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Try using a small pistol primer, CCI or Winchester. Small rifle primers have too much energy for the Hornet pushing the bullet out of the case before the powder gets going. That changes the case...

All of the lever gun 45 Colt chambers seem to be oversized nowadays.

boomer

I have 2 Puma's in 44 Magnum a 20" Carbine and a 24" Western Rifle. Both rifles have oversize bores at 0.433" - 0.434". I sent the carbine back under warranty with a 0.434" bore and they replaced the...

Another outstanding job Rick,

I enjoyed seeing you at the SHOT SHOW and enjoyed your company.

I agree with all of your comments about the Winchester 94's... they won't get any of my dollars...

High energy loads in the Ruger 45 Colt revolvers are possible within reasonably safe Ruger Only loads; however, these power levels won't be enjoyable for most shooters and I agree if you need a...

Do yourself a favor and get a 38-55 Marlin Cowboy; one of the best cartridges you'll ever shoot in a wonderful rifle with enough power for anything in the lower 48.

I love the 1892 and 1896 style...

The 38-55 is a great cartridge that's easy to obtain excellent loads for when the groove diameter is 0.375"-0.377" area and darn near impossible to find loads for when the bore is oversize at 0.380"...

Here you go:

30-30 lifters and guides will work fine for 38-55 or 375 Winchester. The easiest swap is to put a Winchester 375 Winchester barrel on a Winchester 30-30 and relabel it a 38-55 after...

If you're going to have the barrel recut I would consider 1:16 or 1:15 twist rate for 35 caliber to take advantage of the 140 - 225 Grain bullets and spec the pistol bullet groove diameter of 0.357"...

1. What is the groove diameter of your barrel?
2. Is the barrel throated and is there a lead into the rifling?
3. What is the diameter of the pulled bullets?
4. How hard is the bullet alloy?

I...

You didn't mention what kind of gun... Titegroup and Unique won't seal case mouths well leaving them with a black soot discoloration. I've had good results with Titegroup and Unique but I find myself...

I'm with Dale53,

Get 2 Dillon 550B's; one for small primers and one for large primers. The shell plate for 45ACP will do 308 and 30-06 cases too. I still prime and drop powder charges manually;...

Here's one:

Who knew that bullet making was quickly becoming an old fashioned activity? I you want a low tech how-to, this one’s for you:

“Like darning socks, making bullets is a dying art....

Original copies are on e-bay all the time and usually go for $20.00 or so.

I don't know how long the copyright lasts until the book is public domain but my 1st edition of the RCBS Cast Bullet...

I have 4 or 5 of them I've been using for over 25 years. I broke my first one 25 years ago (the toggle link), called Lee and got 5 replacement toggle links made out of steel. I still have 3 or 4 of...

I like TapMagic for drilling and hand threading too. For cut-off, threading and reaming in the lathe I use Do-Drill from Brownell's. I put the liquid in one of the Brownell's one ounce needle bottles...

Reduce your Unique and Bullseye 160 grain loads by at least 1 grain and work up from there.

Starting loads for 160 grain bullets would be safe too.

Boomer

Two years ago I wouldn't have given you 2cents for aluminum molds, now I love them. No issues with rust and much easier to hold during a long casting session. With reasonable care, they'll last a...

I've read so many versions... it seems that there are as many methods as there are individuals doing the work.

In general, W-1 drill rod is designed for water quenching and O-1 is designed for...

Excuse me sir,

Everyone is entitled to enjoy their hobbies the way they want to.

Rick has a valid issue and has been treated poorly by any remote standard of customer service. I for one was...

Hang on there Rick,

The post wasn't even hinting that my problem was the same problem you're experiencing.

At the time I had run-out issues I didn't know anything about dial test indicators...

I'm still working on the vise jaws and spacer blocks... almost done.

I ordered 50 sticks of drill rod, a 6 foot 5/8" x 1.5" bar of 6061 aluminum and some 3/16" x 1-1/4" flat stock material to make...

I know that cbrick knows his stuff... his Redding T7 press issues reminded me about my own problems with bullet run-out.

I purchased one of those excellent run-out gages from Sinclair...

The toolmaker's aren't in charge... salesmen and bean counters run all the businesses these days. Quality and customer service are oxymoron's in the MBA world.

Boomer

The time and care involved in getting cast bullets to work in a high pressure 223 load aren't worth the effort for the AR-15...

.22 caliber bullets are so inexpensive in bulk (250- 55 grain...