Back around 1981, a buddy of mine wanted to reload 25 auto's for his wife's Home Defense gun. (It is small, she can handle it...) He had helped me with some motorcycle repairs so I said, "Sure,...
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Back around 1981, a buddy of mine wanted to reload 25 auto's for his wife's Home Defense gun. (It is small, she can handle it...) He had helped me with some motorcycle repairs so I said, "Sure,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
There is data in the Lyman 41 but how useful it is, I don't know. Strictly for historical information, and not at all suggested for use, here's what they said back then: In the 357 Magnum, Only...
Forum: Leverguns
RL-7 did not work well for me in the 45-70 in my Marlin CB. I had much better results with 2400 and 3031, and 10 grains of Red Dot was a nice plinker.
It has been over 40 years since I last loaded any 25 ACP. I am rediscovering why. Those dinky cases are a major pain to handle, all slick and shiny from the brass cleaner. Can you bend and...
FWIW, the Colt 1909 was the first Colt to have heat treated cylinders at the insistence of the Army. What is frustrating is that although that has been documented, I have yet to find real,...
In my own loading of the 32-20, I did not use the LEE powder through die to expand, but only because the relatively weak case necks would crumple sometimes. I use an RCBS set and a Lyman 55 powder...
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This is the only GP100 I have, and I went with these, Ruger GP100 2 3/4" Round butt with the insert. Works for me.
As several have said, the original Glock Magazines which you have were junk, if not right the instant you bought them, then as soon as you ran a few hundred rounds through and carried them for a...
There are several 32-20 boolits that work well in the 327. I have used the 311-419, the 311-465 (not for the Single 7 though,) the 311-316, and the venerable 311-008 (aka 311-8). I will say that my...
The Ruger Speed and service sixes only came with 2 3/4 inch barrels; the K frame 357 Smiths were 2 1/2 -3 inches, but truth to tell, I'd forgotten about the 327s. They are honest 2 inch barrels. I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
PS, whenever you find .348 components for sale--grab them. They are not often available, and are usually pretty dear when you do find them.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I went through exactly what you are describing8 or 9 years ago when I got my Model 71. The 358 boolits probably won't work without resizing the nose. It will jam in the rifling. The Browning...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I loaded 10 25 ACP's while doing the laundry. Only took me the best part of an hour (truth in advertising means I have to say I primed about 200, but only managed to get 10 loaded-weighing each...
+1 The no drill Weig-a-tinny works well and should you decide that you don't want the scope on the revolver it is easily removed without leaving a couple of holes to be plugged....
In thinking back, the only 2" full sized .357 I can recall being made by a U.S. Manufacturer was the Colt Lawman. Built on the MKIII frame, with fixed sights and a rounded grip, it was less than...
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
1. Vintage Pachmayr Pistol Shooters case, Super Deluxe edition. I'll take it pm to follow
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Actually. I already knew what I had to do, all I had to do was get my 70 year old brain to remember it. For small gauge spring wire, do yourself a favor and order...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I had to go look, because I had thought that this was the Ranch Dog/LEE 356-95RF clone. I use that one extensively, but this is not it. The RD 358-100TC was and is a tumble lube, solid base,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
That 45-325U was an excellent boolit in my 45-70 Marlin CB. It shot very well, I used it for several years for Lever Action Silhouette matches with no complaints. 20-28 grains of 2400, somewhere...
The splinter Magna grips on the J and I frame guns are just too small for my hands, even with the Tyler T attached. It helps, but still doesn't cut the mustard for me. What is odd is that the Hogue...
That Unique load is pretty stout.
That is the max load for the 32-98 SWC in the RCBS Cast Manual, which is not renowned for its mild loading. I would start at 3.0 were I you. The Lyman 4th...
Forum: Cast Boolits
RCBS spec'd their bp cartridge boolits with 10-1 lead/tin mix. I will bet that your boolits don't have that much tin.
I have a couple of those for my colt D-frames, but I just ordered a set of the Hogue regular, not bantam grips. I used to live about 20 minutes from the Mustang Grip Factory and I have used a number...
Well, I can not complain at all about the conversion of my 30-1. I was able to track down a partial box of ammo that I had loaded with MP 314-640 100 grain HPs and 3.7 grains of WW231. I was...
In line with the sage advice of the Green One, I no longer stock pile "heavy" loaded ammo that might end up in a gun that can't handle the pressure. Visions of mortality have affected my loading...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |