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It sounds like you're really in the market for two EDC guns, one for you and one for your wife. My wife also detests my S&W 1911 Officers Model simply because her hands don't fit on the grip will and it has quite a bark to it compared to her 38 Special that she carries.

As far as lubing your boolit instead of lubing the cylinder throat I'm curious as to what you use to lube these for smokeless. Are you using an NRA 50/50 type lube or something a little more fancy? I've used the NRA 50/50 with Black Powder using a Lyman 4500 and had pretty good success with...

It sounds like you might have a slightly misaligned set of mold blocks. I've had this happen with a new Lee 2 cavity mold in the recent past. The problem turned out to be that the alignment pins weren't seated far enough out causing the blocks to fail to align properly. Check to make sure...

It sounds like your alloy is pretty much pure lead (recycled pipe?) If that's the case then it's no surprise that your boolits are less than perfect. Pure lead doesn't pour/fill out well, that's why we add tin. You can obtain tin in small amounts at your local hardware store simply by...

I'm really surprised that they just lose drop the powder without any compression. The 30gr sounds about right for a modern factory load, with a 240gr bullet it will definitely get your attention but I'm thinking that 1k fps sounds a little fast out of a handgun.

@Strahley, Well I guess that's what happens when you open your mouth when it should have remained closed, thanks for the education. So from what I'm getting from the video a Glock is sort of like a SAA at half cock although you don't need to thumb the hammer back to full cock to fire it. So...

Okay, educate me if you would. I apparently made the mistaken assumption that they were single action and that the firing pin was in the charged position at all times. Does a Glock act as a double action only by moving the firing pin rearward to the charged position each time you pull the...

Good luck but I doubt you'll be able to get the powder out of the cartridge. During the loading process the powder is compressed either mechanically or during the bullet seating depending upon how Goex does it. Once the powder is compressed it basically becomes a pellet and you'll have to dig...

Unfortunately it's not just a Glock thing I'm afraid. So many folks who want to carry don't get the proper education nor do they understand the huge responsibility that goes along with that new gun. I carry a S&W 1911 Officers model and I have on several occasions around friends had them...

I can't speak to the ROA but most of the SAA reproductions from the 20th century ate Black Powder quite well. I understand that some of the newer models have strayed farther from Colts original pattern and have problems with binding. I know that with the right boolit all three of my SAA's will...

I got saved from having to single shot all those short 44 Specials yesterday. A friend was out at the range with me and he had a Ruger 44 Mag and was shooting mags out of it. I asked him if he wanted to be a little kinder to his hand and he jumped at the offer and took over getting rid of the...

whughett, By now you've probably figured out that full house loads of BP in a 45 Colt hurt your hand. One of the things that I'll mention here is that given the price of BP and the scarcity of lead I have a tendency to shoot a lot lighter boolits and considerably less powder in 45 Colt BP...

I'll try to respond in order here: EchoM70 Tubular magazine I believe was a Henry trait early on. I'd actually prefer the tubular over the loading gate simply 'cause it's easier on my fat fingers. Awesomepossum Uberti does have some advantages over Henry, mainly (at least in my mind)...

A couple of months ago for my birthday my lovely wife gave me cash. Apparently she figured that I needed another gun and since I hate spending money she supplied me with enough to keep me guilt free for the most part on adding a new one to the family. So I've been looking and thinking and...

I re-read your original post and noted that you're using 4.0gr of TrailBoss on a 105gr bullet. My first impression is that is an extremely LIGHT load. The load data that I have available to me right now shows that I've loaded 4.2gr of TrailBoss under a 158gr LRN with a muzzle velocity of only...

I load TB in 38SPL, 44SPL, 44 Colt, 44-40, 45ACP and I've probably missed one or two. Suffice it to say I've played with this powder more than the average shooter including accuracy and chronograph runs. There's a couple of things that I've found out about TB that can be confusing but for the...

I've always mixed mine 1:1 with water. Ballistol is a "non-toxic" mineral oil that was originally formulated from coal oil, I believe that has changed. Since I've had enough contact with toxic chemicals over the years and don't seek any more I would much rather use Ballistol and water for...

When I first started casting last spring I tumble lubed everything. Using the straight Lee Liquid Alox I got educated REAL quick about how easy is was to over do it. After I switched over to the 45-45-10 formula things got a lot better. A few months ago I blew all my Cabela's points on a...

I left out the term "Lee Menting" simply because there's a lot of folks here who wouldn't be familiar with the term. I'd love to see Lee Precision actually provide a finished "precision" mold but I'm afraid that the price would be commiserate with Lyman or other high end mold makers by then. I...

I'm cheap, I just use paint thinner and steal from my wifes stock of Q-Tips.