I looked through my Loadbooksusa manuals for both 357 Magnum and 38 Special, and it's not listed there. I would use 358429 data based purely on the used case volume being the same.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
I looked through my Loadbooksusa manuals for both 357 Magnum and 38 Special, and it's not listed there. I would use 358429 data based purely on the used case volume being the same.
Forum: Cast Boolits
This Ideal 457474 is a cool old bullet.
https://i.postimg.cc/pdnx5ny9/Ideal-457474.png
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Very interesting testing. Thanks for posting about it. My own testing showed that .002 was a small of a difference as I could go between bullet and expander without getting some base swaging, that...
Forum: Leverguns
Both sound like good prices. The reblue doesn't hurt my feelings, if it was a bit older job and decent, its just part of the history of the gun (a part that makes it cheaper).
The 43-240F sure looks good, but I'm concerned the slight bevel base won't work with my Lyman lubesizer.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I'm certainly sad to hear it. I wish I'd had the chance to pick up a master caster.
Thank you Nobade, that's useful info. I was already figuring that 5744 and 4198 would be useful powders.
I have a friend that is having made a Winchester 1886 in 50-110. It has a 1:20 twist barrel. We're thinking 425 grain bullets would make a nice all around bullet to start with. I'm doing some...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Wow, very nice find, congratulations! I love the older 22's, especially the Remingtons.
Forum: Rimfire Area
Interesting reports on it. I bought a couple of bricks of it a while back. I think I tried a box or 2 a couple of years ago, but it's been a while. I'm hoping my Single Six likes or loves it. It...
Forum: Cast Boolits
My experience with W231 was the data was too hot. The starting load was more like a "max" load. But my bullets were heavier also, at 238 grains.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've used it some in 1911. It fed well with some magazines, and not in others. Oddly, a Wilson magazine was one that it wouldn't cycle 100% with, and did cycle with 1 GI mag and not another.
It...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
WOW. Do you have a thread elsewhere on the gun? I assume it's an elephant/lion gun? I'd like to see pictures. Pictures of the gun, the bullets, the amount of powder.
Stuff like that, for someone like me, is a dream come true as I like old stuff - I particularly like Winchester and Marlin stuff!
Forum: Our Town
Awesome gesture Andrew. I like Mike's writings, especially his earlier stuff.
Forum: Cast Boolits
My buddy had (he's swapped it now) a Rossi 92 with that issue. He had bought it new about 2 years ago. It would sell 357 Magnum brass so far down the case that they would not enter into the sizing...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Congratulations on the Rossi.
You should experiment with both PC and lubed with any bullets you try, and see what the gun likes best.
My favorite 44 bullet (currently) is the Ranch Dog...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I worked loads up with W231 and WSF. My loads with W231 used a lower charge weight than what the book listed as minimum to match factory ball, but my bullets were about 238 grains in weight also. If...
Forum: Leverguns
The addition of a period correct sight/holes doesn't cause me to blink an eye, it just lowers the price a bit.
I've not had a 696, but like many here, its one on my dream list. I might just go with a GP100 instead when I take the plunge.
Forum: Cast Boolits
When I had a 1911, I loaded that bullet. I seated it to 1.170. There is load data in the Lyman Cast handbook 4th Edition.
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 |