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I have a 475 and suggest a sub 400gr bullet you like [350-375ish] and something easy to load up or down like 2400.
Best would be Trailbose {fullcase to bullet and mag primers}...
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Groo here
I have a 475 and suggest a sub 400gr bullet you like [350-375ish] and something easy to load up or down like 2400.
Best would be Trailbose {fullcase to bullet and mag primers}...
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Am a big fan but don't shoot them much now.
Started with a SBH for dad and deer, then a short barrel , an m-58 came next , really hooked now, A 3 inch 657 , and lastly a pair of custom...
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If you are talking protection,,, ranges will be short, you may not even use the sights, the idea of followup shots is up to you barrel length is not needed[range is short]
A large...
Forum: Cast Boolits
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1# the softer the boolet the slower you can drive it
2# the softer the boolet the easier it will slug up [expand in barrel due to pressure]
The harder ,,,reverse the above
You are...
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Much depends on the gun,
I would find the bullet, load the the gun likes [your likes are secondary but try around 250gr rnfp cast at 900fps]
Then see IF you need to change something,...
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Most forums state ,"any old powder for lighter loads will work"
But most use AA7 for heaver bullets [cast or jackets] 180gr to 220 gr and AA 9 for lighter ones..
AA 9 uses up much...
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Much depends on the gun.
S&W says that all model marked STEEL guns are ok for +p...[ m-10 etc]
Note this may be because the STEEL guns [including steel J frames] were proofed for...
Forum: Leverguns
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Many forget that the factory spec for oal of a 44 is 1.61 [or so] not what you can put in a revolver!!!!!!!!!!!
Keith designed his boolet for "short "cylinder 44 spec rounds, not 44...
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Got a Dan Wesson C-Bob 10mm.
People keep trying to walk off with it.
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Let us all remember that the JHP or cast equal's main requirement is NOT to overpenatrate!!!!!!!!!
So the FBI spec [Fxxxing Baxxbusting Incompance] Has little to do with a vast majority...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
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How about the 327mag.
Rechamber your 32H&R [just make longer.]
Hint,,, Some 32H&R chambers with the revolver cut are all ready long enough..
Just fire form.....H&R topper and t&c...
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I don't clean unless necessary.
The barrel if groups open up, if the gun falls in mud/sand/creek ect,or if the action gets sticky...
Otherwise wipe down the out side and carry.
Oil...
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Is this the first from each mag or first shot of the session?
First shot of mag most likely gun seating in your hand,, try putting in new mag with out taking your shooting hand off..
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I would stay with 200gr or so [no more than 250] and only at 357mag or Max speeds.
The problem is the twist.
Need many FPS to spin up a long bullet to be stable...
The leade can be...
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Had a Compact but the sharp edge on the grip got me / magnum thumb..
Now have a S&W walther [used] that someone rounded the grip..
Shoots fine...
The PPK/S style with it"s fixed...
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The thing that breaks scopes fastest is the up ward kick of the pistol.
A scope mount that allows more than 2 rings [Like a T'SOB from SSK]
Will help greatly.
The upward kick causes...
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In point of fact the 45acp replaced the 45 revolver round for cav and when faced with a cav charge, the biggest target is the horse.
Look up the Thompson LeGrand test,and you will see...
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The 454 mag has 2 loading levels..
The original sold by FA and the current...
Even the current loadings will match or exceed the original 45-70 for performance ......
Inside 100yds...
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I have completely written off the FBI"spec".........
Are we FBI? Do we shoot through glass, car doors, windshields, sides of buildings etc??????????????????????????????
Duh,,, NO.
...
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I used a handball glove...... worked up to my 350rem mag single shot.
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Got a TC super 16 with the break and an SSK 14 with porting.
When using the port any bullet cast or jacket will work fine.
The Break is hard to clean so jackets [plated?] are the...
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Remember the rim of the case slids "under" the extractor.....
A "slight" point at the botton of the extractor can hang up the opperation.
Also, remember the 10mm was designed with a...
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Mill spec for 45acp is 5 gr Bullseye,,, also the bullet is sealed [aka glued ] in the case..
Reloaders often use 5.5 to make up for the lack of case tention [that increases pressure]
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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 |