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carelesslove, here!

Finally, I got around to tumbling, inspecting, sizing, depriming, and cleaning the primer pockets of 450 rounds of old, W-W nickeled .357 Magnum brass. Then, I will trim it to...

winchester 71, carelesslove, here!

Sent 2 PM's - I think I have what you wanted. Will still trade for your .4335.

Thanks

carelesslove, here !

After shooting' and castin' for about 50 years, I think I have finally figured out what works for me. I found that most of my shooting was done between 800-1200 fps, in 5...

long_arm, carelesslove, here !

For a M29-2 - probably with 0.432" throats - you are certainly barking up the right tree! I struggled with hard-cast 0.429"-0.430" bullets for years. Then, I went...

carelesslove, here !

"OLD" gun sages (and I am 68) have always seems to "have it in" for the Model 19 - as it seems to have been the "original" target of the cracked forcing cone phenomena.
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carelesslove, here !

Boolit Master ioon44 is right on target. "Trim all of them to 1.280" meets the trim-to-length recommended in most reloading manuals AND the SAAMI specifications.
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carelesslove, here !

Our Forum-mates Sasquatch-1 and Jal5 may have the answer & method, all in one.

I have hand loaded and cast for ~50 years and the very first powder I used was UNIQUE. I mean...

carelesslove, here (again) !

Yup, I felt it necessary, to deeply clean my LYMAN 4500 and all affected guns, after shooting "Brand L" Black Moly bullet lube.

For ~50 years, I have been a...

PBSmith, carelesslove here !

A couple of years ago, I had a bad experience with a "name brand" bullet lube rocking up my LYMAN 4500 lubersizer. I did a lot of cleaning to get the old stuff out,...

tazman, carelesslove here !

I agree with your selection of a S&W Model 14 as a favorite, in .38 Special !!!

I have the "Target Pair" - a K-22 and a K-38, in 8 3/8" barrels - bought them new,...

carelesslove, here !

Soon after the .500 came out, I obtained an 8 3/8", followed by a 4". I immediately bought reloading dies and components.

Right away, I knew shooting either one of these at...

carelesslove, here!

Many years ago, I was lucky enough to meet up with an old printer who poured & machined linotype and he "tried" to teach me about linotype & casting it.

He had harsh words...

carelesslove, here !

I only have 1 mold for my .41s - a SAECO 230 gr. SWC (plain base), but it is a sweet one! I got lucky at a gunshow, many years ago, here in my hometown. An older gentleman...

carelesslove, here !

Loading for the S&W 500 has been a good experience for me. I found that I could easily load it down with UNIQUE and 400 gr. cast bullets and make it tolerable for practice -...

carelesslove, here !

Congratulations on making contact and doing business with Veral Smith - I had a very similar experience a couple of years ago. After some excellent discussion, I asked him to...

carelesslove, here !

I have a pair of older S&W M57s - a 4" and an 8 3/8". The 4" has 0.411" throats and the 8 3/8" has tight 0.410" throats. I have never slugged & measured the bores of either...

carelesslove, here !

I think I have seen this stuff before. It is strikingly similar to the curlings from machining shaft bearings for steam turbines - the material might be babbit.

When these...

MottySpecial, carelesslove, here !

I have recently (~18 months ago) cleaned out all the lubricant from both my SAECO and LYMAN 4500 lubersizers, and replaced it with LBT SoftBlue. I did this after...

carelesslove, here !

I have thoroughly enjoyed this thread on the 500. I have a 4" and an older 8 3/8" and figured out - early on - that I needed to load them down, so I could learn how to shoot...

Buckshot, carelesslove, here !

I have been casting handgun bullets for 45+ years. IMHO, you just received more solid direction on this subject than I was able to gather in 35 of my 45 casting...

carelesslove, here !

Grayone - and others above - are speaking from valuable experience. To get started, it may be wise to buy essentially perfect bullet metal from ROTOMETALS and begin your...

carelesslove, here !

I have 2 or 3 ammo cans full of bullet molds, for pistols & revolvers - desiccant packs in each.

I have a mix of SAECO, RCBS, LYMAN, IDEAL, LEE, and LBT. Each of mine seems...

carelesslove, here !

When I started loading for the S&W 500, nothing I had worked - too small.

I had to buy another lubersizer, to get .501 dies, for bullet sizing.

Needed a bigger powder...

carelesslove, here! I have accumulated a lot of molds, for pistol / revolvers, over ~48 years of bullet casting. Some worked great, some are a constant fight.

A year, or two ago, I called Veral...

carelesslove, here !

I - too - have 2 hard copies of SIXGUNS, by Keith - with one autographed by Elmer on September 18, 1973 - book and jacket in excellent condition.

It feels like a piece of...