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I agree. I've been considering another .357 to carry when out in the woods. My short list includes the Charter Arms and Taurus. If a Smith or Ruger weren't so expensive I'd consider one of them as...

The original is too nice to carry in the woods. I consider it too 'finicky' for hard use, like IPSC matches. For casual use, bullseye or self defense it is a good choice.

FYI, the original...

Mine is a Garand. I'd rather have a M21 (or NM M1A). Next to that an M1 Carbine.

Yes, the PPC was developed for BR use. And? Why not use it somewhere else? And why isn't the .257 Roberts popular with the tactical hunting crowd? Marketing maybe? Or maybe folks with a...

I am another in favor of the new round. Yes, it might have been done better, but, at least it's in the right direction.

$10k per front line soldier is cheap these days.

[QUOTE=Wolfdog91;5732076]....with 6 and 22 ARC they both say " hay this has been a round a while where just making it easily accessible to the masses and tweaked it a little ).....[/URL]

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Never underestimate the advertising and backing of a major mfg in a product release.

I suspect in one year Hornady sold more 6.5CM reloading stuff than all the other 6.5 calibers. Now they launch...

I think you mean a 311299. The 311291 is more of a conventional design. There are a lot of bore rider designs out there if you look closely. FWIW, the 311299 is a friction fit in my bore. It...

I agree with that. I did take my older Python out in the woods decades ago, but, when the prices jumped the first time back in the 80's I quit doing that. I also used it in a couple IPSC type...

NOE 165 (XCB) 34.0gn IMR4166 1980fps
ACC 31-210E 34.9gn IMR4166 1890fps

Unfortunately it looks like that powder may not be made again.

The tighter fit in the bore helps accuracy for me. And, yes, the .30cal 210gn I use is an Eagan design (Acc 31-210E) with most of the bullet of bore dia. It is a bore rider because it does not fill...

Like stated above, just have to check the fit in the chamber/throat/start of rifling. This is not the same as at the muzzle.

Another data point is my Savage .308 likes the bore riders to be .302...

We use mineral oil in place of sperm oil for sewing machines. It also dissolves hardened varnishes in the machine. ATF is probably better as a lube but the mineral oil does not stain cloth and...

The heat of baking the PC will anneal the bullets to some extent, depending on how long they are baked.

As stated above, if you want hardened PC bullets then bake them a bit longer and quench them...

Two questions:

1. Does that Hoppes mix smell like the original? Maybe cause of the banana oil?

2. When adding that ammonia to Ed's Red why add the cutting oil and soap? What do they do that...

I also love cast in my 1911 .45's. I especially like the 185-200gn SWC's, my 200gn are from Lee molds.

My HK9mm does not like cast. The barrel is not throated and shaves lead no matter how I...

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Weighing just depends on how accurate you expect to be at what range. My closest shots are at 100 and most are at 200yd and longer. If I don't weight sort, the 200yd groups are over 4". ...

That third cartridge looks like is seated a bit deeper than the other two. If not 'fixed' it could be an issue (and may be the high fps round).

I agree on weight sorting. I usually sort to 0.1gn...

My commission date was Jun 75. Retired after 20.

I'm another who has kinda given up on Midway. Places like Graf's, Powder Valley, Titan, Brownell's, etc do well for me.

USPS has gone to hell since the new postmaster was put in place during the...

LOL Great answer.

You went through the same thing we did. Trying different alloys to get good expansion and penetration. Tried duplex alloy loads as part of that. Finally just went to plain HP for most uses. ...

Yep, prices were lower back when I was younger. But, my take home pay as a new 2nd LT was $660 a month, when a new Python was $375. Rent for 2BR apt was $150 and my car payment was $150.

And...

The small ovens are definitely a compromise.

Was it set on Broil or Toast instead of Bake? Usually (not always) the Bake setting fires up only the bottom element. Broil the top element and Toast...

I selected the lower vel I use for plinking, ~1000fps. Don't use it much since primers got more expensive.

For target shooting I use the highest vel I can get and still maintain the needed...