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or easily duplicate .22 Mag performance with a reloadable case

Most of my shooting is in a 50yard backyard range. Several jacketed loads produce one hole groups ~0.3" with most I've tried staying at or below 0.5". Cast boolit loads go about an inch. At 100 yards...

I have a CZ527 LUX .22 Hornet that has proved accurate with almost everything I've tried, but that's no factory ammo, light-moderate loads, jacketed bullets from 33-45gr using LilGun and 1680 and...

The 5T/15A splitter I got at Lowes a few years ago is the second best $350 purchase I've ever made. Only the $350 spent to buy the Husqvarna 455 Rancher to cut wood to split tops that. After...

Like Thumbcocker says above, slug your bore. Some of my .380/9mm pistols can digest up to .358, but one needs to be sized to .356. If yours is not over .357, I'd go with this one:...

Oh my! You were doomed from the start. Trying to produce good boolits with a Lee 6-cavity mould, and hollow points to boot, is a recipe for a first cast disaster, but it's not your fault. I've been...

In case anyone reading this is new to Castboolits or collecting M95s and /or shooting the 8x56R Steyr/Hungarian, Google or Bing search the topics and then come back to the Castboolits links. There is...

I think you need to install gas checks, lube and weigh a sample. I usually do this with 5-10 and use the average to develop loads for that lot of bullets. I've always experienced a slight variation...

I got a nice response back from the editor, Jerimiah Polacek. He apologized and agreed the article wasn't up to par and said he'd "have a conversation with Gil about this article and set stricter...

I just renewed Handloader, Rifle and BP Cartridge News. For the reasons listed (Weiland, Pearce & Garbe). Surprisingly, Guns and Ammo and Shooting Times have had a complete staff makeover, and are...

Done! I've been a print subscriber to Rifle and Handloader for 30 years, and have special ordered many of the back issues going back another 10 years. The days of Waters, Scovill and Miller are long...

8x56R Hungarian Mannlicher by Gil Sengel is the worst article I've ever read in Handloader magazine. For a periodical that is usually noted for excellent content, sloppy editing and lazy...

Where did you get the info that Titegroup has been discontinued? It's listed as available for sale on the Hodgdon website now. Midway also has it. https://shop.hodgdon.com/hodgdon-titegroup/

Ditto. I only shot Pyrodex RS in a short barreled .54 Investarms carbine, the same as Arkansas Paul, the original poster has. It would routinely cut cloverleaves at 50 yards with patched .530 balls...

I hope you're asking about shooting Swede bullets in 6.5 Arisaka cases, because the case dimensions aren't even close. Bullet diameter is supposed to be the "standard" .264", so any of the many .264...

Lots of good options presented here. Also due to Clinton and Obama, I picked up a used .22 Hornet (CZ527) with the main intent of developing a .22LR alternative. I also got a good gun show deal on an...

I ladle cast, use a long-handled stainless steel spoon for skimming and fluxing and flux with Marvelux. I have to brush off the Marvelux white residue from the ladle and spoon and be careful when...

I've got an Investarms .54 with a short barrel that I haven't shot in years (decades). When I was shooting it on a regular basis, I used Pyrodex RS exclusively with good results, shooting both .530...

Does anyone know the loading for these? Shell, Shotgun, Brass, 12 Gauge, No. 00 Buckshot, M19

I have one in my collection that I got from a high school buddy almost 50 years ago. We blew up a few...

If you're going to load brass shotshells, I highly recommend you spend $15 to get the manual listed below. It's the closest thing I found that provides published data and detailed loading...

You don't say which old Enfield is getting re-bored. I had a P-14 re-bored and rechambered by JES to .35 Winchester (35 WCF) a few years ago. .303, .30-40 and .35 Winchester case dimensions are...

Good idea. I'll contact them. While .50-70 support may be asking for too much, they should have pressure data for the 777 2F rifle cartridge loads they published. By comparing pressures the 777 60...

Thanks. I'd seen this before, but missed the pressure data for 777 in pistol cartridges. Too bad there isn't anything listed for rifles. I know that 777 is supposed to be able to be substituted for...

Thx. Got that. Cartridges of the World, a great "go-to" reference. What I really need is pressure data with Hodgdon 777 FFg. I have two Swedish Rolling Blocks that I think I need to develop loads...

A recent search for information regarding .50-70 rifles and loading has revealed much less has been written about this caliber than its little brother, the .45-70. I have Mike Venturino's books, and...