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Just a question: If you were to load a cartridge with a fast burning powder like Red Dot or N310 to achieve a bullet exiting the muzzle at 1000 FPS you might have a high pressure cartridge. Now, load the same bullet with a slow burning powder, IMR4427 or H Lill' Gun, at 1000 fps you might have a...

I've been going through my old notes and must have lost the chronograph records for Double Tap .380 95 gr. controlled expansion ammo. If I remember right it was rather fast with a lot of recoil for an eleven oz. pistol. Do any LCP or short barrel CCW shooters here have verified velocities for...

I'm puzzled when people say not to reduce loads more than 10%, that it can be just as dangerous as over- pressure loads. Hodgdon lists max loads for .45/70 lever action rifles 60 gr. of powder under a 300 gr. SJHP, then lists 45 gr. for minimum black powder pressure loads. That is a reduction...

Have any forum members tried to stabilize a Mini 30's barrel with a Harris #4 bipod adapter? If clamped on the barrel and mounted tight to the gas block it would seem it should strengthen 3" of barrel and help prevent barrel flip. Any ideas? Thanks in advance, dang.

Find myself with about 8# of Alliant green dot powder from trap shooting days. Since Alliant no longer recognizes Green Dot as a pistol powder I'm hoping somebody has some data for plated 155, 165, and 180gr. bullets in .40 S&W for use at the range. I have some idea from old Alliant manuals but...

This is going to cause some blowback. If you are loading .38 spl or +P or .357 to be used in a .357 revolvers, Small Rifle Primers work just fine. Load a few up just check to see if your hammer has enough power to strike the primer and set it off. Brisance of a SRP is about the same as a Magnum...

Prepping to get into casting bullets. I have two bars of lynotype and a couple of hundred pounds of fluxed wheel weight ingots from years ago when I was making shot on a Littleton shot maker. I'm planning to make a 50/50 mixture. Anybody knowledgable as to the Brinell hardness I can expect...

Just perusing 2005 Alliant Reloading Guide for .357 Mag. cast bullets and found some data I don't understand.(not an uncommon state) They give 7.8 gr. of Unique for 158 gr. JSP @ 1280 FPS, developing 33,200 PSI. The same data states 6.8 gr. of Unique for a 158 gr. cast LSWC @ 1295 FPS but with a...

Just received a striker fired 9mm pistol from my family for Christmas. Up to now I have carried a 3" .357 revolver and just placed it in a safe place when at home. Can I do the same with the striker fired pistol, meaning keeping a round in the chamber and cocked for extended periods of time. Not...

While loading some 7.62x39mm with 125gr. FMJ using 30gr. of H335 I noticed Lee's load guide advising not to use that amount of powder with a lighter bullet in order to avoid overpressure. It seems contrary to my experience. I thought a heavier bullet of the same construction requires less...

Uncovered a stash of ABC cast bullets from years ago. They are labeled .358" 180gr. TC but weigh 170. gr.  Would a high alloy mix account for 10 gr. of weight? Do I load for 180gr. or 170gr.? Planning on using 13 gr. of 2400. Sound right? Thanks in advance, dgang

Wanted to ask a question that puzzles me. Do bottleneck cartridges increase pressure? I can load 22gr. of H110 under a a110gr. bullet and achieve about 35,000 PSI. However, if I load 22gr. of H322 in a .223 case under a 69gr. bullet I'm loading about 55,000 PSI. Why does a smaller case (.357)...

Trying to develop some SD loads for a light weight .357 snub-nose revolver. True .357 loads are just too brutal to shoot and +P are not powerful enough. Have tried 125 gr. @ 1050-1070 fps and 158 gr.@920 fps. The 125 gr. load developed more energy but less TKO than the 158 gr. load with less ft...

A question to those who might know: If I were to load a cartridge with say a 158 gr. .357 dia.bullet with a fast burning powder like Bullseye to produce 1000 fps, would the felt recoil be the same as , less than, or greater than that same cartridge loaded with a slow burning powder like 2400...

Recently read of a fellow using .45 pistol dies to neck down .45/70 brass so he could use 230 gr. .452 bullets for a reduced load in his .45/70 rifle. Does anybody have any experience doing this? What kind of powder, amount of powder,expected velocity, accuracy etc. can be expected? Thanks in...

Does anybody have any experience with replacement take down pins for a LCP? Are they any stronger than factory pins? I ask because I have sheared the head off the Ruger factory pins using some robust loads. This pin sheared after many rounds of BB .380. I plan to use SAMMI spec ammo for practice...

I carry a NAA Black widow just about all the time and am happy with the Hornady FTX. However, I'm wondering if anybody has done any velocity or penetration testing with the new 40 gr. ( was 45 gr.) Win PDX1 .22 mag ammo? As it stands now Winchester has changed their claims about their PDX so...

Have any board members chronographed the newly released Win. 40 gr. (not 45 gr. as advertised) PDX1 .22 Mag ammo? I'm interested in comparisons to Hornady 45 gr. flex tip out of a 2" barrel. Thanks in advance, dgang

Bought a G22 about 12 years ago,immediately install a Bar-Sto barrel on it because I heard too many stories of KB's resulting from weakened brass from reloading hot 180 gr. bullets. After 12 years I never felt completely safe stowing my pistol into my pants or console in my car with a round in...

Recently bought some 95 gr. JHP Double Tap ammo for my LCP, (Bufflo Bore just a little too much for the LCP) . Double Tap claims 975 fps from a 2.5" barrel. Have not been able to run it through a chronograph, but did compare to 90 gr. Cor-Bon ( which runs about 970 fps through the LCP) in a very...