonzales - Keep'em Small Episode 1

I was at Speedy's shop and we were having a conversation like we always do, but I decided to roll the camera this time and boy, am I glad I did. Enjoy.
Speedy's sign off is "Keep'em Small", so I decided to name this series after him. I plan to roll the camera any time I talk to any of the shooters I have learned from. If you have any you would like to recommend, let me know.
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[@ErikCortina]

5,000 likes and I release the video on setting up F/L sizing die. LET’S DO IT!!!

[@jefffredericksen535]

Reading type s is all I own

[@redraiderreloading7612]

@@jefffredericksen535 ill be owning then now. Need one in 6mm arc.lol Hint hint

[@5000rgb]

Hurry up and like this video, people! I got a bunch of brass to load and hate when I learn how to do something the day after I do it. Erik, thanks for putting these videos up. I'm getting started reloading and you are helping immensely.

[@lelenbates3367]

With a custom cut die do you cut the die with same chamber cutting tool that you cut your chamber with or would that not size the brass sufficiently?

[@taylorbokshowan5713]

R B he ain’t getting 5k likes. He barely gets that many views

[@x-calibearusallc]

This is the conversation of a lifetime. How awesome to dispel the “neck size” theory by the man who invented the FL bushing die. Thank you Erik and Speedy.

[@willway9378]

Holy smokes! I've read so much about the man, but I don't believe I've ever heard him talk at length. What a great interview. Hopefully you can have him on again for the discussion of other subjects related to shooting sports. I'm all ears for what the two of you have to say. Thanks so much!

[@jeffknierim1]

I live in Arlington and when Speedy had his shop north of Ft. Worth I went up there one Saturday to get some stuff and he and Stick and another guy were going to the range after they closed and they asked me to go, I told him I didn't have my gun or my rest or anything with me and Speedy said that's ok, we have guns and everything you need...come with us. My daughter had a ballgame or something I had to go to so I couldn't go with them. He's a very cool guy. He didn't know me from Adam and was going to let me shoot one of his guns and everything. Wish I could have gone but family first!

[@willway9378]

On man, you're killing me. I was expecting a great story about shooting with Speedy, but I'd have done the same thing for one of my daughters. Thanks for your reply. It is amazing how down to earth the man seems to be with so much talent.

[@quarterminutemagnums]

More knowledge here than most people can comprehend. Love it ! ! !

[@dangerranger4323]

I like this new trend of people watching actual long range experts on KZbin. Keep it up Erik you’re doing something important here

[@barryoakes5976]

Only thing missing here is a campfire, beers, and youngns running around. Gold!

[@timothysvec8568]

Probably 20 years ago I bought a bunch of parts and a Searcy action. And a Big slab Lilja barrel. This man took pity on me and put that rifle together. He fixed the action and put a bushing in where the firing pin was. A .263 neck 6 ppc. With a jewel trigger and a McMillan stock. I could never afford to do a rifle like that again. It has shot lights out all these years. Thank you Speedy Gonzales. Thank you for taking a disaster of a project. And and making it an amazing shooting rifle. And he even threw in his signature be blast spider web on the barrel. :-)

[@oldschooljack3479]

Man... Who wants chicken now? I know nothing about Mr Speedy. Never heard of him before this video... But I only had to listen to him for about 30 seconds to realize he was the real deal. Seems like a genuinely good dude.

[@jonlennon3348]

One of the best if not the BEST interviews I have seen Erik. Special thanks to Speedy for just going on camera and giving out good info.

[@greggarmin9426]

I’m speechless. Point blank speechless

[@nupeswv]

Geez...after watching and listening to this, I realize that 99% of other vids I've watched were a waste of time. This explains a lot of the unexplainable. Thanx

[@davidhutchinson6108]

"Hurry, Hurry. I just struck gold on Erik's site." Thank you Erik. That video was real gold. Would really like to see more of that if Speedy is willing.

[@Halfmilesniper]

Wow Erik, first the article on "The Warehouse" followed by a chat with someone who shot at The Warehouse, and that someone being Speedy Gonzalez. Good stuff Maynerd. I also picked up on a little something you said, which I have the same feelings on...sharing the info we have. In my circle of competitive shooters there seems to only be a handful who are willing to share knowledge, the rest hold that info as if it were a State secret. I willingly share my pistol load data for PPC with anyone who asks - with the caveat that they work up into the load. Nothing wrong with sharing the knowledge.

