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    Sig P238 Picky about ammo?

    Just picked up a used Sig P238 Nitride (2009 vintage). Neat little baby 1911-ish poodle shooter. Seems to shoot well enough for such a tiny gun with short sight radius etc. While I have few data points on ammo I got a handful of stovepipe extraction jams with Magtech 95 grain FMJ...
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    Were all High Standard 357 Mag made by Dan Wesson?

    I saw a High Standard .357Mag in a pawn shop today. Not at all familiar with the High Standard revolvers.
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    Lead splatter (Shaving)

    I've got an old Herter's 401 Powermag. It's a loose copy of a Colt SAA built by Sauer and Sohn in Germany. What I am seeing is what appears to be bullet shaving. However when I inspect the throat I see zero evidence of shaving. No buildup, no discoloration of the surfaces etc. When a close...
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    Yet another how to make 7.62 x 25 Tokarev brass.

    A couple of years ago I did a how-to for making 7.62 x 25 Tokarev brass from .223 Remington brass. That thread can be seen here: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=609366 This time I'll make some Tokarev brass from 38 Special brass. According to Donnelly's "Handloaders Manual Of...
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    Another easy Berdan decapper tool.

    I got my hands on a big bag full of brass 7.62x39 berdan primed cases. As I also have primers I thought I'd get busy and decap some for this coming weekend's shooting trip. I used to use a sharp chisel like tool to pierce and pry the old primers out. Geez, what a pain. So after seeing some...
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    Herter's (JP Sauer) single action shaving lead.

    I've got this fairly nice old Herter's .401 Powermag that is shaving and spitting lead out the left side when fired. I've looked with a light and magnifying glass and cannot see any misalignment of the cylinder and forcing cone. What else might I be missing here?
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    S&W 'Black Magic' Finish question.

    Bought what appears to be an S&W K-200 (1940-ish 5 screw square butt 1905 variant) in .38 S&W. This has the matte black finish found on similar guns intended for military service. Many of this model were sold or loaned to Great Britain during WWII. I'm trying to determine if this is a refinish...
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    .38 S&W load data.

    I'm usually a cautious loader. I load a lot of ammo and I like my eyes and hands to be unharmed. I recently picked up an S&W Model 33-1 in 38 S&W. This week I loaded some 150 grain cast pills with 2.5 grains of W231, loaded to 1.015" COL. My Lyman book called for a max of 2.4 grains of W231...
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    Antique gun regs?

    I've got an Argentine Mauser, model 1891 built in 1892. I know firearms made before 1898 are considered antiques and do not require an FFL to transfer. However I have one nagging question about this. This rifle has been sporterized. The barrel was shortened and the stock was cut back. It's a...
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    Does anybody make a blued revolver in 327 Fed. Mag?

    I'm just not a fan of shiny guns. Everything I've seen is stainless. Is anybody making these just in plain ol' blued steel? Thanks.
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    Taurus 441 frame size?

    I recently bought a like new Taurus 441 5 shot .44 Special. I could not find any info on Taurus's web site about this gun. What size frame is this considered to be? It looks damn close to the same as my Smith Model 10. I'm asking because I would like to replace the rubber grips with...
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    How-to: Reloading factory ammo for the Nagant Revolver

    I've seen some discussion both here and on other forums about reloading factory like ammo for the Russian M1895 Nagant revolver in 7.62x38R cartridge. Lots of info for reloading with Lee dies and 32-20 brass is out there. This time I thought I'd try this with S&B brass and my Lee dies. What...
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    What is so magical about SRP 7.62x39 brass?

    Here lately I've seen some discussion about hand loading the 7.62x39 Russian case and mention of using a particular load and small rifle primers. Some of the comments I saw seemed to be adamant that you use these small primer cases. FWIW I did not know there were small primer 7.62 cases...
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    What am I seeing here? Cracked 38SPL cases

    Went to the range last night. Shot some reloads in my S&W Model 10-8. After sorting and inspecting my brass today I found these two cases. Both have fractures almost completely around the circumference of the case. I'm sure these cases have been fired at least twice. Load data...
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    Can you all just stop it? Sheesh.

    I think right now everyone needs to just SHUT UP. Close yer pie hole. Let this calm down. The NRA was wise to be mum. No good can come from jumping up and down like the anti's are right now. The same goes for the rest of us. Other than what the opposition is suggesting they are going to do...
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    Ok, what are these?

    While not exactly reloading stuff I cannot find an ammunition forum... Found these in a lot of goodies a friend handed over to me when he did a safe clean-out. They are marked Speer 38 on the head. If you look inside the case with the black part removed it looks like a standard primer in...
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    Pink Brass??

    I know brass contains zinc and copper in varying percentages depending on who made it, however I've never seen a pink cartridge case. I just cleaned these in a rock tumbler with SS media. I used Joy dish soap and a pinch of Lemi-shine. All the other brass came out looking normal (and good!)...
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    12 Gauge Shell length?

    I hope this is not too silly of a question... I recently got my hands on some shotshell reloading components and tools. Just for grins I was playing with a paper hull. It had the mouth pretty ragged from a loading or two. The short of it is I loaded the shell with powder, an...
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    Substitute for Lemi-Shine?

    I've looked at the local stores for this stuff. I cannot find it on the shelves here. Is there a good substitute? Something I might have a real chance of finding on the shelves of my local supermarket or maybe Target? Thanks,
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    A New ATF Speed Record?

    After reading a few posts here and other places about how long it's taking the ATF to issue, renew FFLs and process change of addresses I was fully prepared for a nice long wait once I mailed the change of address for my C&R FFL. I mailed my forms on Feb 8. I just got my new license today...
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