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Several years old and still going. I went with 10mm and it looks like only 2 others went that way. While I'd hate to give up the 44 Mag, I could manage to kill all the paper targets I need to with...

Lately I've actually been wondering if there's any good reason for me to lube at all...of any kind. I wouldn't be surprised if it made no difference either way, or if I lubed or not, but I've had a...

They blew their guns up because they tried to load these bullets? Why would that be? How did those who tried to load them fail? Without any details, this sounds a little absurd to me.

There is no...

Yes, on paper at least, 296 looks like a great powder for this round--but man, I've been patiently waiting for W296 to come available and it never seems to. but I'm curious, was the procedure on your...

I've been loading quite a bit f 4227 in it, and more recently have been getting good results with 300MP, which has been available in quantity for a few months now (Midsouth).

My recent chrono...

I've been checking for 296 availability and it just never seems to be in stock. Maybe because so many folks swear by it--I've not read one negative comment about it in the several months I've been...

I just started with 44 Mag a few months ago and 4227 was referred to, I think, as 'the cast bullet powder'. In any case, I've fired only 1,000-1,500 rds with it so far, and it seems to be excellent...

I really do doubt casting is dying, and I'd be more apt to think there are more folks casting now than there ever were. I don't think there's any solid evidence to support either view--I just know...

I doubt you could get two shooters to agree on what they do let alone when they should be used. :smile: But, I wouldn't hesitate to push your cast bullets to whatever velocity you'd like and not...

I sized my first .45-70 cases, and cleared enough **** off the bench so I could actually see the bench again. Quite an accomplishment.

Don't hesitate to take a look at Accurate Molds as well. They have a lot of bullets in the 460-350 area you might find appealing, and offer iron, brass and aluminum options. It's just another source...

It seems like a lot of agonizing to me over a non-issue, but folks seem to go to an awful lot of trouble trying this and trying that to solve this, and I just wonder why the concern. The experience...

It was about 3-400 rds per week when my aim was to shoot as fast as humanly possible at multiple targets and get 'good' hits suitable for IDPA. Drawing from the holster, fast recovery, weak hand...

No, I'm running what I think is a 9 quart iron Dutch oven, sitting over a 5" diameter ring burner/venturi type thing that looks like it may have been a burner off a commercial gas range or something....

Thanks for the tips. Just ran a test batch and they're beautiful, and I'm able to easily drop all 4 with one or two taps to the tongs. Works great. I did take my eye off the ball for about 15 min and...

Ah! I was running at about 735F and thought "okay, close enough". But I do normally run much closer to 760 or even more, when I'm paying attention. Funny thing is that the last 10,000 bullets I've...

Thanks guys. The mold is definitely up to temperature and the bullets looking very good. I don't preheat with a hotplate but use a torch (and a lot of motion, of course, to avoid unevenly or...

I have finally started pouring lead into this mold as of this evening, and had some real challenges.
I started with the penta plug and getting the bullets to drop was a real frustration. Not owning...

Well, my big story is squibs. Over the past say 5 years, I've had maybe 8 squibs. The first one blew up the barrel on a Sig P220, and it was a bitch getting the gun apart. The rest of them were all...

I love that bullet--I've got the older one he built, I think, which drops 'em at ~186 gr or so using the deep pins. What a fun one to load.
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200 rounds of 44 Mag, bright and shiny, ready for Thursday at the Range.


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Clays, Nitro 100, Solo 1000...with Nitro 100 being quite possibly the best all-around I think. I've done 155 cast, 180 Montana JHP (absolutely phenomenal), 180 truncated cone (cast and plated), 185...

Best wishes and good luck. Have patience, take your time, don't get frustrated if things don't work perfectly first time around. I would say your number one initial issue may likely be pouring into a...

I've often wanted to do some decent experiments myself, but only because I have not read about what others have done with regard to lubed vs non-lubed. I always wondered how it's possible that lube...

I sized/lubed a bunch of bullets that I cast last night, and cleared some of the debris off the bench so I could see the bench again.