[@markthegunplumber8376]

Awesome interview Eric. i am old enough now to have worked with and apprenticed under some of the old time Gunsmiths, Barrel Makers and Reamer Builders and Stock Makers like Malcolm Jackson, Chick "AKA" CP Donnelly, Hugh Henricksen, Russ Wilson etc. Oh the stories and knowledge they would spill during a day was incredible. Chick Donnelly probably the best and most talented machinist i ever knew and was in Ackleys first Gunsmithing class and bought PO Ackleys barrel making equipment and made Viktor Barrels on a push type button rifling machine that PO had built. PO came and lived with Chick and his Wife and taught Chick how to make 3-5-7 groove barrels. Malcolm Jackson was the smartest and kindest man i ever met and taught me so much about Gunsmithing he used to say "there's a right way and a wrong way and Malcolm's way" were going to do it Malcolm's way he Smithed up till his passing at 94 years old. i can remember Remington calling him for advise about this and that. Hugh Henricksen arguably the best reamer builder in the business and is still making all hand made reamers who started working for Keith Francis as a teenager sweeping floors. listening to Speedy brings back good memories and little Gold Nuggets of experience and wisdom not often heard these days. keep it up, if you're ever in Orygun you should look up Hugh and do a video on reamers etc. before all this knowledge is gone. these guys were building winning rifles on manual machines long before CNC and computers and cell phones with just a lathe and maybe a mill and a whole lot of talent.

[@fataugie]

I just shot a benchrest match today....great conversation. And a piece of advice I was given was slow down. You can always shoot a crappy group, why rush? Take your time. And more often than not, your condition comes back around

[@JeffKnoxAZ]

At the Nationals outside Austin in '76, I was 16 and Dad was defending National Champion. We were both shooting really poorly, but on the second day, late, conditions were really squirrely, but my first sighter in a 200 yard relay went exactly where I expected it, a good bit high left, so I went to record and fired 4 shots in rapid succession. But right after I closed the bolt on my 5th record round, the wind whipped around and I waited. The new condition was a big shift, and seemed to be wanting to stay, so I went back to my sighter, while hoping for the original condition to come back. The new condition was pushing the bullets way down and to the right, almost exactly opposite the original condition. It was so far out, that putting my crosshairs where I thought it would drop the bullet into my group, meant that I was completely off the target and off the frame. My sight picture was literally out in thin air with nothing at all to index on. The first 4 were super tight -- the smallest 200 yard group I'd ever shot -- so I really didn't want to drop the last shot. I stayed patient, occasionally firing a sighter, just to keep tabs on the new condition, but things didn't change. By the end, I had fired 12 sighters, and only had one round left. I usually didn't even take that much ammo to the bench, but that day I had. I came up on my record target and kept measuring my windage out to that empty spot between the target frames, then back to the group, then back to the empty spot. One minute was called, then 30 seconds, then 10 seconds. I swung one last time from the group to the empty space, then edged it back just a hair, so I could see a hair's edge of the target frame, and touched off the shot just as cease fire was called. Dad had come up behind me a couple of minutes before and asked me how many were in my hole. Someone had told him he needed to look at what I had going. They had put us on the last bench on the line to allow for a little adult assistance, but after I told him, he stepped back to the short line of spotting scopes off to my right and we didn't talk any more. The final group was a tight triangle of 3 heavily overlapping holes, barely larger than a single hole, then about an eighth inch of paper, and one additional hole... The last shot fell out of the group by exactly that hair I'd snuck back. Exactly where I expected. But I didn't have the cojones to pull the trigger while looking at nothing but out of focus dirt and mirage -- and I'd run out of time. Sorry for the long reply. Your comment really stirred up some wonderful old memories. Thanks.

[@rdude1184]

Rare history being recorded. Great stuff, thank you Sirs.

