I have a Blackhawk and a Vaquero, both with 4-5/8 barrels. Just right for me, I dont hunt with them and they feel good on the belt. Then again I carried a S&W .38 with a 4in for years at work....
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Forum: Cast Boolits
I have a Blackhawk and a Vaquero, both with 4-5/8 barrels. Just right for me, I dont hunt with them and they feel good on the belt. Then again I carried a S&W .38 with a 4in for years at work....
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I use Q tips and a little Hoppes every 100 or so rounds.
Forum: Cast Boolits
If it wasnt for JB weld, I would have some messed up lookin boolits....lol
Forum: Cast Boolits
I also use a Lee 175 TC in my G23 with a Storm Lake barrel. No leading. Never any feeding issues at all.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I picked one up at Walgreens Drug store for a whopping $8 works fine, coils get a cherry red glow, plenty hot
Forum: Our Town
The medical assistant caught me off guard a couple months ago, She takes my blood pressure, starts to ask about meds, then asked, Do you carry a firearm? without thinking I said, You can see my...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I just loaded a bunch this evening with 4gr 231 Used CR and sized to.357 Aimed my old mancave electric heater at my 450 to soften up the CR. Gunna try them out this weekend.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I cast outside on days that are above freezing and not too windy. The one thing that I use is a hotplate. I got one at Walgreens for under $10. Really makes a world of difference, especially in the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
One of my neighbors gave me a bunch of tin rods to add to my alloy, He said they were 10% silver. Thats the benifit of casting outside and sharing with the neighborhood. Boolits filled out great...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I hope this shortage doesnt last too long, I'm down to 5-1/2 boxes of spp and only2k lpp. Going to have to keep count of how many rounds I use at the range, Who the hell voted for this guy anyways?
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hi Marty, Not so much as sizing them but to lube then in the 450.. I started sizing and lubing my .44 240's in the 450 and got much less leading than I got with tumble lubing..
Forum: Cast Boolits
I had not purchased a die yet. But if the Lee mold drops the bullets at .357 Im guessing that I would have to purchase a die of .357 or smaller. Tom
Forum: Cast Boolits
I just cast up a bunch of Lee 120gr TC boolits for my 5946 9mm. I slugged the barrel and using a caliper to measure the slug and got .354... Measured the bullets and got .357 on most of them, Now I...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I use chore boy copper wrapped around an old brush and a good squirt of Ballistol. I got two cans of Ballistol from Midway. I leave a good coat in the barrels and wipe them out before shootin. The...
Forum: Our Town
Hittin a deer with your vehicle is a bummer, A yuppy hittin the deer with his BMW and you gettin the meat is a win..
Forum: Our Town
I had carried a pistol or had it next to me 24/7 for a lot of years. Upon retiring, I stopped carrying all the time, Had a hard time, felt naked..LOL.. That didnt last long, There was a robbery at...
I know this is an old thread, but I found it when I needed help. So, I tried soaking the barrel nut on my .357 for a few days, no good, Heated it up with a heat gun, poared boiling water down the...
Thats the same one I got from Brownells, I also ordered a barrel nut that was from the same mfg.
Ebner, I just got a new wrench from Brownells today. Its made out of steel and aluminum. Was about $24 I went to change the barrel last week and the plastic tool exploded in my hand, I guess the...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have been reloading since I was 16 on a single stage. About 7-8 years ago I got a Dillon 550b. I actually had a hard time switching over due to the fact that I was feeling like I wasnt in full...
I have a SP101 in .38 special that I purchased when they first came out. Only authorized to use .38 special, At 25 yds it puts them all in the black. Wanted to change out the cyl. to .357 but Ruger...
I size to.358 and use a heavy coat of 45/45/10. use 6.0gr unique no leading. Same boolit with 6gr 231 leads like crazy,
I use the Lee 175gr also with 4.7gr 231. I put one of those Storm Lake barrels on my Glock 23, Puts em in the same hole.
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 |