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Fin Feather and Fur (local gun store chain) had their recent big sale, and I had to see how much money I could "save" by going on a spending spree. 10% a Hi point 45acp put it at about $179.00, (the same as RKO's, a farm supply chain store, regular price). I got it in 45acp because I didn't...

It was bound to happen sooner or later. I got my Penn Bullets 340gr Cast 454 Casull Bullets and decided to load them up for a test. I load in batches, usually of 50, so cases were prepped, primed and belled for bullet insertion, and then charged with 25gr of W296. Bullets were heavily crimped in...

My Dad recently gave me this. It belonged to my grandfather. He kept it under his pillow. It came into our home in the 60's after he passed away. I can remember Dad and my brother shooting it when I was a kid, not being able to hit anything. Now I think its because we never used the right ammo...

Only 2nd time I've loaded 45 ACP. I don't have 50 matching cases so I have a mix of Speer and Winchester cases. Most of the Winchester cases have very large flash holes. Has anybody run into this before, or do I have some that have been "modified". I have no idea where I got these, but either I...

I got my son an LCP .380 for Christmas, and we finally got to the range with it. We were shooting both 95gr Blazer brass ammo, and some 95gr handloads. Both were shooting very low on the target, like 6" at 25 ft. I was curious if this was typical for these guns. I shoot a lot of different...

As my supply of vintage Bull-X 255gr SWC Keith bullets runs low, I am looking for a suitable replacement for .454 Casull. I ran these over 34gr 100/296 with no issues whatsoever. (no gas checks)The issue is that I have no idea what hardness these were, and how much more they may have hardened...

I was hunting 2nd to last day of muzzleloader, and lost my ramrod for my Hawkins. (3rd time). When I'm going through heavy brush, with rifle on my shoulder, it tends to get caught and pulled out. I finished the day knowing I was limited to one shot. On the way home, stopped at Rural King and...

I'm having trouble finding any real load data for loading .38 148gr double end wadcutters to their full potential. Most of the published data is for soft lead HBWC for light target loads. When I find data for any wadcutter loads, it always seems to be aimed towards light paper punching with a...

This is something I haven't seen discussed, and in the wake of current events, watching videos of mobs of looters and arsonists entering businesses, I'm wondering tactics or methods are ever taught or suggested about handling yourself in situations of mass lawlessness. Obviously, fleeing is...

I was having trouble with 8mm Mauser in that after resizing, the bullets weren't snug when seated, and could be pushed in further fairly eaisly. When I didn't use the expander ball, I could not seat the bullets without collapsing the shoulder. My solution was to grind down the expander ball a...

I've been throwing my damaged brass and non-reloadbale brass in a bucket for a while, proabbly have about 10 lbs of it now. Has anybody ever tried to take old ammo brass to a metal scrapper? Will they even take it? Is it worth anything, or am I just wasting space and packratting trash?

I've got a big load of old National bullet Co. 120gr hardcast bullets in .308 that I used to load in .30 carbine. I was looking to load some very low velocity plinkers for my SKS, without gas checks. Even accurracy is not a major concern, and I don't even care if they will self eject. Targets...

My brother left me with an unopened can of Winchester Olin Super-Field AA WSF1 ball powder. I'm guessing its about 10 years old. I can't find any load data for it. He was using WSF1 for 12 guage loads. After massive internet searches I found a picture of the can at some dealer in Australia. I...