As posted elsewhere on this site, be VERY careful about H110, it does not play well with reduced loads. I use it in my 454 Casull, pushing 360gr WC close to max. H110 is a powder best served at full...
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As posted elsewhere on this site, be VERY careful about H110, it does not play well with reduced loads. I use it in my 454 Casull, pushing 360gr WC close to max. H110 is a powder best served at full...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Right there. I put the Hornady quick-change adapter in my Rock Chucker so I can swap dies from the single-stage to progressive, with less than 0.0001 difference in COAL.
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
Firefox recently did an update, to version 102. If you updated, that might be the issue.
Forum: Special Projects
The 357 and 44Mag have longer brass, AND a longer cartridge OAL. The Rowland has the same OAL as the 45 ACP. The longer brass is (my guess) to prevent loading in a pistol that the recoil might...
Forum: Special Projects
So, nothing but an increase in chamber pressure to increase velocity to achieve a 'new cartridge'?
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
I use Firefox or Palemoon, with the NoJavaScript addon...enable Java for castboolits, block it for all others. Site looks the same for me for the last 5 or 6 years.
Forum: Special Projects
So, muddled meanderings in the outhouse...looking at the 460 Rowland kit for a 1911, it seems heavier springs, different brass, and a comped barrel are all it takes.
Yes, I know the 460 brass is...
Forum: Special Projects
I have taken paperclips and pieces of wire and 'tapped on the bolt head to start' and run them into stripped holes to git home. Po' man's helicoil.
Seeing fuller - not full - shelves here in Alaska. And I could almost always find 10MM. The oddballs may be your friend in an ammo shortage.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Bad shot placement busted a deer's stomach open right at dark years ago, it lay all night. My boss's wife told me to clean - and I do mean CLEAN!! - the body cavity with 10% white vinegar and water...
Forum: Our Town
I tried militaryfirearms.com, and got an auction site.
I am not a fan of the 'latest greatest newest whizz-bang round' craze, but a friend said a 350 Legend AR in pistol config was what his wife would/could carry for bears here in Alaska. YMMV
As said elsewhere, the best 'defense' or trail gun, is the one you shoot best. I am extremely comfortable with my Ruger Alaskan in 454 Casull with rounds that 'buck'. It's not something for my wife...
What's the primary purpose? My wife's Ruger EC9 is much easier to CC than my Kimber Polymer Custom.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I use a Hornady LnL, lube, deprime/size, clean brass, and reload.
Forum: Our Town
I've used FF since Win95, never had CTRL-D fail on me. Did Firefox recently update?
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Hornady makes a tapered expander I have used to stretch 7mm to 358. As others say, a good lube is critical.
Forum: Our Town
Hold the CTRL key down and press D...should save the page to favorites/bookmarks.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Those would fit right in my custom 35-338 WM, or a 358 Norma.
Forum: Our Town
Those folks obviously never heard of fire-forming brass. Great score!
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Had to re-read the original question. My first answer was, 'Yeah, two - a Stevens 20 gauge that Daddy bought the fall after he met Mom. It's mine now, and priceless. The other is a Fox .410 I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Excellent article, Larry. My observation has nothing to do with pressure or velocity. I loaded some SR primers in 9mm brass by mistake, noticed the error before loading powder and lead, and decided...
Forum: Classics & Stickies
I agree, I don't wanna scour my bore with sand. Zoomed my cell phone camera to 8X, and took a close-up. You can see sand imprint, but I didn't see any sand.281121
Forum: Classics & Stickies
So, the 358 gluboolits are too small to run through the large stick glue gun, and too big to run through the small stick gun, and not worth the effort to experiment further...toss the bad ones, and...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |