I have a funnel made out of a 300 Weatherby case that works well for doing exactly that.
I doubt you'll be able to chamber a cartridge with a bullet that big seated, so as you surmised, pure lead...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
I have a funnel made out of a 300 Weatherby case that works well for doing exactly that.
I doubt you'll be able to chamber a cartridge with a bullet that big seated, so as you surmised, pure lead...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Today I learned that you need to keep your ball mill level. The powder kept caking up in one end of the jar, no matter which way I pointed it. Then it occurred to me to put a level on it. I had no...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I've wanted a Remington 14 1/2 for many years now, I used to see them occasionally at gun shows but any more it seems they are "collectible" and worth about 10 times what they were not many years...
Forum: Factory Rifles
There is at least one outfit making a pump action AR rifle, and there's no reason you couldn't do one in pistol caliber version as well. However, getting something like that to work with 357 would be...
Ken Waters said 33.0 grains of IMR4198 is good for 1200 fps in a 50-70 with a 400 grain bullet. You could start there or a bit higher and shoot over a chronograph until you got to where you wanted to...
Forum: Leverguns
I use the SAECO #305, which looks like a fat 311041, it casts out to .314". Paper patched up to .325". It's a slip fit in a fired case and shoots incredibly well in my old Marlin.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Only if the receiver is involved. Anyone can work on a barrel for anyone else.
Another good transaction with Atlas 366. Highly recommend!
Forum: Reloading Equipment
It wouldn't be any problem to make a sizer for those but you'd have to have a press with the removable bushing like an RCBS since the bullet is as big as the normal die threads. Just make it like a...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Congratulations on your find! And you're right, they work really well. I usually buy every one I can find if the price is right. They're sure a lot more now than they used to be.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I was using .490" balls I cast out of some zinc contaminated lead, they are really hard and I thought they would be great. But they're considerably smaller now than they started out as. So I just...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
But I thought 38 special was bigger than .338. He does say he can do it on his web site.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I wonder if JES could rebore it?
http://www.35caliber.com/index.html
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I had wondered how they made the dies so cheap. 12L14 is sure easier to cut than D2 die steel. How are you going to case harden it?
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Modern barrels are .438" X .446" typically. Not sure who is making them now other than Shiloh.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
And as Brett Gibbons explained in his book, the English powder made at Waltham Abbey was pressed to 1.5g/cc because they found it gave higher muzzle velocity and was cleaner burning. I don't like to...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Marlin 444 is actually the opposite. They have 1:38 twist and don't work with anything heavier than about 265 grains.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Handi rifles have very shallow rifling and most 44 bullets don't carry much lube so those two things will add challenge to your endeavor. You might consider duplex loading to reduce having to wipe...
Thanks for that link!
Yet another reason I'll avoid Uberti and stick to Pietta for the time being. That and Uberti doesn't have a stud on the barrel for the ejector housing, they just D&T the...
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
I'll take:
4-RCBS .357 Mag, group B, steel, 3 die set, sizer, de-cap/flare, seater -$25 shipped
PM inbound.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Yeah, I was the one who broke the press plates. I should have known better and put a steel plate over them like LAGS. I am using a 20 ton HF press and a 2.5 inch die I made from hydraulic tubing.
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Forum: Leverguns
If I want to shoot plain base bullets that fast out of a 45-70, I have to paper patch them to get any kind of decent accuracy. Do you really need that kind of power? If so, paper patch and nearly...
That's quite a wife you've got that would want to shoot a 35 Whelen. Lucky man!
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