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Well, I've had this hankering for a full-stocked Manlicher styled rifle for a long time. Money's in the bank and I'm pretty much ready to pull the proverbial trigger. Still, i'm torn. Ruger's got a very nice looking M77 mkII RSI out there and it looks the ticket. The price is decent (for a...

Ok, humor me. Call me curious. Call me stupid. Call me...whatever. But why isn't there a .270-08? We've got the following rounds based off the 30-06 (among others...): 25-06, 270 win, 30-06, 35-06 (aka, the Whelen), and a whole host of other rounds based off the classic '06 case. The .308...

Well, I'm not so sure this isn't simply mindless mental mayhem. I'm overthinking this whole thing and I need a bit of a straightening. I've got a hog hunting trip coming up in about a month and have only two more test weekends to get things finalized. The Gun: Remington 673 topped with a...

Anyone got any heavy hunting load data? I've got a box (100) Cast Performance Gas Checked bullets and I'm interested in working up a load. I'm going Piggin' in March and while I have a 180gr load worked up I sure would like to have a secondary load available. Or, for those who have gone this...

When I change powders I normally take a moment to pull the drum out and make sure that there is no powder remaining anywhere in the measure. No real big deal - only takes a few minutes and I don't use that many powders. Last time I pulled it out I noticed that the drum was "sticky", so I hit...

Ok, bear with me on this. I know that the vast majority of hunters (who handgun hunt) will take an SA first shot anytime they can get it. Heck, I would. However, having never handgun hunted (but will be come March) I have to question: how often does one actually use SA or DA when it comes to...

Hey all, I've been reloading some of the same .38 special brass for so long (20+ times) that the brass has developed a "ring" near the rim. It looks kinda like a very, very small "bulge" of sorts. Not a bulge per-say, but almost like the brass has expanded in a 1/100" ring...so, call it a...

I reload a pretty good amount of .45 acp - around 8k per year. Currently I'm loading around 3.5 gr. of Clays under a 230gr hardcast lead bullet w/ a Fed large pistol primer. Accuracy is good but I do get enough inconsistency with metering that it's made me think of switching powders. About 1...

Ok, open question here. I am going to be purchasing a new rifle - most likely a Ruger M77 lightweight w/ 20" bbl. I've pretty much narrowed it down to a .257 Roberts as the cartridge - at least on paper it fills a very specific gap in my collection. So, my question is, anyone have any real...

I have been looking for a shorty-scope for my 35 Remington levergun. Basically I have found only a couple that really fit the bill: the Burris Fullfield II 1.75 -5 scope and the Leupold VXIII 1.5 - 5. Cost: Burris: $185 Leupold: $400. I don't need anyone to tell me the Leupold VXIII...

Well now, here is an interesting question. How many different types of loads to you make up for a single rifle? for instance, I have a .350 Rem Mag. I have my choice of 200gr - 250 gr. bullets and have choices as to making lighter deer loads through heavy hog/elk loads. But does it...

LAR Grizzly Mark 1, .45 WinMag. Shown with my Gold Cup Nat Match for size comparison. Makes the GCup look like a pocket .380! I took it to the range last night for the first time with three boxes (150 rounds total) of handloads - 230 gr Sierra Fmj's over 19-24gr of 2400, velocity estimates...

Well, the question has finally hit: What next? (I currently have a 6" GP100, 625JM, a couple 1911's, an LAR Grizzly in .45 winmag, XD, and assorted .22's) I need a triple duty gun: Pack Gun, Nightstand, CCW - with priorities in that order. Anything that I can pack or carry easily of...

Hey all, I've got a 625JM that I've been playing with for the past 5000 rounds and absolutely love the gun. I'm going to compete with this thing at some point in the near future and have been thinking of what kind of mods I can do to the gun that won't get me pushed into some kind of open...

Well, I sat down with my loading journal last night and ran some figures. I was curious to know how many rounds I'd loaded up in the past 12 months. The counts rather surprised me. I thought they were higher! 9mm: 1,501 (SA XD) .38 Spec: 2,006 (GP100) .357: 960 (GP100) .45 ACP: 5,325...

Well, I thought I would post this and let you guys have some fun. No, this is not a "flame Hornady / Drink the Kool-Aide" type of post. Rather, it's a question of "How much does it really cost to upgrade". I’ve just about reached the limit of my loading. I think I need a new press. I’m...

Ok, after having loaded 20k + rounds on my old Hornady Projector I've come to the conclusion that I need a better powder measure. In my last batch of loads with .45acp & Clays, I had around 6 loads that came out very light. I mean, real pooof loads that made me stop, unload and check the...

Anyone have a decent starting load for 125 gr RN's 9mm Plated bullets with power pistol? Alliant nor Ranier Balistics offers one...although Alliant does show an FMJ load...

Well, I shoot revolvers mainly because I hate chasing my brass (for reloading). At some point or another I actually have become somewhat proficient in shooting my Revo's in DAO mode (it took some 10k rounds...), proficient enough to think "Hmmmm, maybe I should try to get involved with IPSC &...

Ok, I swear I read a thread on this but dang if I can find it. I'm loading .357 and I have a can of PPistol in the cabinet. I also have a lot of lead 158 gr. tcfp bullets (hard cast, rated to 1600fps). Burn rate of PP is similar to Unique but not the same...thinking of test loading from 5.0gr...