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Since acquiring my first cosmoline wrapped DCM 30 carbine some time back for some $14 or so, my loading data has been 14.5 gr IMR 4227 and standard 110 gr bullets. Recently running low on 4227, I bought some of the popular H110 powder and CCI 450 mag primers but have not been very pleased with...

The previous thread on this subject described failures to chamber in a new Inland 30 carbine (as well as an older model). Majority thinking was that the Inland had an extra tight chamber. However that was discredited when it was realized that copper rings continued to be deposited in the...

This is a follow up to a previous thread outlining the chambering problem with a new .30 Inland carbine and reloaded ammunition. I have now definitely determined the cause of the situation but the solution still waits to be found. First a review of some of the contents of the previous thread...

I just purchased a new Inland .30 M1 carbine, what they call the 1945 model (has bayonet luge). Having a WWII carbine on hand, reloads were already available that were prepared with RCBS and Lee carbine sizing dies using once fired Armscore and Federal cases. Right away there were failures to...

Loading manuals carry limited Trail Boss loading data by grains, restricted to those calibers considered most likely to be used with cowboy action shooting. The Lyman cast bullet handbook shows several vintage rifle loadings with cast bullets along with some handgun calibers. A comparison of...

It has been long understood that Hodgdon's Trail Boss powder should not be compressed and forum attempts some months ago were unsuccessful in trying to find out why that was the case, a warning or just a lesser but unexplained admonishment. The likely assumption was that it was a warning. But...

Other than the Pleistocene era mallet and punch tool, is there not a commercially available drifting tool for moving the dovetail rear sight on lever action rifles? Such a thing would seem simple but with the stock interference it may be difficult to produce one at a reasonable price.

While loading data is plentiful for cast bullet handgun calibers reloading, the same cannot be said for cast bullet rifle loading. The best manual source has to be the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook. A good on-line source for cast bullet rifle loading data, as well as handgun data, turns out to be...

I had enough Amazon.com award points to acquire a RCBS Uniflow powder measure, stand and baffle at no cost so why not (to supplement my two Competition measures). The unit is indicated as small which I assume means small diameter metering unit. As a replacement a micrometer small adjustment...

The Hornady sizing die for my 8mm Rem mag, and maybe all Hornady dies, has an unusual decapping stem arrangement. Instead of being threaded into place like with most other brands, it is held in place by a collet nut on top of the die. The problem here is that often during sizing and when...

The photo, if it displays, shows from left an R-P .416 case with a residue coating after tumbling with lizard litter and nu-car auto polish. The coating is not a powder so will not simply wipe off with a rag, but is easily removed with steel wool. Case to the right has been polished with steel...

If you haven't stumbled onto this source yet for once fired brass, check out www.oncefiredbrass.com located in New York. Probably cannot beat their prices anywhere. For some time I have been getting Federal '06 brass from them. Last evening ordered 300 pieces at $20 per 100 and this morning...

Excessive case lubricant is not always to blame for case denting below the shoulder. These dents are also caused by trapped air. I have that happening frequently with Winchester .308 cases but not others like Remington, PMC, Norma and Federals. The dents occur on the body just below the...

Not reloading related but perhaps can remain in the reloading section: I have two .17 HMR rifles, one a Rem Mdl 5 bolt, scoped, and the other a Henry lever action with standard semi buckhorn sights. Neither has been fired extensively, nor hardly ever cleaned, if at all. Both were out yesterday...

.25-35 cases are said to be the parent case for the .22 Savage Hi-Power cartridge, and using new Winchester .25-35 brass, Hi-Power cases are easily and successfully attained by simply necking down until a slightly snug chamber fit is achieved by forming a secondary shoulder on the still enlarged...

There seems to be more and more references to Trail Boss powder within the forum, suggesting it is becoming more popular, but supply just can't keep up with demand. Around here the gun shows and gun shops haven't seen TB in months (of course we like to blame the big box stores back east but...

I invite your attention to logging on to www.montanabulletworks.com, producers and distributors of cast lead bullets that has recently returned to business after having been shut down due to injury to previous owner Dave Jennings. Posters on other forums and probably this one were lamenting...

Whenever there is a query recommendation for a single stage press, I would like to be able to suggest the heavy and massive Herter's Super Model 3 press for rifle loading but of course these are no longer available new. But if interested, you could luck out and find a good one for sale on the...

Quickly before this question is locked for being off-topic, can anyone tell me what has to be done to display Photobucket images. I have downloaded Photobucket but all I get are advertisements when trying to display. I'm not using a regular computer but rather a Samsung tablet 4. Maybe I need to...

Reloading Unlimited that was recently discussed in a thread is certainly alive and well and they now claim to have over 5000 items. You'll recall that their prices are on the far side of normal, including hazmat fee, but they do seem to have a large variety of powders. As an example, today they...