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    Franchi 912 Manual?

    Hey, I just bought a 912 Variomax, camo, pistol grip 12ga and it didn't come with a manual. Looked all over the web and can't find a manual for it on line. Anyone have a link or other option where I can pick up an electronic copy of the manual? I appreciate any help in advance. Regards,
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    Hourglass shaped cases after reloading

    Hi folks, I have a similar problem.... But first I have a couple questions. Do you need an hour glass shape to ensure that the case has a good grip on the bullet? MFGs don't seem to think so because I've never seen a production bullet showing the hourglass. To resolve this, would you...
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    best signs of "overpressure"

    Great experience dump... much appreciated Seems there's a lot of controversy here yet. however, you folks provided me some very important perspective that I don't know how else I would have picked up short of living to 300 years old and destroying an untold number of rifles in the process...
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    best signs of "overpressure"

    I'm new to this forum so I hope I'm allowed a few stupid questions till I get on top of things. Here's one, candidate: I've read some strategies for optimizing powder loads for a given rifle/bullet/powder combination. I'm reasonably sure that how to tell if the load is lighter than it should...
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    .44-40 lead in .44 S&W brass?

    thanks for the comments Ok, first 50gr would be a hot load:what: for a 44 spl. my bad. I was hoping that someone out there had already run the experiment. I'm thinking it's probably not worth the risk at this point. I've got a few loaded and may test them to see how they do. But...
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    .44-40 lead in .44 S&W brass?

    I've run into a lot of 44-40 lead cowboy 205gr bullets (.427" diameter) and wonder at the possibility of loading these in my 44 S&W brass. I believe i can determine a safe powder load (in the 50gr range with HP-38) but wonder if there's anything that should keep me from doing this. These are...
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