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I can see nothing but trouble coming from that 1:3 twist rate. To me it sounds like throat erosion city, and would preclude the use of cast or light jacketed bullets.
I suppose for some very niche...

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Point for discussion: My girlfriend and I had a mountain lion encounter recently in a place that we frequently hike, fish, and forage for mushrooms. Nobody was hurt or attacked, but we were nearly...

I know this is ill-advised, and I'd never suggest anyone try it, but a few summers ago my neighbor and I convinced each other to buy mossberg shockwaves. While they're not ideal for anything but...

I don't know if this is helpful, but a .22lr is my suggestion. Even though they ricochet more than other firearms, the velocity bleeds off quickly after the first impact. A while ago I was sighting...

Wow...this is a hard choice. Just 1? Maybe a long action semi-auto in .30-06. Think along the lines of an M1A action stretched a bit, and milled to accept BAR magazines with a 24" heavy barrel with...

A good source of water glass is radiator stop-leak sold at auto parts stores. It's not all created equal, so look for a bottle that advertises no grit or metal flake in the formula.

12 gauge for sure. Its so versatile, I'd feel wrong leaving it out. As far as metallic cartridges go, .45-70 gets the win for it's ability to fire anything from a 125ish gn round ball at squirrel...

The best hard card material I've found is those plastic promotional "license plates" that car dealers put on unsold cars. It's a high density polystyrene, punches beautifully, is thin, light, stiff,...

Just because it can be done doesnt mean it should be done. Get a cheap cyl or IC choke for slugs. They'll shoot more consistently, and you definitely won't hurt the gun.

In my area, the only good deals on break-open trap guns are used ones.
I shoot sporting clays with a pump, and that makes everything pretty cheap.

As for 14 inch barrels and blue dot, I'm about to test that very thing...blue dot round ball loads in my shockwave. I know, compared to a 28" barrel, those shorties really throw some fireballs with...

Yes, things are goofy right now Ajay. I'm more concerned about the ammo shortage though...hence the reloading.
I wouldn't get too excited though, our country has seen worse and come through...

I would go with wax. If you're after super cheap cowboy practice loads for manipulation drills and close range work, take some empty shells, cut the crimp off, and re-prime with a magnum primer. ...

This all sounds pretty scary to me, but assuming your barrel survives, a payload that light is going to want a faster powder.

Those are going to be the 5 most satisfying shells you ever fire! congratulations!

It is always safer to substitute a lighter projectile for a heavy one, so putting a 7/8 oz slug in a 5/8 oz shell would be a big NOPE for me.
Like megasupermagnum said 7/8 factory loads would be the...

Mr. Peanutbutter,
I use almost exactly the same load you are attempting, and for basically the same reasons. Three key differences stand out to me, but I can tell you I have had great success with...

Keep up the good work Y-man, you're an inspiration.

i use cci standard velocity in everything. it's subsonic, so a bit quieter, and is way more consistent than other brands through my guns.
my Ruger mk2 LOVES it.

I'll give the grendel a vote. there's plenty of 7.63x39 brass to pick up at my local range, and they're just a full length size and 1 reload away from being fine grendel brass with big primers to...

my vote (in this hypothetical business) goes to a hardcast .690 ball loaded inside a 12 gauge shotcup. Booger the ball up real good by rolling it around on a sidewalk before you load it, and burn...

I was a little concerned about the toughness of your toilet ring wax/olive oil mix (yes, a fine boolit lube). I've had better luck with harder wax. I use the big white dollar store candles that...

12 gauge shotgun shells full of corn meal, grits, or rice are my go-to for stinging swarming insects. You can get quite a payload in those things if you cut down the wad to just a gas seal, and then...

I've been tossing around the idea of a poor-man's ball mill for making cast lead balls more perfectly round. At the moment it's just an old freon tank with a hole in it. I pour in a load of balls,...