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I have Lyman mold 3118 that casts 115gr flat based rnfp boolits and I also have some similar commercial boolits which have bevel bases. I use them in a Colt Army Special .32-20 revolver.

What are...

Why don't you get a used Colt or Smith & Wesson? I have a Colt Army Special 6" barrel .32-20 and I love it. Cost me $400.

I'm not criticizing the seller, but he was clearly unaware of the FFL requirement for shipping into California. True, California's laws seem intended to disarm the law-abiding gun owners who obey...

Mystery solved. The gun arrived at my FFL today and the barrel caliber marking is ".32 Police." That's the good news. The bad news is that the seller is not an FFL and was not familiar with...

Interesting comment about the barrel patent date. I can read it in the photo and it is July 4, 1905, yet the gun was made in 1920 according to the serial number. So, I'm still in the dark until it...

I have a Colt New Frontier SAA .44 Special. Its grips are walnut, but have a light-colored finish I don't like, plus the fit poorly. I've thought about re-finishing them to make them darker. I did...

The gun is a Police Positive Target Model and the serial number places its manufacture in 1920. I bought it on an auction site where it was listed as ".32 S&W" caliber but the photos were so blurry I...

I am researching loads for a .32 S&W Colt Police Positive. I'd like to try the 115gr Lyman 3118 flatnose boolit but I have not located loading data for it. The top weight I've found is 100gr. Has...

Thanks for your comments. Since narrower lube grooves aren't presenting a problem, I'll live with it.

I was sizing some Lyman 358495 .38 wadcutters and noticed that the boolets are compressed and the lube grooves are much narrower than before sizing. They drop from my mold at .360x361" and the...

I guess I'm old school. I always wanted a .44 Special single action so now I have 3: a USFA 4 3/4" Single Action; a Colt New Frontier 7 1/2" SAA, and a Cimarron Bisley 4 3/4". Of the three, the...

I shoot the Lyman 211291 gas check, 170gr roundnose bullet in my SMLE .303 over 16gr of 2400 (the "200 yard load"). It is pretty accurate at 100yds. I get very accurate results using the 150gr...

I live in California and we've been through a long dry spell, not only with water, but also powder and primers. Prices at the few local sources are off the wall. A while ago (before Obama's 2nd term)...

I read somewhere that if a wadcutter is seated slightly out of the top of the case, it centers itself in the cylinder throat better and is more accurate. Can't remember the source...

The Herters catalogue was a great read. I have several of the "Herters' Ancient Decoys" decorating my living room.

I read this thread with interest because a while ago I passed on a Colt DA .41 because I wasn't prepared to spend the time and effort to develop an accurate load for it, given the issues with heeled...

I appreciate all of the comments so far, even the ones that suggest "operator error." I'm learning all the time. I do have both a caliper gauge and a micrometer, and I'm careful about taking...

I have a No. 1 Mark III SMLE that I shoot in informal matches. I've wondered about re-barreling it because the current barrel looks rough as a cobb inside. But, it shoots great with either Hornady...

After some research, it seems that the range lead I'm using is too soft and that somehow the sizer dies squeeze it down several thousandths less that the diameter stamped on the die. This result is...

Char-Gar is correct. I re-measured my cylinder throats with pin gauges. The largest gauge that would fit all of the bores was marked .359" but it actually measured .3583".

I appreciate the advice...

I did zero the calipers. I measured the cylinder throats, which are .357" and I'll try to size boolits accordingly and see what happens. I have a .358" sizer die which, if past is prologue, should...

I cast 148gr wadcutters for .38 Special used in a Colt Officers Model which has a tight .354" barrel. I've used both .354" and .356" Lyman sizing dies in my RCBS lubrisizer, and in both cases...

Is the cylinder chambered for the .38-40 cartridge?

I live in California, which has already banned lead for all hunting ammunition. I'm worried that there will be a ban on any lead ammo. My local shooting range has a strict prohibition against mining...

I have a Colt .44 special New Frontier that has a "tight" .427" barrel and .432" cylinder bores. I sized boolits to .429" and accuracy was OK. I've been told to size to the cylinder bore diameter,...