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I have a 6 cavity H&G #50 wadcutter mold that has served me well. I have shot that bullet out of several handguns with good accuracy, especially a 6" S&W model 14. I have also tested it out of 2...

Within the last 3 years I've started having severe problems in my hand when shooting my old standard 44 magnum and 45 Colt heavy hunting loads with 300 gr boolits out of my Rugers. I had pretty much...

Ellwood Epps could easily turn a standard P14 deer rifle in 303 British into a 303 Epps moose rifle for very little cost. What a great conversion.

"Wheelguns 1961" took the words out of my mouth. Start at 6.5 grs of Unique for a milder 357 load and work up from there if you feel like you need more oomph. Even though Unique is known as a "dirty"...

If I remember correctly, Elmer designed the 358429 specificaly to get better performance from the 38 special before the 357 magnum came along. I have cast and shot thousands upon thousands of the...

I'm still using a Lyman D5 that I bought used in 1978. No sticker on the frame. I was told from the guy I bought it from that he had used it for several years but wouldn't weigh consistently. I sent...

Years ago I bought a local machinist's press that he had made in the late 50s early 60s. It was a copy of a Dunbar, but made from solid steel and weighed a little over 45 pounds. Gave it to a young...

I trim all my 44 mag, 45 Colt, and especially 357 mag brass to get consistent crimps. I have a Forster drill press trimmer to do large batches and the Lee trimmer (original that the op isn't fond of)...

Good find, Sam. Hope you enjoy it. I'm still looking for a .222, but haven't lucked up on one yet.

Around 35 years ago there was a small group of shooters here in Kentucky using the 14 and 12 caliber. Bill Hadley from Glasgow, KY, a very good friend of mine and master gunsmith, showed me his...

Good for you, Sam. Really glad you had a good day of shooting.

I have a 67 also from the 1930s vintage. The outside is a little rough, really not too bad, but the bore is bright and shiny. Shoots lights out when I can get the light right on the sights. I have...

I have 5 total- 3 Stars and 2 Lyman 4500s. One Star each in .358, .430, and .452. About 30 different sizing options for the 4500s.

None are permanently mounted. All are attached to boards that...

I have the Lee 210 / 215 gr wadcutter mold. I would load 4.5 grs of Bullseye in a 44 Special case to shoot in my 44 magnum handguns. The only witnessed and signed one hole group I have ever shot was...

I've shot hundreds of these cast from older wheel weights (mostly 1970s and 1980s ) in 30-06 with 12 grs of Ball-C Carbine surplus powder from the 1950s / 1960s. Maybe 1200 to 1300 fps, but at that...

Yes he will definitely be missed. Years ago he wrote a Handloader article titled "Handloader Looney". I shot off an email to the magazine asking if he had been talking to my wife because he had...

I have the complete manual. Yes it's a very large book, but one that I wouldn't want to be without. A wealth of load data and reloading knowledge in general. And since all my powders are from the...

H&G #68 200 gr swc over 3.7 grs Bullseye. Very accurate in everything I've shot it in.

I have five.

Three Stars- 1 each in .358, .430, & .452. Two Lyman 4500s with about 30 sizing dies for everything else.

I have 2 older RC presses, a 1969 and a 1974. Over the years I replaced the bicycle handles with the ball handles and changed the tapered pins to clipped ends pins at the bottom of the rams. They...

1978 - Used my Dad's 12 guage Lee loader from the 1950s with Federal paper hulls so that I could make shells for my 870. We were 18 yrs old with a child on the way. Rabbits both fresh and frozen...

My favorite "plinking" rifle is an H&R single shot in .357 magnum that gets either 38 special wadcutters and 2.7 grs of Bullseye or cracked neck 38 special cases trimmed to 38 S&W length, 150 gr swc...

1976 I was a 17 yr old freshman in college in Bowling Green, KY. Bought a Marlin model 60 .22 rifle at K-Mart and a brick of Federal Lightning shells for $45.00 out the door. The local Watson's had a...

Larry,
I should have added more info in my original post. The bullet is from National Bullet Company (purchased here on the site with several boxes of other .32 cal bullets years ago), smooth sided...

Your story of using up odd components sounds very similar. The latest was for my NEF 45-70. Some 457193 (?) 420 grain bullets cast in the early 1970s that were sized too small for my Marlin, a...