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How many firings can I get from annealed brass before it becomes brittle or work hardened? Is there a rule of thumb to follow? I shoot Norma brass in a 7mm Rem. Mag with medium loads, not near max. If I have to anneal the brass again, so be it, but the question is WHEN????

I need some feedback about SAAMI Specifications. I'm loading for A Browning Medallion in 300 Winchester Magnum caliber with a 26 inch barrel. I'm loading a 165 grain Nosler AccuBond bullet. The actual load specs don't apply to my question, so I ommitted them. I use the Hornady Lock n Load OAL...

What do you guys use as the optimum temperature for annealing brass. There seems to be a lot of disparity between the experts on this subject. Since I can't afford an annealing furnace, I'm going to buy an infrared temperature sensor gun and use the wet pan method. It's the poor man's way of...

Is there an industry standard for the amount of reduction on the radial dimension for full length resizing dies? I use RCBS dies exclusively for my rifles and I don't have any experience with the big names, like Redding, but I was curious to know if one brand produces tighter clearances than...

I have a Browning B.A.R. in 30.06 caliber. Every year after deer season, I clean it and I chamber a spent round and dry fire it to release the tension on the firing pin spring before putting it in the safe. I always shoot fire formed brass in my bolt action rifles and it dawned on me that the...

I have a Browning B.A.R. in 30.06 caliber. Every year after deer season, I clean it and I chamber a spent round and dry fire it to release the tension on the firing pin spring before putting it in the safe. I always shoot fire formed brass in my bolt action rifles and it dawned on me that the...

Hey guys! A couple of weekends ago I was shooting 5 stand next to a woman who had a Mossberg Reserve Onyx O/U in 12 gauge. I've seen the Silver Reserve II, but this is a whole different species. There's not a lot of info floating around cyberspace about it. It's a no frills beginner's gun that...

I have an older Charles Daly field grade 12 Guage O/U with 30" fixed tubes in mint condition. I want to have the barrels threaded to accept Briley chokes, but no gunsmith in my area has the capability to do it. Anybody know of a reputable shop in the lower 48 that that I can call?*

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I just ordered a couple of boxes of the Speer plastic bullets in 45 caliber.*Unfortunately, when I was on the Speer ammo page I missed the asterisk note. It says "45 ACP only." I have three 1911's but that's not what I want the plastic bullets for. I also have a Pietta 1858 and I just sent for a...

Hi guys! I got an 1858 Remington clone from Cabela's for Christmas in 44 caliber and I'm already addicted to it. Since the day after Christmas, I've burned up a lot of Goex, pushing out round balls, but now my greed is out of control. I'm going to buy the conversion cylinder for 45 long colt...

I’ll keep this question general and simple. What is an acceptable velocity variation for a ten shot string of 9 mm handgun ammo? I don’t own a 9mm, nor have I ever reloaded ammo for one, but a guy at the range saw my Chrony and asked if he could clock his reloads. For a ten shot string off a...

Anybody know what the finish is called that makes the metal look like it was painted with a high gloss black lacquer? It’s not blueing and supposedly it’s a much more involved process. The finished product is impressive and I may want to try it on one of my shotguns, but I don’t know what it’s...

With single action cocked and locked guns, like 1911’s, the hammer lock position is supposed to arrest the hammer before it strikes the firing pin if the gun is dropped. Right? OK, here’s my question. Why do manufacturers caution against carrying in the hammer lock position? The hammer is off...

Have you guys had experience with frangible bullets? Do they really disintegrate on impact? Are they the supreme close quarter defensive bullets of choice? I heard the guns that are issued to pilots are loaded with frangible ammo. Supposedly, they can deliver a devastating punch, but they...

This is one pretty strange, so I better give you guys the load specs first. 30.06 Browning BAR 180 grain Nosler Accubond 55 grains of H-4350 200 CCI LR primer Remington brass; 7th time reloaded. 3.280 OAL Average speed for a 10 shot string is 2609 fps. The load is not hot by book specs and...

My understanding of it, simply stated is; the barrel vibrates as the bullet travels through it. So, assuming the bullet exits at the nano-second when the barrel is in the up position, then it will hit slightly high. Conversely, if it exits when the barrel is in the down position, it will in...

Does scope height refer to the distance in elevation between the hole at the end of the barrel and the center of the crosshairs? Is there an easy way to measure it on any given rifle?

I bought a Chrony from Midway and I tested some 06 rounds. My hunting loads are very accurate out to 200 yards, but they’re slow compared to what I could kick them out at. They’re one half grain over the accuracy load spec as stated in the manual for that bullet/powder combo. They shot so well...

I need the benefit of experience for this one! How much can you compress a stick powder? I’m attempting to work up a load for my 30.06 using a 180 grain Nosler Accu Bond ahead of 57 grains of H-4350. I’m using CCI large rifle primers and Remington brass, since I have a ton of it. For this...