I loaned my vintage 38 spec wheel gun to my son in law. He noticed the forcing cone was cracked. Then I read that firing light cast loads in a 38 spec. revolver can crack the cone. I had been been...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
I loaned my vintage 38 spec wheel gun to my son in law. He noticed the forcing cone was cracked. Then I read that firing light cast loads in a 38 spec. revolver can crack the cone. I had been been...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Testing Maxam Commercial No. 5 In 38 Special
When I got into reloading handgun powder was in scarce supply (still is) and I started buying what I could find. It became an obsession considering...
I'm trying out a S&W 586 that I can get for a good price. It seems to be in exceptional condition except that it misfires more than it doesn't when firing 38's. It seems to be ok with 357 mags but...
Thanks for all the great comments. I think it's not just one problem. Yes, on some of the cases there is a wrinkle just below the base of the bullet on one side of the case. It could be from the...
I am fairly new to reloading. I started on my son's Dillon 550. When He took it home I bought a Lee classic turret. I shoot a Colt Army Special 38 and a Taurus Ultralite 38. I am casting with a Lee...
You guys are making me feel bad. I shot a 2 inch group at 25 yards with my Colt Army Special 38 the other day and was ecstatic ....until I came here.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
The problem is that Commercial # 5 has been compared here to everything from Red Dot to Accurate # 5. Accurate # 5 is positioned at number ten on the burn chart I am using. Universal is also at...
Forum: Our Town
The SSA is a rogue agency. It denies more than 85 % of initial disability applications. I was one of the other 15 %. I filed my own application. Before I filed I got my ducks in a row. I went to my...
Forum: Our Town
The SSA is a rogue agency. It denies more than 85 % of initial disability applications. I was one of the other 15 %. I filed my own application. Before I filed I got my ducks in a row. I went to my...
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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 |
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