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Anybody know where i can get small pistol primers any manufacturer in stock? Side note i do have several thousand CCI Small rifle primers i was wondering if you can use those to load small pistol in a pinch. research i did is that they are almost identical but the cup thickness is little...

I Just picked my S&W 586 today. I never have reloaded for 38 special. I plan on shooting this gun alot, I already ordered another lee pro 1000 (just easier than doing a caliber conversion because the one I have is set up perfectly for 9mm) With that said, would Cast bullets be better vs Copper...

Anybody use sierra 125grn TMK’s for M1 garand? Powder I have is IMR 4064. Wondering what a good starting load with that powder would be. Thanks

Does anybody else remove the decapping pin when full length re sizing? any benefits? My other question is would you use a collet die first to de prime the brass. Or afterwards, (afterwards meaning after I sized the case.) These reloads are going in my M1. I feel like if i do not remove the...

Any suggestions to getting an accurate seating depth every time on this cartridge? I know you can get bullet comparators for rifle cartridges, but for the life of me I cannot find any for 45 Caliber??? It’s very important to have a consistent Bullet seating depth on this cartridge due to the...

I picked up a clarks custom 1911 460 Rowland conversion kit. I also ordered couple hundred starline 460 Rowland cases. I found some load data here, due to none of my reloading books had any info on the 460 Rowland http://www.realguns.com/loads/460Rowland.htm I used this specific load...

I have had an enfield ishapore in my gun safe for some time and i really want to get that john deere looking black paint off the gun. What ever arensal re did these firearms did a poor job on the finish. I just don't know if paint stripper is ok if im going to "cold" blue the metal, or if walnut...

I have couple thousand large rifle magnum primers "CCI 250's" I was wondering if these will be ok to use in my M1 with IMR4064 powder. If they are, I have some 150grn Amax bullets I like to load any suggestions would be great The reason I have so many is I used to load alot of .308 with...

Does anybody know the load specs for the 44mag Winchester White Box ammo. My buddy let me shoot some and it was like a hammer. My ruger superblackhawk hunter almost jumped out of my hand the first time I shot one of these rds. I love to handload to those specs. I can't remember the weight of the...

I found and interesting way to get a good target coal for my remington 700 SVF in .223. I met an old timer at my local range, me being in my twenties at the time i was very keen on listening to what he had to say. I asked how he measured his COAL. He said he started the bullet barely seated in...

I have a savage 12FVSS with a 26inch barrel. Buddy of mine and me are having a shooting competition here soon usually shoot between 100 and 200yds. Anybody have a good suggestion on bullets to use. I do not want to use a boattail bullet base, I know the flat base bullets perform well at these...

I have a arisaka that has been re-chambered to shoot 30-06, i wanna hand load .311 bullets instead of .308. My question is when I neck size should i use my 30-06 collet die or my 7.7jap collet die on the fired formed 30-06 brass

I just ordered some 180grn .308 Nosler combined Technology silver ballistic tip bullets and was going to try some in my M1 anybody have any experience with this bullet in M1? I wanted the 168 grain but nobody had them in stock, so i thought i give the 180's a try . 300 to 400 yds is what ill...

I was just curious if you smeared a little of the same lube you use for cast bullets on lets say one of my 168 match kings will it be better on the barrel than no lube. The bottom line is after 10000 rds down the barrel doesn't anybody think there will be a diff. I know shooting lead bullets...

I was thinking of getting into national match shooting with either my ar/15 or my M1. Both of these rifles are very accurate. I just need to know some specifics on what kind of targets they use, distances, ammo etc etc. I also want to know if you can use different types of ammo for different...

I was thinking of ordering a shilen barrel chambered in 6mm remington to replace the .308 barrel on my savage 12 FVSS. was wondering if the action will work any advice be great thanks

I was hoping somebody can help me determine the exact model of my firearm. I bought it from budsgunshop.com back in 2012 and says its a savage 12 FVSS. the barrel is not stainless steel it looks like a dull gray color like its bead blasted. second it says on the barrel its a savage 12 in 308...

I loaded 7.7 grns of accurate #7 with a 240grn FN plated bullet for 44special using Remington large pistol primers and overall length is 1.59 and having issues with a lot of unburnt powder and squibs. I use lee factory crimp die. any help would greatly be appreciated. Im shooting the loads out...

im a bit confused by the last sentence of the instructions on the crimp die where it talks about the sizer touching every case crew the Lee Carbide Factory Crimp Die in, until it just touches the shell holder and back out the adjusting screw. With the loaded round in the die, turn the...

Hey everybody my local walmart has Winchester no 11 "magnum" percussion caps. I was wondering if they will work on my 1851 navy revolver i currently use Remington no 11 caps and was wondering if there was a difference thanks