[@johnhughes2043]

Speedy is a trip! What a wealth of knowledge, he’s another guy like yourself, laidback and really cool, loves the sport and good enough to share it. Thanks

[@wyomingcountryboy]

I really appreciate you fellas talking and sharing kmowlege/experience. That was one major thing that got me interested in precision rifle and benchrest back in the early 90's. ....the old guys who'd been winning were happy to talk about their techniques. They knew the winners would be separated from the losers by our individual ability to read conditions. They didn't have anything to hide.

[@davidmedrano8656]

I always pick up something new when I talk with that man. Always a great helper.

[@MichaelLloyd]

"I started neck sizing and I started having problems" man no kidding... I'm glad I found your channel. I wish I had found it before I bought all of my dies lol

[@meboyd7796]

That was fantastic. Like one of the other commenters said, you read so much about Speedy but getting to hear him talk and express just a small amount of his knowledge is awesome. Never go in his shop without your camera again.

[@flavforpar]

Two legends just talkin shop!!!!

[@robpye5253]

THE most fascinating, captivating and informative YT video I've ever seen on "Gun Lore", or anything else for that matter. To see such a legend in any sport open up about a critical time in this sport is a credit to you and him; I felt like he was right there in front of me. It's like an interview with Issac Netwon about when he sat under tha apple tree, to me. Most YT shooting channels display little authenticity and humility, yet too much unsubstantiated opinon and general BS. Niether of you display these latter qualities, and lots of the former, which makes this channel so unique and rewarding. Thank you Erik. And BTW, this is the first time I have commented on anything on YT, and this interview moved me to do it!

[@ErikCortina]

Thank you.

[@matthewkanis1974]

Dam! Mr. Speedy is really a fountain of knowledge. Thank you for sharing.

[@rifleman1873]

I could listen to this all day!!

[@oliverbanda3558]

Great video, we need a part 2 👍👍👍

[@michaelenochs4033]

Man I was having a pretty rough day emotionally but Speedy's smile took that away. I never clicked Like so fast when Eric mentioned the Texas Warehouse. I read that article and read it again and again and again. I love learning about this stuff so thank you Eric and Speedy for making me feel better.

[@Thorsaxe777]

Great subject, Definitely Speedy is a Guy that knows his stuff. those are the guys we as shooters out on the line need to pay a special ear to and LISTEN, DIGEST and not think up something we think is smart in response to what he is giving as experience.

[@PatrickJDaley]

My father told me once "if you just listen, you can learn alot". Take it all in, you can never have too much knowledge.

[@jasonbrohipower4157]

I can listen to that all day I can listen to that all Day Thanks

[@mahimac8126]

Thank you for the videos. You are right, it’s because of videos like yours that get new shooters in the sport.

[@redleg1013]

This may be my most favorite episode yet.

[@bichettereds]

Love this! Let’s see part 2

[@54Mizery]

Pure gold. Thanks.

[@mab0852]

Great guy! My friend Sam has several of his old competition rifles. They are works of art.

[@michaelbrowne3705]

Fantastic conversation. This is gold.

[@joevollmer3037]

Great history in this video, thank you for posting it !

[@nickmcgee6438]

Love it! The amount of knowledge between you both is great! Following because I don't want to miss what's next!

[@1bellsie]

This is an awesome interview! I am all ears when guys that have this kind of knowledge start talking!

[@johnx9318]

That was a great video and very insightful. Thanks to both of you.

[@shanegibb997]

Excellent video , so much knowledge to be heard , I will replay this video several times .

[@TexasTrained]

I really enjoyed this video.Thanks

[@hank3152]

Outstanding conversations Erik..... you guys hit a lot of the points many of us have thought about. Always good to hear top shooters swapping stories......

[@GlenKimpton]

I've not long been shooting and feel you have accelerated my learning by many years already! Thanks for the videos!

[@davidnelson6603]

That was awesome! Thanks to you and Speedy.

[@brettinnj]

That was a great video. I'm glad you recorded it and shared it. Thank you both.

[@michaelbaldini8554]

what a great interview!! Really glad I happened upon it.

[@jamesheath9385]

This conversation was so interesting. Loved it. Would like to see more. Happy New Year.

[@jamesmiller360]

Wow! Good stuff. Thanks for posting.

[@Niobium23]

Another Flawless vid!!!

