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Haha! No, I'm in Anchorage (or "Los Anchorage" as most folks up here call it because it doesn't bear much resemblance to the real Alaska). Anchorage temps are probably far more like the Pacific...

I've got a ceramic bowl with a tin foil "lid" that I keep next to the stove that has a mixture of beef, pork and bacon fat. About every month or two I'll scoop it into a sauce pan and heat it up on...

Alliant shows a max load of 11 grains of Power Pistol with a 270 grain bullet. I'm not sure why they stopped at 11 grains, but it could certainly be for reasons other than chamber pressure.

In my...

Thanks very much for the responses. I guess I'll just put some of my stuff up for sale and then buy some new RCBS handles.

Are you talking about the Lee handles for the smaller molds, or the 6 cavity molds? I have three sets of Lee handles for the 6 cavity molds, and they won't fit any of my RCBS molds. I did think...

Wow, are there really no folks here who have some spare RCBS mold handles?

When you take out the spring, definitely swab it out with solvent. I had one Rossi where the mag tube was greased up with some nasty thick crud. After I swabbed it out and cut down the excessively...

Given that new RCBS mold handles are $50+ these days, I would prefer to trade with some of the stuff below that I have no need for at this point.


For item #1, the RCBS .358" sizing die, I...

I somehow lost a pair of RCBS mold handles.

If anyone has a spare pair they could part with, please send me a PM and let me know what you'd like for them.

I also have the following that I could...

It's worth pointing out that Buffalo Arms sells custom lubesizer dies. I bought a .433" die from them years ago and have been very happy with it, and the price was very good too.

The .45 Colt Rossi 92s handle 10 grains of Unique with the 270-SAA bullet seated to the crimp groove without breaking a sweat. The receiver of your steel framed Henry should be similar in stength to...

It's definitely not the same as Power Pistol with flash suppressant. If you try to use Power Pistol data with BE-86, you could easily get into some excessive pressures.

I've found that Power...

I just bought a Lyman 450 lubesizer from tred1956, and it's working beautifully. He packaged it perfectly, and even the gentle hands of the USPS couldn't cause any damage.

Communication was...

Today I fired up the casting pot and cast about 500 bullets from Accurate 36-125K. Only 3 rejects from the entire bunch! These Accurate molds are an absolute joy to cast with.

Also loaded up 50...

It's -10 here at my place, and the only wildlife I've seen this past week was the squirrel that made a suicide dive in front of my truck.

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Alliant does show a max load of 7.6 grains for a 190 grain JHP, so that's not too far off and should be a good reference point. I think based on that, if it were me I might start with 6.5 grains...

I seem to have lost my .257 Roberts taper crimp die in a move at some point. I'm hoping someone here might have a spare or unused taper crimp, or Lee Factory Crimp die.

I may be open to trades,...

The Lee mold #90303 is the 158 grain round nose flat point, 358-158-rf. That's a great bullet and should work very well for you.

Either your Unique or 2400 should be excellent with standard...

I used to filter bacon grease through a paper towel, but I don't bother anymore.

What I typically do though, is put it all in a little sauce pan on low or med low heat and slowly work off the...

Since Lovex powders sound more available and less expensive for you, I'd just recommend you stick with them.

D032.03 (sold here as Clean Shot, also known as Accurate #2) would be ideal for .38...

That's pretty much the situation I've had when I've gone hunting blacktails and black bear in Prince William Sound up here. Certainly no shots beyond 100 yards, and most would be within 50 yards.
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White Label Lube carnauba red. Best lube I've ever used.

Maven, I wish we were closer--I'd give you the pound of Lil' Gun I have for free!

I'm not sure why it didn't heat up your guns to the disturbing level it did mine, but I have seen similar stuff...

You're not going to see any load data for the Ranch Dog series in authoritative published sources. It's a custom bullet design, but admittedly a popular one.

I don't think bearing surface figures...