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Well tonight for the first time I loaded up my RCBS powder dispencer with some Winchester 296 to start reloading my .454 Casull. As I started dispencing so I could fine tune the dispencer I noticed the powder was coming out in clumps and being very inconsistant between charges. I emptied the...

at the suggestion of the guy at the shop today I picked up a can (the 4oz test can) of Hodgdon 4831 powder. My plan was to use this in my 243 with 85gr Sierra HPBT bullets. Well the problem is I cant find any data using this powder with these bullets. Has anyone ever tried this combo? Looks...

I am loading a .454 Casull using Winchester small rifle primers ofcourse. My question is, can other primers be substituted for the Winchesters as long as they are also small rifle primers? The reason I'm using Winchesters (with Win 296 powder) is because the recipe actually called for them...

what handguns, if any, are available anymore in .221 Fireball?

does anyone have one of these? If so whats your opinion? I really like this little gun and see now that they are discontinued. A few stores around here have them in stock and I'm very very close to going and getting one. For those of you who dont know what a Raging Bee is, its chambered for...

Well today for the first time ever I tumbled some brass in a Thumler's Tumbler. I used Lyman's treated corncob media and tumbled the brass for 8 hours. The brass was Winchester 45 Colt loads and I must say I'm very happy with the results. They came out really shiny. This is one a friend is...

can 45 Colts be loaded with jacketed bullets? I ask because I tried some Winchester cowboy action 45 Colt loads and they really leaded stuff up. I'd like to load 45 Colts because they didnt recoil alot and my friends liked it better, I even had fun with them but I prefer the full power Casull...

has anyone tried reloading the 45ACP with Red Dot. I have Win brass, 200gr lead sem wad cutters and win large pistol primers to load with. Is Red Dot pretty good in the 45 or is Bullseye much better?

well I'm all set up now and ready to reload some .454 Casull ammo. I have Winchester brass, Winchester SR primers, Winchester 296 powder and 300gr Hornady XTP mag bullets. Now I can find loading data for this combo of componenets except they use Winchester 300gr fp bullets instead. Will...

A Magnum Research BFR in 45-70 and a S&W 500 that is. Both are beautiful guns and really got my mouth watering. They were at Gander Mountain in Canton Ohio. The S&W 500 was priced at $799, is that a good price for this gun? I'm thinking about going back and picking it up :D

I'm thinking of going back to school to become a sheriff deputy. I was reading over some info on the course I found on the net and noticed some guns they mentioned. They were 9mm, 40, 45 semi autos and .38 Special and .357mag revolvers. Now I like revolvers, especially big ones. I own a...

yup, lastnight I picked up my Rockchucker. I got the kit that includes the scale, loading blocks and such. I'm excited, I'm about to enter the world of metallic reloading :D

We have two little handguns here. One is a Colt semi auto pistol and the other is a small revolver. The small revolver shoots 32 short ammo. The ammo is rimfire. Is this ammo still available? We have some here but I havent seen any in the stores. The pistol is marked 25 caliber. I...

Where can one buy Freedom Arms .454 Casull bullets to reload? From what I've read they seem to be a really good bullet for the Casull.

Where can one find a .500 Linebaugh and what gun models are made in .500 Linebaugh? I'd prefer to find one with a long barrel, like 9.5" or so. Can something like a Ruger SRH be made into one? Who would I send a gun to and have it be made into a .500 Linebaugh?

I read about the Freedom Arms .454 Casulls that if you fire 45 Colt loads then you should be sure to clean the cylinder thoroughly before firing any more .454 Casull loads because you can ring a cylinder. Does this also apply to Ruger and Taurus .454 Casulls? I have some 45 Colt ammo here but...

Which is the better ammo? I hear Cor-Bon ammo is loaded right to the edge of the pressure max which in this gun is like 60,000 psi. Has anyone here ever used the Buffalo Bore .454 Casull ammo? Any opinions on it? Thanks :)

I got a .454 Casull which I am going to use for deer season this year. All I do with it now is target shoot/practice with it and ofcourse I always have hearing protection, actually last month while shooting it I took my left ear plug out to hear a friend say something. I went back and took a...

I"m looking into a Magnum Research BFR. The calibers I'm looking at are .475 Linebaugh, .444 Marlin or .45/70. Has anyone ever shot one of these? Whats it like? Do they compare to my .454 Casull? Is the Magnum Research BFR a good gun?

I am in the process of building a new reloading bench. I am going to get a Rockchucker to reload my rifle/handgun ammo. My question is, how far apart are the bolt holes which are used to bolt the Rockchucker down? I'm asking this because I dont have the press yet and I'm wanting to reinforce...