[@ronmartblog]

Dude these are awesome 👏🏻 🙌🏻

[@johnseptien3138]

Erik, I would like to hear a discussion on the term "inherently accurate cartridges". I have heard this term since I started reloading when I was 13 or 14, that was a lot of years ago. Frank Barnes of Cartridges of the World (we had adjoining offices at the college we both taught)and I had this discussion and my opinion was there are "accurate" rifles but not "inherently" accurate cartridges. I watched when you toured around a shoot and asked the question about neck sizing vs full- length, including a response from Speedy. Could you do the same thing with my question? This video was very informative in many ways. I definitely think you should continue to roll the camera when you are talking with Speedy.

[@vdog4799]

Wow. I learned alot just listening to you talk. Thank you for that video. I also shared that 1000 yard shot with family! Truly Golden bro!

[@rhcockrum8746]

Erik, Thanks to you and Speedy for sharing your conversation and insights. Very interesting and most informative!

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

Absolutely LOVE this video. Sub'd and hit that notification ALL! I need to do some binge watching and I love learning from others

[@robertblaze5549]

I thanks you for the awesome video. Thank you for your efforts to educate people.

[@14goldmedals]

I liked how you edited in the actual video of the moments you were describing. The effect was well worth your effort, thanks.

[@linemen71]

Great video! Constantly learning from your videos.

[@halfdollar86]

Man. What a great conversation. Loved it. I could listen to you guys go back fourth all day.

[@willspathtoprecision2924]

Words of wisdom! I'm learning so much from your videos! Your help me grow, in my Path to perfection, Thanks and keep it up Teacher!! 💪

[@thebarredw]

Thank you Erik Thank you Speedy Fantastic content and delivery.

[@sthomas1018]

Excellent video interview!

[@lberthelon]

This was well worth 35 min of my time l started BR shooting in 73 and neck sizing only was the way to go, got back into shooting but not full blown BR just something to keep me busy at 80yrs old, so with Erik always saying bump your shoulders and hearing the story that speedy talked about l will start bumping my shoulders. Thank you Erik and Speedy for making this video 👍

[@willpiersonw.v.4264]

Its so awesome getting to hear a couple of pros tell stories about how things came to be. Thanks Cortina

[@pineywoodsriders2184]

Thank you for bringing us all this information. I am just starting out in the long range shooting. Attending wolf precision’s shooting class at the end of this week. Starting reloading soon. After months of research on how to reload. This is the information people like me need. So thank you again.

[@henryherman9113]

You guys are Awsome..From a Canadian..Thanks a bunch.

[@devendati]

Erik, I just watched all of your videos in the past 3 days. I'm loving every second of it. Could you do a video of how to adjust neck tension with an expanding mandrel? Thanks for show casing us all of your knowledge! :)

[@gomezkillerbee]

Awesome video. I could listen to you and Speedy all day

[@lapoint7603]

I watched this as soon as it dropped. I watched it again today and still picked up a lot of very good information. Between you and Effen John your videos are pure gold!! You guys cut through the VooDoo and black magic. Your stuff is fact based and backed by results. Keep it up! Thank you so much!

[@jec2137]

Erik, u r my kind of person. Your video topics satisfy my attention to reloading. The topics, always touches my curiosity. I've already touched many reloading process and your videos are enforcing my knowledge to reloading. I thank you more than once and don't stop. Looking forward to the next episode. Mahalo

[@dragginntndaniel505]

Great video! I really like all the great tips I get from your videos. Also really enjoyed hearing the name Don Geraci on this video. I’ve met Mr Don and was able to sit down and pick his brain for a little while. Great guy and excellent gunsmith. My cousin has 3 Geraci rifles and they are incredible. Please keep the videos coming!!

[@mrzrog]

The knowledge drop here was insane. I’ve been reloading for 20 years and was always told to neck size (from my dad who shot competition in the 70s and 80s)

[@williebulletman5217]

Thank you for recording this video

[@toddscholze6168]

Excellent video, congrats. Ask a legend a question and just sit back and just listen, just listen to his life experiences. Please make more like this Erik. They'll be documentaries some day when these legends have left us. Thank you!

[@barrygrant2907]

Knowledge is good--spreading knowledge with fellow shooters is fantastic. I appreciate the heck out of these videos.

