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in another thread i mentioned i got a new HK 45. I put night sights on many of my pistols. The factory HK 45 sights are ok 3 dot sights. But i intend to put on something more to my liking. I like the 2 dot or the "dot the I" system a lot. I tend to shoot that system better with both eyes...

I decided to post this here since most folks on this forum are well versed in the art of ammo making. Had a Remington Ultimate Defense 45 acp round today not fully burn. Remington Ultimate defense is my SD ammo in all my SD guns and my wife's guns. I have done extensive testing and the golden...

I decided to go a new direction for my home defense pistol. For the last few years it has been either a Dan Wesson Valor, or my Valkyrie (which is my heavy carry gun, light carry gun is sig p938). But I decided i wanted a light on it (just in case) so i wanted a rail. I also wanted a DA/SA...

The other day I started a thread asking about data for the .357 mag, and a 6" barrel. I did some testing yesterday and thought I would share Gun: Dan Wesson (Monson Mass) w/6" barrel CCI 550 Primers Win Brass H110 Powder 158 grain Hornady XTP 12 shots (2 cylinders full) per series velocities...

First time loading .357 mag I have settled on on H110 since i use it for 44 mag, 158 grain hornady xtp's, and cci spm primers. All the load data uses long barrels, and i use velocities from a labradar as a proxy for excessive pressure. The problem is that the hornady manual has 15.6 gr as...

I got a great deal on several thousand 220 grain 10mm/.40 plated round nose bullets. Only trouble is, there is no published load data that I can find for it. I load a lot of 200 grain 10mm loads with my mild loads around 1,150 fps from a 5" barrel and my wild loads around 1,275 from a 5" barrel...

I have several 1911-type pistols including some dan Wessons, rugers and sig. With my wifes grandfather's passing i got a (year 1918) model 1911 military. Its a 228xxx serial number. The barrel bushing was rusted in place so i had to soak it in wd-40 for 3 days and finally got it broken loose...

I have finished load development for a Bergara 6mm creedmore with 26 inch barrel. I used H4350, Lapua small primer and small flash hole brass, cci 450 primers, and the Berger 105 gr hybrids. Since it is a newer cartridge I thought I would share. First off, I either have a hotter lot of 4350, or...

I'm sure this has been covered before. But has anyone tried Bergers newer thicker target bullets for hunting? I know there isn't much difference between the two other than a thicker jacket with the target bullet but wanted some real world experience. This will be a 105 gr 6mm.

I got a 6mm creedmoore not long ago and am finally getting to making some developmental loads. I bought Lapua SRP brass. The Lapua brass has a neck runout of less than 0.001" right out of the box. But a few of them had some case mouth dings. I typically use lee collet neck dies, but when I was...

I just bought a Bergera HMR 6mm Creedmoor. There are a few makers out there making cartridges including Hornady, Starline, Petersons, and Lapua. Lapua is Small pocket only, starline and Petersons give you an option between LR and SR pockets, and Hornady is LR only. I guess I have not...

I am looking to get a High Power. I see them selling on gun broker but am not sure of the difference between mk 1-3 or what constitutes a good one. Also what is a decent price vs condition? Thanks

My father in law is looking to get his first pistol to begin target shooting with my mother in law. He want to also use it for home defense. While I have dozens of pistols and have been shooting for decades, the question of "which pistol to own, if you will own just one" is tough. It's also...

I have decided I no longer want to deal with a finicky officer's sized 45 ACP. It feeds ball ammo fine, but if you want to feed jhp's (in this gun), you have to use Remington golden sabers, you have to have strong mag springs, you have to have a recoil spring that has less than 250 rounds on it...

Howdy, Just got a Sig P938 extreme. I typically carry my colt defender 45 but decided I wanted something smaller for light clothing carry. I make all my ammo except 22LR and self defense ammo. So I am curious if any of ya'll have a favorite compact 9mm factory round that has milder recoil and...

I have been experimenting with Win 244 making a hard ball 45 ACP load. There isn't a lot of info on this powder out there so I thought I would share my results. The pistols I tested it in are a Dan Wesson Heritage 1911, Government...And a Dan Wesson VBob I was at an indoor 30yard range using a...

I load 10mm, 45 ACP , 9mm and 40 s&w on a dillon 650. On my press, I'm trying to decide if I need (or just want), a bullet feeder. First, I like to crimp and seat in separate steps, and with a mr bullet feeder I lose a station so no powder check die. I could crimp/seat on same stage but again...

Today I tumbled some 10mm brass with 45-70 government in my wet tumbler. Big mistake and stupid. Fortunately there were only 50 pieces of 45-70 brass and each one had 2 pieces of 10mm brass jammed up in it. Took me an hour with some dental tools and needle nose pliers to get them all out...

I have some Oregon trail LFN 10mm 180 gr bullets and down loaded their load data manual. They list HS-7 a lot and I was wondering, from those who used it, what powder is most comparable? For my full throttle 10mm loads I use Long shot and I have some on hand. I guess I'm asking if long shot is...

Anyone have any pet loads or experience with this new powder (win 244)? I bought a couple lbs for my 45's for use with 230 gr hard balls. I'm new to reloading the 45 so I am starting from scratch. Initially I'm going to try and just duplicate the 830-850 fps military ball ammo, but then I might...