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CAUTION: The following post (or a page linked to) includes or discusses loading data not covered by currently published sources of tested data for this cartridge (QuickLOAD or Gordon's Reloading Tool data is not professionally tested). USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Neither the writer, The Firing Line...

I happened to get a bag of 5-gram desiccant packets and I decided to put one in each container of my fully prepared empty cases (just awaiting primer, powder, and bullet) for the sole reason that the shine might not diminish over the next several months until I load them up. So far it seems...

Does anyone use a 25-06 for whitetail deer? Assuming that you are truly confident, would you launch a 117gr Sierra SP Gamemaster at a buck at 300 yards or would you defer and wish that you brought your 6.5 Creedmoor, .270 Winchester, or 7mm Remington Mag instead that day?

I'm running out of Winchester .38 special 125gr HP, and they have discontinued production. I looked on Everglades website and they have the same h.p. bullet but for $10 less/500 they also have a 125gr with a large meplat. My question becomes which produces a larger wound channel? Not that I...

I usually use Clays 4.0gr (max) with an Everglades 230gr FMJ bullet in my Kimber TLE II .45 ACP pistol. After reading about what appears to be traditional accuracy with Bullseye and W231/HP-38, since I have both, I thought I'd evaluate accuracy differences with all 3 powders. I loaded 15 of...

I did a brief research on Gun Show purchases. One source was https://usafacts.org/articles/heres-where-guns-used- It was a bit confusing: “Roughly 42,000, or 3%, of the 1.5 million crime guns traced by the ATF between 2017 to 2021 were obtained at gun shows. However, because this percentage...

I have a Winchester Model 70 in .270 converted to .25-06 with a 26-inch Hart barrel. Lyman #50 lists the most accurate powder in their 26-in test barrel with a Winchester case as H-1000 with 58.0 gr maximum delivering 3038 fps with a Sierra flat base 117gr spitzer. I have both Winchester and...

If you are new to reloading, if you research information on Microsoft's "Bing" A.I. (or perhaps any such system), be sure to continue to research that supports what you are told. I have encountered errors on A.I. in medical information and I just encountered one in reloading. I asked for a...

I have a Caldwell Stinger Shooting rest that I used to position a rifle scope reticle. Making sure the rifle was empty and the bolt was removed, I set up on the kitchen island countertop and used a neighbor's fireplace chimney as a vertical guide, being fairly certain it was level, and got my...

I’m working up a load with a Hornady ELD-X 145gr bullet in .270 Winchester. For the past 45 years I’ve loaded 150gr Hornady Spire with 56.0gr of H-4831 w/o any issues. I compared the Hodgdon data for 140gr SFT SP and 150gr HDY SP with H1000, H4831 and IMR 7828. My 150gr load is at max and...

I have a PACT chronograph that is a bit cumbersome to set up but I've successfully used it since 1985 with rifles but I simply cannot get any readings when I try to chronograph handguns. The recommended distance from the muzzle to the first sensor is 70 inches and both sensors should be 4...

Well, I did it. All potential advice notwithstanding, I decided to see if I could use a magnum pistol primer in my .45 ACP loads. Why? Simply because I load .45 ACP, .45 Colt, .38 and .357, 9mm, .380 auto, .44 Mag and .454 Casull and I have 1000 large pistol primers and 3000 large pistol...

I have a Taurus "The Judge" with a 3-inch barrel that I bought in 2011. For a time, I kept it as a home defense weapon with the first 2 shots being Winchester's PDX1 .410 Defender followed by 3- 250gr Hornady XTP cartridges. When I shot it from 10 yards at an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper I found...

I no longer shoot shotguns frequently and I have 2-lb of Blue Dot I want to use up in my 9mm loads. I found a recipe some time ago but I cannot locate the source. All I have listed is 6.8gr – 1110fps – 27,300 CUP 7.6gr © -1189fps – 32,300 CUP (compressed load) I loaded and fired 10 rounds...

PA House Bill 586 calls for coding all ammunition sold in PA by Jan 1, 2024 and any existing uncoded ammo has to be used or destroyed by Jan 1, 2024. Details here: https://legiscan.com/PA/text/HB586/id/2752605 The bill is uni-partisan (Democrats) and two unrecognized consequences instantly...

You will never load long enough to experience everything that can happen. I have never had this experience in 47 years. I'm loading .38 special, 125gr JHP with BullsEye to establish an alternative if need be, to Unique. I shot the 1000 Remington bullets I purchased from MidWay USA when bulk...

I have a dear close friend, who has past military experience with firing a handgun, but none other, as far as I know, for at least, the last 50 years. His desire is supported by the perceived need for a defensive weapon. He does not live in a currently recognized common threat environment. My...

I’m sure there was a thread on TFL about cleaning guns, but another discussion popped up on my computer linked to one of the free routine publications associated with various gun magazines and I can’t find it now. But I do recall the question it raised in my mind, and I wonder how fellow TFL...

118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 584 To require face-to-face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 26, 2023 Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Mr. Mfume, Mr...

I have not been clear about the call for improving the background check and making it "Universal." What needs to be improved? Why can't the current check be amended to do it? I was under the impression that in PA I can sell or transfer a rifle or shotgun to another individual (friend...