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Wow! I'm really impressed with the responses! The 148 gr wadcutters have proven to be accurate, but I feel a bit wasteful shooting so much lead at such small, relatively fragile targets. I have tried...

The gun pictured, Ruger GP100, 3" 38 Special, model, is not intended for 357 or 38/44 equivalent loads. I've loaded a few, and they shoot, but I don't need them. What I'm looking for are lighter...

Finally found one pound of Reloader 7. Been looking locally for a year.

2400! First time in recent memory! Got some 777 for muzzle loader, too, but that's been in stock without interruption here.

How did you lube them, and where did you crimp them?

Shooting them in the GP100 that is my avatar photo. It's a 3" 38 special with adjustable sights. My goal was to have a compact 38 or 357 that would shoot stout loads to back up my deer rifle as well...

That was...informative. The little boolits don't have enough resistance to burn the powder effectively. Had one stuck in the barrel, and several squibs that barely made it out the barrel. Accuracy...

Loaded 60 of these last night. Decided I'll have to flare case mouths less next time. Air pressure from seating actually popped several boolits out before I got to crimp them. I made a seater on a...

Marlin 1895G, the Hammer of Thor, and extremely accurate with 300gr flat point gas checked boolit and max loads of RL7
Marlin 336 35 Rem caliber, made in 1952. It was my Grandpa's gun.
Would love...

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I was told these were 105 grain bullets. Looked pretty tiny, so I weighed them. 73 .5 grains. I want to use these as short-range small game loads, to be fired from my 3" adjustable-sighted...

Saw 231 for the first time in several years, and 8 lb jug of 296.

I found Trailboss (only had 1 lb) and 296 (also 1 lb) still in the shipping boxes at my LGS. I think the clerk got interrupted while opening the new powder shipment.
I'm in Michigan.

WOW that is a pretty carbine. Love the Marlins. looking for a good load for the 105 grain swc for my Ruger GP 100 38 special. If I can do as well at 50 feet, I'll be thrilled. That is a darn nice...

That was the load I used with 158 grain cast bullets. Burned cleaner than Unique, though 4.7 grains of Unique did seem to group a little tighter. I still have more load development to do, though. I...

Marlin 1895G and 1952 vintage 336 in 35 Rem caliber. I'd love to find a good deal on an earlier Savage 99 for my dad, though.

I do have to say it proved to be slightly more accurate than a stout load of Longshot with the same bullets. Still very smoky, but didn't tie up the gun. Just got to get some things off the to-do...

I may be able to use loads in those calibers. What are your loads, if you don't mind sharing? If they're not book loads, you can pm me.

Only criterion I could use was recoil. I knew Longshot had a reputation for louder muzzle blast. It had decidedly stouter recoil and hit lower on target at 50', so I can surmise that the load had...

Mmhm. You're getting close to what I was trying to get at. I was wondering what characteristics the old standards have and which other powders duplicate those characteristics. This relates to the...

I'm actually asking for some of the reasons all y'all have stated; versatility, availability, and available data. That said, the current, uh, "situation", has required me to try other powders, as I'm...

Unique. Bullseye. 2400. Why are they so sacrosanct? what makes Unique, for example, so much more useful than a dozen other powders of similar burn rate and bulk? Is there really some (pardon the pun)...

Just got back from shooting some new loads in my Ruger GP100 .38. Had some problems with Unique tying up the gun with unburned powder particles a while ago, but got past that tonight. Loaded some...

Loaded 50 rounds of 38 special +p with unique, 50 with longshot. Going to a local range after work tomorrow (Thursday). We'll see if the unique is any better and compare with Longshot. More as it...

I've made a new carbide expander, concentric within .0005" and ground to .356". Hoping to get some time to try it soon and shoot some test shots and see what happens. I'll try higher pressure charges...

Anyone else ever disassemble a die set and take measurements of the pieces? I had problems with dirty/incomplete burn of Unique in my Ruger GP 100, and someone suggested I look at my expander to see...