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My Dad has more guns than me so he never really needed one of mine.
However, I am partly responsible for that. We used to shoot and hunt a lot when I was younger but he stopped once I left home...

Nice pics.
I've really only used Unique in 45 Colt with very little crimp.
I'll have to load up some with a good crimp in the 500 and give it a try. I'm using a Redding profile crimp which seems...

Over the years I’ve owned a few.
45 Colt, 223, 17 hmr
And have shot a lot with 22lr, 44 mag, and 30-30 (didn’t shoot that one a lot, a little too painful at the time).

The 14” 223 has the...

Thanks for the replies.

Gunslinger, I agree, those “plinking” loads are so much fun to shoot, and yet, anything on the receiving end will likely not live to protest very long!

RJM52, thanks...

I currently have two, and after my Freedom Arms 83, are the most accurate handguns I have ever fired. The trigger pull is smoother (on my guns) and less prone to staging than my Smiths.
They are...

I know this has been discussed on earlier threads, but I'm still interested in knowing people's experience.

And before people question why I would want to do that, I've had my fill of stout loads...

1+ on the 2400.
I’ve had the best results among the various powders I’ve tried in 357 mag with 2400 powder. I use 190 gr cast. Very accurate, but I do think it may be less tolerant of variations in...

There are many one this forum with far more experience than me, so take this with a grain of salt, but I personally know someone who lost his hand and filled his chest full of bird shot and shrapnel...

Years ago I went through several powders (Red Dot, Bulls eye, 700x, Unique) trying to find and accurate load for 200 gr SWC (all shot from contender barrel. I found 700x to be the most consistent...

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Tough choice. I can narrow it down to 4, but when all is said and done, the one I'd most hate to part with is my Dan Wesson. It is just so versatile, accurate, dependable, and...

Wants vs needs. If you need a gun, buy the gun that fits your needs. But I suspect all of us on this board have surpassed the need stage and have all of our gun needs covered.
If you want a gun,...

This is where it gets kind of weird. I loaded some 44 mag (300 gr jacketed irrc) and loaded them pretty hot, but it wasn’t very clean. But that was a compressed load in the 44. In the 454 it was...

As a longtime 45 Colt aficionado, I will give you my completely unbiased opinion. The Ruger will not disappoint and 45 Colt is one of the most versatile rounds out there, especially in a BH.
You...

4227 likes heavy boolits, tight crimps and high pressures. I started using it in my 45 LC Blackhawk but abandoned the powder as it was too “dirty”. When I got a 454 I decided to try it again since...

No personal experience with that exact combination, but I did try 2400 with a 300 gr XTP mag in 454. It was kind of erratic so I gave up on it and didn't even try heavier bullets. I now use 4227...

Recently I picked up some Alliant BE 86 since it was all I could find. (These day I buy anything that seems usable.)
Turns out its pretty decent powder. Burns clean and it has a flash suppressant...

A linebaugh or Bowen 5 shot conversion in 45 Colt, or
a Dan Wesson in 45 Colt (I'm starting to wonder if those really exist), or
A Freedom Arms 83 (which I just bought after searching a year for...

IMR 4227 likes heavy boolits.
Years ago I tried the Hank Williams Jr load of 20gr over a 255 gr cast boolit. Accurate but dirty. Lots of unburned powder or filler. I was done with that powder and...

2400 is a great powder (using 190 gr cast). Haven't tried H 110 in .357 yet. Stopped with 2400 because it was very accurate and got excellent velocities (1200 fps)

I've had an 8" RH barrel in .357. Scoped it. It is currently the most accurate handgun I own.
I've been very happy with the quality and accuracy of EWK barrels. My only quibble is the blueing...

I don't cast my own (yet) and about the only components I have been able to find are Cast Performance 335 gr WLN GC and IMR 4227 powder. I'm just about out of H 110 so I'm saving that.
Turns out...

Not many mentions for 700x. Seems to work best for really light loads in my Blackhawk.
200 gr SWC over 7 gr is very accurate, feels like a 38 spl, and fairly clean, but at these velocities there is...

In my defense I DID say Dan Wesson somewhere in there. However, I concede that to a non-Danite, a model 15 (even a model 15-2) can only mean one thing.
Never shot a model 15, but I recently...

Sorry, should have been more clear. It's a Dan Wesson 15-2 357 mag.

Thanks for the replies so far.

cbrick these are cast .358", no gas checks, and looks like the OAL will be 1.6"
I know 1100 is fairly tame, but if I want to really make noise, I've got plenty of...