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I have a Crosman RM377 .177 (made by Mendoza) that I bought at Walmart at least 15 years ago. I mounted a nice Bushnell 3x9 scope on it which never worked well as the rings would keep sliding on the...

I can't add any help to the 1,000 fps goal, but for "clean" recommendations I've been having great luck with Ramshot Competition. The local shop had some for ~$26/lb. and my Bullseye was getting a...

I wouldn't say the short neck is a "problem", but it limits how deep you can seat a long boolit while keeping the gas check within the neck which is usually agreed upon as being a good idea for best...

I use BAC in my old Lyman 450 for .45ACP as well as .30-06 with excellent results. I don't need to heat it but the basement does get a bit chilly in winter (55F) so I'll warm up the 450 with a small...

I don't have one yet, but I've been seriously looking at them. When I finally pull the trigger (hee hee) I plan to go with the 12 Benchrest model, however, since that's exactly how I plan to shoot...

I received a complete Lyman reloading kit with the Spar-T press that was NIB from a relative a few years ago that started me into the casting/reloading world. I reload .45ACP and .30-06 with it and...

Sorry, no experience with the 4" model, but the standard 5" R.O. is a really nice shooter and great value. I've had mine for a couple of years now and it's been fed 95% cast 230gr. RN in front of...

Had some decent (for January in N. Illinois) weather to take my '71 "hollow bolt" 30-06 to the range today. 100 yds. with 10-12 mph wind mostly at my back. It wears it's original Redfield WideView...

+1 on the chiropractor. I've had my lower back spasm up twice bad. First time I went to a chiropractor who used adjustments as well as the electro-stim to loosen it up. Once I was better I stopped...

I have a mid '71 "hollow bolt" M77 in .30-06 with it's original Redfield 4x scope. 22" barrel, which from what I've been able to research, is a Douglas barrel and those seem to be the ones that...

Thanks, leadman. I was going to load some up today and head to the range later on, so I'll give that a try. I have a Redding measure as well as a Lyman measure and like the Redding quite a bit...

I've had my R.O. for about a year now and absolutely love it. I'm not an experienced shooter by any means, but fit, finish, quality of parts, and out-of-the-box accuracy are all very good. It feeds...

I have the same gun, ubetcha. It's a mid '71 vintage "hollow bolt", 22" Douglas barrel with flip down rear sight and original Redfield 4x "wideview" scope. I picked it up used this spring from a...

I recently purchased 8 lbs. of it on blind faith and loaded up some 180gr. RCBS SP boolits over 22gr. of powder in my old tang-safety M-77. Shot a bit less than a 2" group at 100 yds. with just a 4x...

Indeed. I have seen some pretty heavy loads of 2400 and/or 4759 listed. In some instances, the pressures are awfully high for the resultant velocity. While it may work OK, there may be a better...

That's good to hear. I recently picked up the 82013 version of the 180-SP along with 8 lbs. of 4759. I loaded a test batch with 22gr. but haven't had a chance to get to the range with them. I did...

I have a mid-'71 vintage M-77 "hollow bolt" .30-06 and it's a tack driver with RCBS 165-SIL boolits over 16.5 gr. 2400. Also does very well with RCBS 180-SP (old version, 82013). The 165-SIL was...

Oh boy, do I have some poison ivy stories.... The first really good one was when I was around 9 or 10. I was at the annual company picnic of my father's company and standing next to a tree during...

I went to the range this morning after making pancakes from scratch for Mom's day (cuz the kids certainly wouldn't take the initiative...) and put some of these downrange on paper for the first time....

I just cast my first batch of about 200 boolits with a new 165-SIL mold yesterday. Alloy was unknown, but believed to be vaguely similar to one of the old Lyman "recipes". Driving bands measured...

Thanks for the info, GCPete. I pulled the trigger this week on the RCBS 165-SIL mold, .309 sizer die and some copper gaschecks from Sage's. I figure I can try loads without GC for plinking with 6 -...

I just got into CB's for rifles, having picked up a very nice '71 hollow-bolt M77 in .30-06. I "needed" it to be able to put a nice collection of reloading equipment given to me to good use. ...

Thanks for the warm welcomes! Every time I stop by here I learn something new.

Chris

Well, I should say my first time shooting cast out of a rifle as I've been reloading .45ACP for a little while.

Anyway...first a little history. I've always been interested in firearms since...