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Mostly 200gr. RNFPs, cast pretty soft

I have some balloon-head cases in several calibers, including .450 Adams, but I haven't tested in the balloon-head .450s yet.

Nice Bulldog! Currently I've seen advice that less, no no, compression is used with 777, and following that advice (using minimal compression) has yielded good results, with better consistency than...

Yes indeed- in my experience with older cartridge revolvers pressure usually isn't the enemy, recoil is. Recoil is what stretches frames and otherwise damages these weapons. So far loads of Triple-7...

Not even remotely- we're one of the most heavily armed 'liberal' cities, with a lot of CCPs per capita. They've driven all of the gun shops out of the city limits, but the state constitution will not...

Lawyers? Once I saw the warning I looked up older threads about Triple-7 and saw tons of speculation and some outright misinformation- all of which was contrary to my personal experience.

Thanks...

Before we get started, I came up with these loads before reading the label and seeing that Hodgden's says not to use Triple-7 FFFg in cartridges. I do not recommend that you disregard Hodgden's...

Thanks for the calculations- I'm not equipped to measure the pressure. I've posted a comprehensive listing on Ammoguide, but here's a selection of tested loads:

31gr. H&N Grizzly LHP- This is...

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If'n you don't let me know... might be we could work out a thing.

That was the main reason I selected .251 instead of .257- the cartridge is conceived to work in pistols, and short-barreled (4") ones at that. The existence of the 35 gr. Gold Dot sort of sealed the...

I bought a subscription before I even tried it.

:D I'm a strictly amateur gunsmith, do building for others is a no-go.

Wow... Ammoguide.com is a real time-travel experience! That is one seriously antique website. I tried to use their .app to add a cartridge, and repeatedly got a '404 error' when I tried to download...

You have some very interesting projects there yourself! The TJ's barrels are a 1:14 twist; it's be nice to have something a bit tighter. I typically use 4140 for my cylinders; I lined the stock...

I love .32 S&W long, and have a couple of them. It's accurate, and can be a fine small-game cartridge. But the goal was a re-loadable alternative to rimfires, and .32 really doesn't do the job of...

If you ever need information, dimensions etc. hit me up.

Hmmm... I think this may be a future project as well. The barrel won't be too expensive; about $120. Something like this rolling block .22 I made last year on a 10/22 barrel:
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This is something I have thought about, and any .22 LR or WMR with an adequate cylinder would work fine. The outside diameter of .22 WMR is .242" or so, so there'd be no issues with chambering. Just...

It really doesn't; comparing this to the .25 Hornet is like saying a Corvette makes a Ford Transit redundant; they are intended for entirely different uses. .25 Hornet is a rifle cartridge, and...

Here's what I have tested so far; values given are generally rounded up or down to the nearest whole number. All loads were fired from the same 3-1/2" test gun.

31gr. H&N Grizzly LHP- This is...

Accuracy is fine, though the 35gr. GDHPs don't like to be pushed too hard; they seem to want to keyhole at 1460 fps., then of course accuracy is out the window. The PPU FMC are good with...

.251 TCR stands for 'Tinker Centerfire Rimmed.' It's a straight-walled .25 caliber case designed specifically for revolvers, and it's a passion-project of mine.

Back during the .22 shortages a...

I've been doing cartridge conversions as part of my amateur(ish) gunsmithing hobby. It's a sickness that started with using Kirst Gated Conversions and progressed to boring out C&B cylinders, then...

I've done a couple conversions to original .44 Colt that use Heel-base bullets. I've gotten the crimp and load down pretty well. But it's significantly more time-intensive that loading conventional...