I use a mixed set that I pieced together. A Lee 45 colt size die, Lee 45acp expander with a rcbs 45 auto/auto rim roll crimp die.
45 auto dies will work, and I’ve been told a regular Lee crimp...
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Forum: Reloading Equipment
I use a mixed set that I pieced together. A Lee 45 colt size die, Lee 45acp expander with a rcbs 45 auto/auto rim roll crimp die.
45 auto dies will work, and I’ve been told a regular Lee crimp...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I had that made for a Uberti 1873 saddle ring carbine in 44-40 with a .428 barrel, and a SAA in 44-40 with .430 throats and .428 barrel.
Also having it useful in my Rossi 92 and Uberti SAA with...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Yeah I’d start about there and work up. I’ve used jacketed data for cast, but I start low and work up until I get to were I want. With coated cast I’ve gotten right up to max jacket loads with out...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I may have misunderstood, but I believe his +P Gold Dot carry ammo is going 1100fps, and he’s trying to duplicate that.
I’ve no personal experience, but Alliant website shows 8.2 unique under the...
I’ve had good luck with TiteGroup in 32h&r mag. About 3.2gr under a 100-110gr boolit.
I’ve had zero issues using jacketed data for cast, but start low and work up.
As long as I’m .01-.02 over...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I’m not a fan of heavy boolits, less than 250gr does anything & everything I need.
The 452423 is an excellent boolit, probably all you’ll ever need, but where’s the fun in that!? Mine drops 245gr...
Beautiful!
Wish I could find a s&w m16 in any variation
Forum: Cast Boolits
I went today. Made it through the entire show, then went back and looked at stuff I’d wrote down lol. There are a few good deals, if youre willing to pass up the first few you see, and get through...
The Beretta I had was very accurate, but it was just too wide of a grip for me. 100% reliable and in single action I shot it very well, but that first DA shot to SA was weird, with my hands, I never...
I’ve got several 32 molds. My most used are the Arsenal 313-115rf (RanchDog clone), and the Accurate 31-115S.
Other good ones are the NOE 315-118 Keith SWC, Arsenal 311008 (.315 125gr), Lee...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Lyman 356404 is my top choice, but good luck finding one.
As other have said, the Lee TL357-95-RF is a good one & can be found in a 6cav. It runs good in Colt Mustangs and Browning 1911-380s...
Lyman 311299 (206gr) sized .311 with IMR 4895 in the mid-30grs will be the most accurate and safest on the Op rod. Somewhere around 1800fps
Forum: Leverguns
I had a Cimarron 24” 1873 Rifle in 45colt. It did very well with 250gr swc with that charge of Unique. Any standard 45 colt load will be fine in those rifles.
Forum: Leverguns
What range are you shooting? How high at different yardage??
I’ve had several Uberti 1866 & 1873s. All the Carbines & saddle ring carbines had the sight on the band. The Rifle and Short Rifles all...
Just make sure you saddle stitch it, two needle stitch, when redoing it.
The Speed-6s are great guns, but you’re right about being rare around here.
The 3” S&W 65s are excellent, though expensive, and I don’t notice any difference in carrying vs a 2” M64.
The 2 3/4”...
I would be in on a GroupBuy for a couple K of various cartridges, the problem is we all have different needs lol.
But maybe starting a thread with a list of cartridges, and who/how many, would...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I’m no help with the LEE C309-113F, I’ve never been able to get it to run reliably in mine.
2400 is a good powder choice, I used a lot of it in the past.
Lil’Gun is what I’m using now, after...
Forum: Our Town
If you like iced coffee (I don’t) but don’t like it watered down you can brew it, and put in ice cube trays then freeze.
Then when making iced coffee, use the coffee cubes as ice and it doesn’t...
Forum: Cast Boolits
You’ll love Cimarron! 357 levers are just plain fun!!
I wouldn’t used the Noe 358-135fn in leverguns or revolvers. Not that there is anything “wrong” with it, I just like a boolit with a crimp...
Forum: Leverguns
I ordered the Steve’s Gunz spring, but they arnt here yet.
I wish I’d known about the hardware store spring, never even thought of looking there lol.
I clipped 2 coils off my factory spring, it...
Forum: Leverguns
Ok thanks everyone.
Hopefully this weekend I’ll get a chance to work on it. I’m going to trim the ejector spring and see how it goes.
I’ve got a stock replacement and a reduced power spring...
Forum: Leverguns
I traded into another ‘92 Rossi in 44/40. It’s a beautiful, almost mint, case colored saddle ring carbine. Fairly smooth action, accurate and fun!
But, Im getting chewed up/dinged up case mouths....
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
No experience with 44Spl, but case capacity loads of 4198 and RL7 are very good in 44wcf with 205-240gr boolits…
The 358429 I have is from an older Lee group-buy, and one of the NOE “True Keith” molds (360-172 swc) from the group-buy a few years back.
Most of my shooting is in 38 brass at 38spl and 38 +P...
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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 |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |