Recent content by geo57

Ironically, of all the deer I harvested the shortest was from 5 yards, bang / flop. and from a .44 mag. It was a below freezing opening morning and had been for days but not cold enough. I erroneously assumed the small creek that I had to cross to my tree stand would be froze hard enough to...

Have taken multiple head of large white tail with the .44 mag from both carbine and revolver in bullet weights from 180 gr to 240 gr. All did the trick.

One of my .45 Colt sixguns has a 7.5" barrel and I shoot it more than the other due to it's balance ( for me ), longer sight radius and added weight that makes my mid 1870's approximate ballistic hand load feel almost mild firing it one handed. When I do carry it I prefer the cross draw method.

I used Unique for many decades in loads that favored it but am a fairly recent BE-86 convert. So far I'm sure liking it in somewhat less than full throttle .357 mag loads and for later, slightly reduced from original ballistics level .45 Colt.

I guess I've been lucky. I've used Ruger DA revolvers in .357 ( including multiple GP100's ) since they first came out & have hand loaded for .357 mag before they did. All have shot well for me. 99 % of shots have been in DA mode. I don't consider their DA triggers a hindrance. I like to run...

As I type this Natchez shows it is in stock and the 8 lb. jugs are on sale at a great price. We got ours at PV but paid about $75 more a couple months ago. At the time it was the cheapest there. As my stock of Unique dwindled I decided on BE-86. I use it for my circa 1873 ballistics .45 Colt...

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After sitting for 17 days they all went Boom.

I gathered from my reloading room, went out and tested my newest .45 Colt load. 250 gr. RNFP poly coated cast ( T&B Bullets ) on top of 7.8 grs. of recently acquired Alliant BE-86, Starline cases, Win. LPP. So far, so good.

So far I've been very happy with my Cimarron Pietta Pistolero .45 Colt.

If you are talking about mine for .45 Colt cases they go through a sizing die with a carbide ring so even using no lube has proven to work ok sans any sticking. Applying just a slight film of lube makes the process easier & smoother.

For years for 45-70 rifle in steel dies I used Lee Case Lube and it worked fine but I was out, hence the limited test. If it proves to be ok a full tube of Chap will likely last me until my cremation at the rate that it's applied.

I put just a very small touch dab on the center of the cases from a finger with light film. As far as it being harmful to components, again, time will tell as I did just a cylinder full a few weeks ago and once the weather improves a bit I'll see if there's any negative. I've read of others...

Due to running out of Unique, for a mid range plinker I've also just began to use 7.3 grs. of BE-86 under both a 158 gr. Plated and JHP in.357 Mag. These are shot primarily from 4" BBL. Rugers and they average 1025 FPS & 1000 FPS respectively. I realize that several factors can have a...

Just as an experiment I used Chapstick on a few .45 Colt cases and loaded them up. Time will tell if it affects powder or primers if a minute amount got to them. As far as it working as a lube it did fine.