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From your readings across the web, what weight bullet have you chose for self-defense purposes for your 45acp 1911? I'm leaning towards 230gr Gold Dot short barrel ( since I don't have a full size 1911)

I have a question to ask about proper neck expansion for cast bullets. My rifle slugs at .3105" so the proper sized bullet should be .3125". If I hone out my bullet sizer to .3125, using the current expander of .3110" leaves a difference of .0015". What is the ideal difference between the...

My question is how do I adjust my POI using metric sights. I will be shooting an Arisaka this Friday. My reloads POI is known given my ladder test. Some are just at the Point of Aim at 100 yards. I plan to use the 200 and 300 yards settings. How much higher should I estimate the actual POI be...

Has anyone tried shooting cast bullets that are close to their bore from lands to lands? I am loading test loads for my 7.7 Arisaka today. The diameter from groove to grove is about .3115 and starting diameter of a finished cast bullet should be .3125. I thought .312 should suffice. I bought a...

How are you guys attaching your gas checks? I tried this for the first time for 30-170gr FRN PC bullets. If I pressed the Hornady gas checks onto the bullet in place and drove it though my Lee sizing die, the gas check was concave slightly. I resorted to then fitting them by hand onto the base...

I have a future project and might as well collect data on it to prepare. Lee Makes a .309-200gr bullet that I want to hone to .312". Has anyone successfully honed out a Lee mold .003"? What did you do?

Does anyone have any valve grinding compound and lapping compound where they can sell me a dabs worth? I don't want to spend so much money buying two tubes of it where I won't be using it again afterwards. My project is enlarging the my Lee .311" sizing die to .312" and my plan is to drive a...

I can surf the web as all of you but maybe we don't find the best and have to sift through a lot to find good information. What is your top book or video that has helped your tactics and training? What did you learn that made a significant improvement?

I tried test loads using BD for Winchester and Nosler 158 JHP bullets for my .357 and the result was not as stellar as with the Speer 158 GD. I'm thinking of trying AA7 but the burn rate is similar to BD. Will I therefore get the same result. Has anyone tested a powder that performed poorly and...

I drove to my oldest brother's house to help him move. On the way, I too advantage of the visit by stopping at Sportsman's Warehouse for powder which they had none. I noticed a sale on .22lr ammo and decided to buy a box despite the identification check I heard something about and avoided buying...

Does anyone have these molds and care to share their pet load data with me? I Thanks

I have always seated my 38 -148 wadcutters to the first lube groove. I've also seen photos of the bullet seating flush with the case mouth. Has anyone ever seated the 148 wadcutter farther? Did you find an improvement in accuracy?

What do your Lee scrap lead groups look like? I want to know what I might expect from range lead I cast straight from a Lee mold and pc'd.

I read that the teacup technique is better than the push-pull technique of holding our pistol. Forgetting about the teach cup technique, I was trying the push-pull technique where I'm pushing my fist and front sights at the center of the bullseye and holding it firm in place. I do this with my...

I have a petload for Dardas 45cal 230 rn at 5gr Bullesye and have started to cast Lee 225gr rn Have you found the 225gr Lee cast to be about the same as your 230gr rn pet load?

Do you guys have different load data between your .357 loads using a different bullet but the same weight? I tested two loads yesterday using 158 JHP Noslers and Winchester. The best group of each was either 10.5gr Blue Dot or 11.5 Blue Dot but not great. My test load using 158 GD Speers was...

Why is the 7.7 x 58 Arisaka cartridge inferior to the .308? One article I read ranked the 7.7 Arisaka as equal to the 30-40Krag. Another compared it to a .303 British. The casing dimensions of the 7.7 is slightly larger than an 8mm Mauser. I'd say it's a necked down 8mm Mauser casing. This...

How much abuse can a Model 66 frame take? I've read that you can crack or damage a frame for having too hot of a load. Years ago, my pet load used AA9 and my revolver had a hell of a recoil with flames that would come out of the barrel. The primers were fine though. At worse, maybe a small sign...

Is the Colt Python that good of a revolver? I have a friend that likes to brag and raves about his. I own a model 66 and it works fine for me.

The bore on my Arisaka meaasures .31105 and the Lee sizing die is .311. I need .312. Would you suggest I size to .311 and PC to .312, PC to .312 to .313, or use valve grinding compound to enlarge the sizing die to .312? I was thinking of using the same ram rod and put valve grinding compound on...