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My favorite 38 Special handload is a cast 158 grain swc, using 3.4 grains of Bullseye. I'm shooting it primarily out of a Ruger GP100 with a 4 inch barrel. The bullets I use come from RimRock Bullets. Recently, I fired some factory 158 grain, 38 Special rounds and noticed how less smokey they...

I've been handloading 357 magnum for a couple of years now. I just recently noticed that the recipes I got from Accurate Arms for AA9 in 357 mag called for magnum small pistol primers, and I'd been using small pistol primers. So over the weekend I fired 50 of the old rounds with small pistol...

The difficulty in finding jacketed 30-30 bullets has me thinking about using cast bullets with gas checks. However, I'm not sure about some of the reloading info I am seeing on powder manufacturer websites. For example, Hogdon lists a 30-30 load for H4895 and a 160 grain cast bullet that tops...

I have an SAR-1 7.62x39 that I really enjoy shooting. I've been debating for a long time whether to start handloading 7.62x39 ammo. It didn't USED to make much sense. I couldn't handload it for as cheap as I could just buy Tula or Wolf ammo. However, I can't find Tula or Wolf ammo anywhere...

I've been wanting to fire 158 grain LSWC in my newer 38 j-frames for a while. First, I started with a big box of Rimrock cast rounds that didn't cost much, and a mid-range load of Power Pistol (around 850 fps). Tons of leading from forcing cone all the way down the 1 7/8" barrel. Thought...

I am about to start handloading for an incoming S&W 629 with 4 inch barrel. I will be using Nosler 200 grain jhp bullets, with 44 mag cases, and I am looking to get the velocity somewhere around a mild 1100 fps. Do any of you load 200 grain 44 mag bullets in that velocity range and, if so, do...