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Will off the shelf plinking 22 long rifle lead a barrel? Is this the reason for copper coated bullets in 22 LR?

A few years ago, I gave to a good friend some older (not black powder) shot shells in 20 and 12 gauge from various manufacturers (Hawthorne, Sears Roebuck and some others). I think these shells probably date back to the 60s and 70s. This morning, he told me about going to a gun store to talk...

A few weeks ago, I was dove hunting. I tripped over a small stump and fell face forward. My shotgun was the first to hit the ground, which broke the stock. The gun is a Savage Fox Model B side-by-side 20 gauge. The stock is broken directly behind the receiver on both sides. The break on the...

So, yesterday, while enjoying the 113 degree Arizona weather, I began to think about gun registration or, maybe not. I've come to the conclusion we have gun registration. Let me explain. If I'm wrong, please correct me. When I purchase a gun from a gun store, I complete the background...

A friend gave me 400 rounds of Russian Tul Ammo .223 with 55 grain bullets. I am considering pulling the bullets and using them for reloading. They are 55 grains, full metal jacket and have a boat tail design. I guess you could call them hollow base bullets because there is a small cavity at...

You know what they say about opinions, "they are like ...and every body has one". This holds true with the Sig M17. I'm not an expert on the subject but I will say the M17 looks like a military pistol, unlike its predecessor. During the lengthy procurement process, and with a list of...

Have any of you used Texan or C&H 45 Colt resizing dies? Opinion?

At a gun show, I purchased two bags of 100 each of .357 lead semi-wad cutter bullets. The bags are from the same manufacturer and are labeled as 158 grain bullets. The bullets look as good as any I have purchased. I measured a handful from one bag. Most are between 160 and 162 grains...

All, I'm usually darn good at quality control. When loading hand gun cartridges, I charge a specific number of cases then look in them to see if they look the same. One slipped past me and wound up with a bullet seated with no powder. I heard no pop from the primer. This was for .357 with...

A friend in Colorado is new to reloading. He has been talking to an acquaintance who also reloads. The acquaintance says he tweaks bullet depth in his 300 RUM until the bullet, near the ogive I assume, barely touches the lands and grooves at the rear of the barrel. When loading to the...

I have .430 and .451 semi-wad cutter style full metal jacket bullets, except they aren't totally full metal. At the top of the bullet is a small amount of exposed lead, perhaps 1/8" or 3/16" in diameter, which does not protrude above the jacket and which does not have a cavity as in a JHC...

Now here is a topic I'll bet has been beaten to death over the years. I watched a You Tube video explaining head space. The video was well done and used a cut away bolt action rifle with (probably inert or maybe its ert, who knows) what looks like a 30-06 cartridge. I am not an expert at...

Ladies and Gents, (I had to include gents to be politically correct) Someone help me with this. With 70 to 80 percent of the people in the world being right handed, you could say righties rule but I guess lefties have their rights too. Before I ask my question about the Peacemaker, I want...

In 1967, I purchased an Ithaca 500 over and under in 12 gauge. Unlike some other double barrel shotguns I've used, this one has never automatically switched to the safety position when the breach is opened. Has this shotgun bee faulty since day one?

I have a bag 'o bullets in 235 grain. They are lead and are round nose. I cannot find any loading data for either the 45ACP or the 45 Colt.

In my topic on reloading for Rossi lever gun in .357, someone said to seat revolver bullets to the cannelure. I loaded some 38 spl and .357 mag test rounds with Frontier 158 grain bullets. These bullets have a cannelure. I seated the 38 spl bullets for a C.O.A.L. of 1.550" and the .357 mag...

I'm loading for a Rossi 92 lever gun in .357 magnum. I have published recipes for 2400, Blue Dot, Unique and Bullseye. My bullets are Remington 180 grain JHP. The recipes I have are for 180 grain JFP. May I safely use the JFP recipes for the JHP?

I read on an older posting where someone speculates EAA simply trimmed 2" from a 4" barrel to make the 2" snub nose version. This may be true but help me here. What am I missing? If a 4" version is cut to 2", wouldn't that eliminate the front sight? I'm looking at my EAA with the 2"...

Is it safe to use CCI BR-2 Large Rifle primers in place of a standard CCI Large Rifle primers?

In my previous thread about my new Rossi .357 and load data, Ratshooter posted the following. With published data and factory loads you will already get around 400fps more velocity than from a handgun. How much more power do you need? My Sierra IV book has a section for 357 rifle data and...