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Hogue rubber. It's not wood, but it feels good on a cold day. I have some hard polypro hogue on a 686; that starts off cold but warms quickly. Not gross on a hot day warm, but comfortable. But no...

I started my love with the 41 with a 4-5/8" blued blackhawk. Then got a stainless bisley 5-1/2". That did feel way better but didn't shoot any better. Then I got a 57 in 6" form. The rugers are...

Well, it's been a hot minute since the OP posted and I'm dying to know what has become of this errant Marlin. As a fellow Wyomingite, I have personal interest in this matter.

I am at the other...

I use the noe 310 171 RD in an AAC Handirifle with 7 twist. Haven't finished load development. Still trying mid-range burn rate powders with both HP and FN iterations. I do seat them shallower...

Sorry if this is a duplicate response. I read through post 20 is all.

Try using golf balls under the safe on a hard surface. Use garden hose or 2x4s to corral the balls as you go. Obviously have...

Maybe this:
Decide how you like your bullet to perform: penetrate deep and not deform a lot OR sacrifice a bit or a lot of penetration and expect expansion. That can guide you/us to a clearer...

I prefer 35 caliber for cast for both hunting and just shooting. I have more guns, cartridges and moulds in 35 than any other caliber. I sometimes shoot silly heavy rifle bullets in a 357, with 38...

This starts off about jacketed but ends up at cast. Read at your own peril.

I have always tried for double lung shots through my 37 years of hunting big game. Except, a couple years ago my...

LBT/Veral's shop burned down and he isn't rebuilding. Sad.

You will slow your bullet down going heavier, if that's what you want. If you cast soft enough for expansion, don't sweat the 20 grains...

I talked to Veral and his wife on the phone on Tuesday night. Their shop burned down and they don't intend to rebuild much, just the lube maker and press. Don't expect any new moulds from LBT, nor...

Why custom?
Bullet shape/design choices
Both GC and PB in one mould, all other design parameters being the same
Mix of designs, even diameters, in one mould
Maybe a dozen other esoteric matters...

I have had several experiences to share.
A mid-weight 35 and less caliber cast soft will expand, or rivet. That can be good because it makes a larger wound channel.
A soft HP, same mid-weight...

I have done around a hundred brass to Whelen. Some were 270 and most were GI 40/50s vintage. One split neck on an apparently reloaded GI. All the 270 survived.
Just had a batch of 5 or 6 of 10...

My favorite is the NOE 230 FN. It hits hard and shoots surprisingly well. High 1000s with 2400. I have not hitek coated any yet, but plan to. Maybe can push into the 2000s without fouling. ...

I use an HP 45 colt bullet with hard alloy, sometimes with Lino amounts of Sn to make a frangible bullet at about 1100fps. The front hollow area shears off into several small pieces and the base...

I use a pair of NOE Keith SWC moulds, one HP and one not. Those are about 240 grains, and plain base. Both are good. HP is used a lot less than the 5 cavity, which makes me a month or more of...

I second the 'use 44 special brass' comment. I use a 77/44 which has a short magazine length. To use a keith style bullet, special brass are the answer. I suppose going back to long brass would...

I run my brass mould hot. Note I say mould, singular. I don't find a gain over aluminum, even in the RG or hollow point style from NOE. I also have a bunch of LBT moulds, all aluminum (all Veral...

I have not found that to be the case. The last order I placed took about a month, maybe a few weeks. I thought that pretty quick for a custom design based on a slug I sent it. I even got the slug...

Hmmm. 223 brass in hand. Wanting varmint caliber. How about a 223? The savings in bullets over a 20 or a 6mm version of those brass more than makes up for the fact that the 223 isn't usually...

Ever try using gallon milk jugs full of water? It isn't an approximation of flesh, which has many variables, but it is the same, relatively, day to day. Until they get slushy on the drive to the...

With single shots, I only measure OAL for repeatability. Some bullets like to be nearer the "throat" of a contender barrel, some don't. A throater could do wonders to some of the areas between the...

Just set your dies, form the brass, and set the headspace to that formed brass. Don't over-think it.

375 and 358 JDJ. Given the performance of both, with whichever bullets, I would never go back to the 375. Shooting a 14" SSK conversion of a factory T/C barrel.

Do you know the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?
One you'll see later, the other you'll see after a while.

There's a million 'man with no arms or legs' versions:
Hanging on a...