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Hey guys, a friend gave me a can of FFFg black powder and I have some 190 grain semi-wad cutters for my .45 Colt. I have heard, never seen, of folks loading the .45 with black powder and I want to try it. What are some recipes you use? I have not yet gone on loaddata.com to find any...

A friend and I are in disagreement over this. I store my handguns with no holster. When I quit shooting for awhile, I just lubed my guns with a heavy coat of grease and put them in a safe. Now, I clean them, lube them and put them in a safe. He stores his inside the holster after...

Has anyone ever used these NO. 100 Small Pistol Primers? Results? Did they live up to your expectations? A buddy of mine just gave me 2K to replace the CCI primers he borrowed a while ago. I have never used them.

I see in various threads here and in other places the comparison of military ammo and civilian ammo for hunting/self defense. I believe the two are not comparable. This is why: 1. Military ammo: a. Must conform to the Hague Convention rules and must be able to fit other NATO guns...

I needed (OK, Wanted) a new pistol to shoot all the .38 special/.357's out of that I have been reloading. My wife picked this one out for me. Beautiful gun, shoots straight and is a pleasure to hold. I need to get new grips for it, I like wood better than plastic. When it comes to...

I have what appears to be a Model 1851 Navy, Cap and Ball revolver. It is in extremely poor condition and will never be fired again. The brass frame is stretched so that when the pistol is put together (I took it apart to clean it) the barrel assembly has a lot of play in it. There are three...

Everyone talks about (and recommends) corn cob or walnut media. Has anyone tried any other type of tumbling media? I was thinking rice (Uncooked of course) might be a good media for heavily tarnished brass. (I am going to try this with some old brass that I picked up and some that I need to...

OK guys, here is the situation... Loading for the New Vaquero, .45 Colt. I was reloading tonight and ran out of my favorite .452, 255 grain, semi-wad cutter bullets. (I know, I should know better :)) I am using 5.7 grains of 700-X. I can either dump the powder I have already placed in...

I have the above mentioned pistol (Looks like a rifle to me) and when I shoot it it spits lead and powder between the cylinder and the forcing cone. I shoot .452 diameter lead bullets out of it. (Round nose, semi wad cutters, different weights.) Is this just common with this gun, or is is...

Moderators Comment: Before posting about this incident, please read Uncle Bucks comments about the resolution of this. Post #56 on pg 3. I have been stuck in Chicago for awhile and just made it back and decided I wanted to do some target shooting. We hauled out eleven pistols, a few rifles...

I read a lot of the threads here on TFL and I understand the different taste for different folks. But one thing I have pretty much come to ignore is the "Magnum vs. XXXX" threads and the "Revolver vs. Semi for defense" threads. With a tongue in cheek overview, they usually go something like...

I was wondering how you folks record your collection of firearms and related stuff. I was updating my will and took some of my firearms info into the lawyers office with me. He really liked the list and said he was going to do something like it for his collection. (He figured the police...

I posted before about the amount of 30-06 brass that I picked up at an auction, along with some other brass. Well, I got around to decapping the 30-06 brass and I noticed that when I did pop the primers out, some of the anvils inside the primers also fell out. Is this caused by age? Over...

A lot of people do keep weapons in the home for self defense/home defense. My buddy and I were discussing this the other day. We primarily have our pistols for target shooting and home defense is a secondary thought. We do keep loaded pistols in our houses. But we read an article about a...

When I was a kid, the gun shop I hung out in had destroyed firearms (Pistols, rifles and shotguns) hanging on the walls. If I remember correctly, Reggie kept them on the wall to show what would happen if you did not pay attention to what you were doing. I remember most of them had bulging...

I have heard people talk about worn out guns and when I was in the military I actually saw an M-16 that was so worn out the bullet would keyhole at 25 yards. I remember as a kid I found a .32 cal revolver that was worn out, could not hit a target at seven yards. My question is, How many...

I have an ammo can full of metal clips and brass for the M-1. Most of the brass was blank ammo that was loaded by the military for the Military Funeral Honors Firing parties (Honor Guard Teams). Can this brass be reloaded to fire a projectile? How hard is it to reload it? Has anyone ever...

The better half and I went to an auction today and poking around in the stuff I saw a couple of boxes of brass shells. When they came up for bid, I got both boxes for $10.00. I went through them when I got home and this is what I found: 38-40 - Winchester: 50 cases total. Two are still...

Hey guys, need your help again. I have checked my reloading manuals and the websites for several manufacturers and can not find the info I am looking for. I want to load 150 grain boat tail soft points (Spitzer design) for my 30-30. I will keep one in the chamber and one in the tube (I am...

Today was not my day. I get to where I am hunting this morning, park my scooter and decide it was a comfortable place to sit. Thinking about the hunting regulations here in Missouri and musing about the fun I am going to have trying to get my deer out with my scooter. (It wasn't going to...