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I have an AR, 16” barrel, in 223/5.56. It’ll shoot 63 gr and 65 gr Sierra bullets like a dream, using H335 powder. So naturally it should also shoot the Nosler 64 gr BSB great also, right? Well, it won’t, so I’ll try another powder. My on-hand choices are IMR 3031, BL-C(2), and IMR4064. And I...

I’ve been loading a specific bullet for my 223 AR, using a medium powder charge, and using CCI BR4 primers. Never had a problem till today. I wanted to check the scope to see if the POI is unchanged. I had a 10 round mag full of the rounds with the BR4’s. The first round went Ok, but the second...

I have all I need to load 380 (95 gr bullets), but don’t have a favorite load to use. I can probably figure one out. It isn’t magic, but these days it’s a bit wasteful. So, I thought I’d see if any of you old pro guys have a tried and true (and not too hot) load I can try (yes, work up to it)...

For Christmas I got a S&W Bodyguard 380. I’ll have the sights replaced with tritium night sights. I may have a trigger upgrade done too - the Santiago short stroke trigger - since the standard trigger is long, though controllable. Has anyone here had the Santiago trigger replacement done? If...

I am looking for a carry 380. This would be a pocket pistol. I looked at a Sig P238 and liked the size, but not that I’d have to thumb the hammer back prior to use. I’ll have a look at the Ruger LCP II and the Bersa Thunder. I like that the Bersa has a safety and decocker, is DA/SA, and has a...

I offer my apology to Nosler Guy regarding my last post on Fast Varmint Loads. What I said was rude. I didn't need to be rude.

Over the years I've run into problems with blotching when I dyed wooden gunstocks. Never really found a product or a home made mixture that reduced blotching acceptably. But now I have. I'm making a wooden toy box for a niece and it's in Hard Maple. I had planned to stain it a dark walnut with...

The objective is to find a 38/357 for the wife. Mostly it'll be 38's fired in it. I wasn't sure what size would be best for her, so we went to look. The results, so far: S&W 686 is too big Ruger GP-100 is too big Ruger SP model is a good size, but not user friendly for the wife S&W 60-15 was...

Just was looking at the values of those two pistols and I'm getting antsy about shooting them any more. Can't bring myself to sell them and it seems wrong to just shine em up and let them sit in darkness from now till I pass on. The Diamondback is a 22 and I have other 22 revolvers to plink...

i've had this old Ruger 77v since the early 80's. It has the second barrel now, and it has long been super accurate. The load used hasn't changed for decades (38.5 gr of IMR4064 behind a 55 gr Ballistic Tip). A couple of days ago I had the need to shoot it a bit, and was honestly shocked at the...

i am finally running low on my lead bullet supply, which are hard cast and lubed 165 gr Keith style bullets. What are your recommendations for a similar bullet, though not necessarily the same weight, at best price? Plated would be Ok if the price is similar. They are for general plinking, so I...

Ah, the porcupine thread brought back memories. I worked for a trading company back in the 80's, and we had a couple of huge leased ranches for hunting. Mostly it was guys, but later the ladies got into the trading business, so they brought customers down to the leases also. Had a lady coworker...

This came as a huge surprise, and I haven't solved the problem yet. Thought I'd see what you other long-term reloaders have to say. I had my 223 rebarreled and got it back late last week. Waited till today to start loading up rounds to see what combo the new barrel liked. All my resized brass...

Got to admit that I never had a favorite, since I only shot a couple of them. But, we were with a friend this evening and he was talking about time spent in Iraq. We were talking about mostly weapons I had not fired , since they were new...and I was Old Corps. After some back and forth, he said...

a recent thread about using BL-C(2) powder in the 223 brought up the issue of potential secondary pressure spikes. Naturally, since I have some of that powder, that concerns me. So I did some research on the issue. Understand that I am not speaking from the position of having great knowledge on...

i guess I could call Sierra and ask them, but do any of you know if the Sierra HPBT bullets are constructed tougher than the GK bullets, or is it the same general bullet? The specific bullet I'm interested in is the 140 gr HPBT 270 bullet.

So back when the world was short of powder, and I couldn't find H335, I decided I needed to try some other powders and was able to get a good supply of the two mentioned above. BL(C)-2 seems to work about as well as the H335, though more workup is needed. I never have tried 3031 in the 223. Any...

Had a guy come by today to get me to mount a scope in his sporterized Mauser. Immediate problem was that he forgot to bring the mounts. Second problem seems to be that he still has the original left-to-right flip over safety, and I don't think that when the scope is mounted, that the safety can...

Well, some time back I ran out of plated bullets and almost out of jacketed bullets and just flat could not find anything that I preferred. Only thing I could find was some 9mm 115 gr plain lead bullets made by an outfit out of Breckenridge, TX. It's time to do some 9mm reloading again and I...

A buddy was showing me a small semi-auto that his father left him. Made in Germany, but was in the 9x18 Makarov caliber. He has problems finding ammo for it (what a surprise). I don't suppose I can reload that caliber using regular 9mm dies? He's got a ton of brass. Nice looking pistol. He...