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They are made of high quality steel and tempered correctly. While oprod breakage was rare then you have 5 million rifles under hard use it happened enough so they later studied and fixed the...

Just looked in Lyman 41st edition and for a 38-55 with a 250 grain plain base (375248) the max of 2400 was 18.7 grains and suggested was 15.0 grains. They also had a suggested load of 10.6 grains...

I still think this is due to velocity. Shooting a bullet a few thousandths under bore diameter does not make a bullet keyhole like that at 50 yards. If the velocity is too low the bullet will not...

Pure lead should only be used for muzzleloaders and shotgun slugs. Everything else need to be hardened some (or a lot). All of my alloys contain at least 2% tin but you can harden the lead a lot...

There are 2 identical threads posted minutes apart with the same title in the leverguns forum. There are similar comments in the other one.

The threads should be combined.

2400 needs some pressure to burn completely. While your load sounds like plenty of powder (I didn't check) if you were getting variable ignition the sideways load could be from a case that didn't...

I use a 22 hornet case with the primer pocket drilled out to fit the cleaning rod. The case fits perfectly in the muzzle and stops the cleaning rod from touching.

Different bullet shapes can give very different OAL's so for loading an unknown bullet with another published data the printed OAL is little more than a recommendation (think a flat nose bullet vs...

Last I heard you can give your rifles serial number and $25 to the CMP and they will tell you if they sold it and when. I believe they will aslo know what grade it was sold as and if it was in...

The receiver was not modified. They just installed and headspaced a new .308 barrel that has the correct port size already drilled. I believe the barrel was made in 6/2015 and Criterion makes...

There were slight revisions in the specs or machining throughout production and all of the major parts have a drawing number that corresponds with the changes. The first D number is the same for...

Hodgdon is a privately owned company so they don't have to worry about stock prices or profits for shareholders. I can only think RCBS will do better there than being owned by a venture capitol...

Your problem will be how do you stack them. I doubt you can get two pellets side my side so they will be in a random arrangement and get crushed when firing. You want OOO buck since they fit...

Do a quick search on the M1 carbine and ballistic gel or penetration tests and its pretty clear that the bullets bouncing off the North Koreans is a myth. With a FMJ bullet you get 28+ inches of...

I like to cast hot too. You will see books recommending to cast at 100 degrees from when the lead melts but I get the best results at over 700 no matter what alloy I use. I wouldn't expect to get...

Have you been to a harbor freight store? I walk around with a smile looking at crappy tools I need but don't depend on.....

I totally agree that "any Chinese knife, saw, drill, spring, file, or...

If all of the lead is the same alloy that makes it much easier. A lot of times it is assorted unknown lead and you have to melt it all together to try and guess what it is. You have a very hard...

You mentioned it was a bucket of lead. Does that mean its all the same alloy or just a portion of it are these hard bullets? If you are shooting a 45/70 at low pressure you do not need bullets...

You must not have a wife. Or a very good one! :)

Unless you already reload for it there is no reason to have a 32 H&R in a contender. Just get a barrel in 30 Carbine and download it slightly. Or go all out with it and have some fun.

I agree...

It doesn't matter. Being over or under by a tenth or two of 1% is not going to change anything in the real world. And if you find a piece of pewter that is more than 90% the error is even...

And when you are only adding a few percent of something the math gets even less significant. Even though pewter is around 90% tin by the books I just treat it as a pure bar of 0.999 pure tin. ...

Bullets shattering with not enough tin to balance out the antimony can be a problem. But you can find out for yourself. Cast some bullets, clamp them in a big vice, then hit it with a big hammer. ...

92-6-2 is commonly known as "hardball" and is great for targets. Add 2-4% more tin and it makes a tougher bullet for hunting.

AFAIK lee does not make the hourglass shaped TC maxi balls. They make the REAL bullet which is totally different. REAL bullets have an oversized top band that need a sharp wack to seat and should...