[@ericbennett1253]

Really enjoyed that Erik. Thank you and Speedy for that. Great timing too. About a week ago my buddy asked me what the 'S' stood for on my Redding die. I said "I don't know actually". Now I know! LOL. He asked because he was a "neck size only" believer until I sent him your recent 1000yd video. THAT one got him to pay attention. He watched your other videos and is modifying his set up. ;) Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us amateurs. PS: I read a reprint and downloaded a copy of The Secrets Of The Houston Warehouse a couple years ago. Read it again recently. Great article to geek out on!

[@rem40x308]

Great people here. And it was a pleasure to have met Mr. Cortinas on that day. Have been going to Speedy's shop on occasions to get things done and buy some of his custom accessories. Very knowledgeable and helpful.

[@LunaRendezvous]

Lots of good stuff here, takes out my glass plate and starts lapping down my shellholders, thanks for sharing.

[@chrisdikovics3580]

So much knowledge !

[@thinkfirst6431]

That was a great commercial for Bush's Chicken and you ruined it.

[@jerrymont2595]

Excellent interview with an icon of, in and a factor in precision shooting. 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@jasonwoods7665]

Great, great video! Wealth of knowledge!

[@billclifton8400]

Erik, this is a great interview with a legend. Thanks for doing this. I'd love to see more interviews with Speedy. He's probably forgotten more than many of us will ever know about precision shooting.

[@devinporter1676]

I had no idea that my Type S dies came from this man! Thanks Speedy! Thanks Eric for awesome content. I have found these “keep em small” videos extremely insightful from guys who absolutely understand the sport. Thanks for sharing!

[@gristlepounder]

Great interview!

[@johnbowman6073]

Erik and Speedy, WOW what a video. Been competitive shooting since I was 12, now at 77 I am still at it, but hard to believe how much I learned in this video. Thanks so much for your video. If you have some more little jewels like that stashed away, would love to see them. Thanks again and "keep'um small"

[@treybadd]

Man, so cool. I could listen all day.

[@RobinP556]

Speedy is awesome, a wealth of knowledge. I was fortunate enough to have taken some of his classes when he was in Trinidad. Learned a ton!

[@raulruiz1818]

I’ve seen this video a thousand times and Speedy is definitely world class. Your Blessed Cortina to have world class mentors but your definitely making them proud. Well done compa 💪🏽

[@wvlongshooter3912]

Watched this video more times than I care to say but with a man of this caliber talking, why wouldnt I ? Awesome content!!!!

[@MrRanggong]

Awesome video. I love hearing from the masters. Now I know who my Redding Type S die was named after. very cool!

[@desabc221]

Probably the most enjoyable video you have put out.....

[@tbrakatank]

I got to meet speedy at his shop, spent 3 hours talking about bench rest shooting and what I need to get into it. He is super helpful and I can't wait to go back!!!!

[@brandonparrett2436]

That was freakin sweet dude I needed to hear the sizing part

[@6handicap604]

Very good stuff! WOW, actually know someone who shot at the warehouse, that is amazing in and of itself! Was interesting that they tuned his rifle and it shot worse in F-Class, proves small groups lose over consistency. Thanks Erik!

[@JohnSmith-ir5pv]

Love it

[@johannesjohannesson423]

Great stuff from this Pro Shooter !

[@redraiderreloading7612]

AWESOME interview! 👏 Thank you. Its always interesting to listen and learn the history of the s bushing.. I will be subscribing to your patreon.. Hey speedy i need s 6mm arc fl die with a bushing. Lol

[@_BigLife_]

Very cool. I can't wait to start reading again. I haven't really shot long in over 10 years, but I have the bug.

[@awesomebillfromdawsonville8715]

Great video Benchrest legend love my 10 1/2# Speedy rifle wish there was more interviews like this about 100-200 yard BR on KZbin. I've got those Precision Shooting magazines in my collection with The Warehouse article's in them. 👍

[@antitactical]

Reminds me of the days sitting in Clay Spencer's shop listening to Culver stories and all sorts of benchrest tidbits. Also met Bill Nemi (I probably spelled it wrong) at Clays. He made bullet dies for shooters all the way up to Berger. He was a wealth of knowledge.