Recent content by herkyguy

Hello, I have a Colt New Frontier in .44 Special that was manufactured circa 1981, which I believe makes it ‘3rd generation.’ It shoots fine and spent cases are not difficult to eject. However, the trigger (to my amateur senses) feels a bit stiff and the grips are poorly fitted. I am...

Minimal flare and light to medium crimp with my Starline .44 Special brass. Mid-range loads as well, never pushing near max grains. I’m on my 6th or 7th round of loading the same brass and still looks new. Primers seat tight and no signs of cracking.

Have experimented quite a bit with my Sig MPX, 13.5” barrel. only powder with significant gains in velocity has been AA#7, generally getting 1250 fps with 124 grain bullets and 1150 fps with 147 grain bullets. All of my loads are usually .5 grains under max loads as I’ve got little interest in...

Local gun show last weekend, I bought 1000 Federal SR primers for $100. Vendor had maybe 14 boxes, didn’t see anyone else buying them though. I considered that a fair price. also picked up the Lee 2nd edition manual just because you never have enough manuals. overall things seemed pretty...

Solid first experience with Ruger customer service. GP100 with maybe 3500 rounds of mostly lead .38 spl and carried in a shoulder holster for years working land. Last fifty rounds through it, the cylinder was slow to turn, locked up once, and I noticed some fore/aft movement when the cylinder...

A bobcat in FL on the far bank of a creek, from a tree stand at a range of about 30 yards. December, 2011. 6” Ruger GP100 in .357. Ex-wife took half of my taxidermy in the divorce, including the full-mount cat. And no, she’s doesn’t hunt or shoot.

2 hours, with polish. Unless I forget about them. But after the 2 hour mark, the difference between 2 or 3 or even 4 hours seems to be less and less. I’ve done as little as 45 minutes before and was able to load and shoot that brass without issues.

I’m far from an expert, but I have been experimenting for some time with 147 grain bullets in 9mm. Concur with the slower powder recommendation above, I’ve settled on AA#7 from a 13.5” barreled Sig MPX. Prior to that, I was trying 800X but after working up to a max load, velocity topped out at...

2013. In my garage. So glad I did, keeps me supplied through weird times like these. Worked up 50 rounds of .38 Special last night for pennies on the dollar to what they go for online. Ya ever get to a point where you go and buy a gun in a specific caliber for no reason other than an interest...

Copy all, and thank you. Will hold off on further disassembly until there’s a real need for it with the 63. regarding my Rugers, the GP100 in particular, the disassembly was often after carrying that gun on my land and it being drenched in sweat, dust, dirt, etc. I’d reckon 20% of the blueing...

Hello all, I’m a lifelong shooter of Ruger revolvers. SP101, GP100, and a super single six. I’d argue my GP100 has gotten its own trigger job by way of the thousands of rounds of .38 over the years. But today I picked up a S&W 63 on a whim since my LGS had sold the SP101 in .22 that I went in...

I’ve been tinkering with an MPX for quite some time now. 13.5” barrel with a 2.5” flash suppressor to keep it legal. Initially tried 800X with 147 grain FPs, but at max load only got about 900 FPS. Frustrated at first, I’ve come around to liking them as they’re very quiet and minimal recoil...

Forgot to mention the ring on the bullets. I kinda figured they were likely reloads

Humbly submit the following question... I was given 200 rounds of factory Winchester .45 ACP by a good friend moving to DC. He got it from his uncle.. when I saw that it was in Dillon plastic cases, I asked if he knew any more about it. He did not. So I left it at that. Now I know don’t ever...

I’ve shot both factory and reloads through my Winchester 1873, literally 1000+ rounds. It’s a Muroku and has been absolutely flawless up until yesterday. The Blazer rounds would slide slightly sideways in the chamber and lock up the action, as if they weren’t being held correctly by the...