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Any news on this promising but apparently fatally flawed pistol? There are always heated debates on some makes/models, but I don't think I have ever seen anything like this. Whatever you think of the current Remington brand, I find it hard to believe that they let this out the door. My old 51...

Yeah, I did a search, but I gotta ask. Who carries one, and what do you have to say about it? I've had a P32 for a few years, and it has been reliable with ball, hollowpoints, handloads, and Buffalo Bore specials. Not as pretty as a Seecamp, and I should probably buy one of those just for the...

Got bored last winter and started loading some Barnes in several calibers. I finally got out to test some, and thought I'd share the results and solicit your opinions. I should mention that I am working on 9x19 (115 TAC-XP) and .357 Sig (125 TAC-XP), but those are works-in-progress. What I...

I have been gathering some old .32 pistols, revolvers too, but this thread is for .32 ACP pocket pistols. Everybody wants a PPK, and I suppose I will eventually own one. I do have a Mauser HSc that's pretty nice and a CZ-50 that is reliable and sturdy, but I'm more impressed with what the US...

Walther handguns (mainly thinking of the PPK) have been made in the US and France as well as Germany. Any informed opinions of the precision and general quality of the several manufacturers? My personal view is that there are capable craftsmen everywhere - if management lets them work. But I...

Bear with me on this story, please. My brother passed away a couple years back and left an, shall we say "eclectic" collection. We distributed some good pieces (S&W 64, Savage 99) to deserving folks, but the rest sat in an attic. So I gathered them up. My brother didn't load, so I was...

Just added .32 WCF (32-20) to my growing stack of dies, so I now have handguns, tools, and supplies for all the common "old" 32's (.32 S&W, .32 S&W Long, .32 ACP, .32 WCF). My question to the unreformed tinkerers out there is, "Are these hot "new" 32's any fun?" Not asking about their...

Apologies in advance for rambling post, but I started working off a winter's worth of reloads today. (And it's still cold in Ohio.) First, .357 Mag. I posted awhile back about troubles with 300-MP. Alliant suggested crimp LTA; they were right. Ensured uniform case length and good crimps...

I was loading some 5.56x45 this morning, 55 grain Sierra HPBT over IMR-4895 (we use what we have these days). That powder fills the case pretty well, but I hit two (mixed brass) that flat overflowed. Headstamped S&B, Sellier & Bellot I presume. Everything else was fine. All were sized in a...

Got my dies finally. Just need some decent shooting weather. Thought I'd ask what you all are loading. I have the following 0.355 on hand: Barnes 125 TAC-XP that I've loaded over Power Pistol per their chart Speer 125 TMJ over AA#9 per the latest Speer Manual Both of these are specifically...

Anyone used this in 5.56x45? Looks good on paper.

I've loaded a few Barnes bullets with pretty good results, mainly their 140 XPBs in .357 Mag. Now I found some .355 TAC-XP 125s designated for 357 Sig. Anyone used these? Barnes lists loads for AA#5 and Silhouette, and I will send them a note inquiring about Power Pistol (one of my...

Just picked up a nice example. Question for those familiar with this shotgun. The shells I have are either 2 1/2 or 3 1/2 dram equivalent. Before I take a trial and error approach, is it necessary to set the ring for light loads for the 2 1/2? That's what I'll be shooting most, as the barrel...

If'n a fella grew up shooting 16's, and had his Dad's Hunter Arms double (not an Elsie...marked "The Fulton"...boxlock, not sidelock), what should he look for in another old 16? Browning "Sweet 16"? Remington 11-48? Looking for a shooter, not a collector.

"I'll have that .32, Bob." Don't ask why, but I am developing a shooter's interest in the "32 bore", all of them. My "always" gun is a P32, and my brother recently dug out an old break top .32 S&W. I load everything but .32, and I'm about to change that. I'll take care of the loading, but...

Or, why my wife doesn't like to leave me home alone. Got a thick membership directory in the mail that was headed for recycle, so why not...shoot some .32 ACP into it. All of these penetrated just over an inch, and the JHP went just as far as my favorite Buffalo Bore hardcast. Notice the JHP...

With the current state of supplies, it's order first, ask second, so I'm asking. What is your experience with these bullets? Barnes has loads for only two powders on their website, and I have one, AA#9. Sent them an e-mail regarding H110, and I'll pose that question here also. Shooting a 4"...

...in the middle of working up hot .45 Colt loads (Hornady 300 XTP over H110). Said bad things and reverted to throwing a charge and trickling on the scale. Not so bad, and almost as quick as the dispenser. That old RCBS Chargemaster is very repeatable, never off by more that 0.1. FWIW, it's...

Starting to load .357 Mag again, this time for a 4" GP-100. I found some Hornady 125s and 140s, and I was set to go with H110. Have their manual, and just for fun, I checked Quickload. Something I didn't know: CIP spec for this caliber is 3,000 bar or 43.5 ksi. That's 24% higher than SAAMI's...

Been loading cast bullets only in my Blackhawk, but got to thinking...What's your favorite jacketed bullet in a "Ruger only" load?