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I’m looking for some advice and thoughts on running lead bullets through a 458 SOCOM. My intention would be to cast hard and heavy bullets (400-550gn) and push them subsonic or at velocities below about 1500 fps. I understand that lead bullets and gas ports typically don’t mix well but...

Out of curiosity, during load development how do you proceed? Assume you have decided upon a particular powder, case, bullet, and primer and have previously worked up from starting load. Now it’s back to the bench to refine. How do you proceed? Do you use a mid velocity powder charge and...

Started no different than most days, work kept me busy, I enjoy my job. Headed out a bit early to go fight the man and protest my property taxes...got my apprasial reduced by $14K. Decided to stop in at the gun store to have a look around...PRIMERS ON THE SHELF!!! I didnt realy need any and...

Excuse the clutter but here is the story I guess it was in early April when I noticed a post touting a new reloading press one of our members had designed. I was curious and began corresponding with Glenn about this press. Interested in what he had to say about the machining and design I...

Anyone have any more info on this? http://www.gunsholstersandgear.com/2009/03/17/update-on-the-surplus-brass-case-ban/ ~z

Anyone hearing this? http://www.gunsholstersandgear.com/2009/03/17/update-on-the-surplus-brass-case-ban/ ~z

Anyone know of any pin shoots in the Houston area? Many years back I competed in some then moved away. Back now and would not mind getting back into it. Thanks, ~z

Just got my rifle back from the smith and now have a 31" barrel. I tried below min published data or RL22, my ole favorite for my 26" barrel but it is not going well. I started at 68.6 gn and worked up a ladder for some 168 SMKs. I'm getting a heavy bolt at 70.0 and failure to extract beyond...

We drew a cow elk hunt in area 53 (Taos north to CO confluence of the Red and Rio), additionally, some of the party put in for bear tags. Anyone have any experience in this area? We are going in early Nov. Any input on the area? Any advice? This will be my (and many of the crews) first...

I think that 6mm Rem will be qiute a shooter. I finally got time to work up a load for it. Again, thank you! ~z

An interesting occurrence occurred the other day, thought I’d share, here it is: I walked out the back door to have a smoke with my morning coffee, not feeling blood thirsty, or at least not excessively so, just the standard, the baseline. I looked and what to my wondering eyes should appear...

I cant seem to find any 7mm 162 gn BTSP Hornady bullets. Anyone have any they want to trade or sell? I have a wide variety of brass and bullets, just ask. Thanks, ~z

I know we all have several 1/2 and 3/4 boxes of bullets setting on the shelf in the gunroom that we bought and they just wouldnt work/something else was better/sold the gun/whatever, they are there gathering dust. How about a swap? List what you have and what you want and lets trade them...

Anyone have any input on riflesmiths in the Houston area? Looking to build a 6.5-284(or something) and rebarrel a 300WM as well as rechamber to AI and K on a few others. Any input would be quite handy. Recently moved to the area and have yet to develop new contacts. Thanks, ~z

I used to but a lot of bullets (not loaded ammo) on ebay, just took a look on there and there is none...what gives? Anyone know if there is some new policy? ~z

Looking to buy some .41 mag brass, anyone have any they may want to get rid of? Thanks, ~z

The morning was uneventful, not surprising as the moon was not behaving the way I wanted it to. Aaah but the evening, nights are always the best. Something about nature’s cruel trickery which goes back to the days before man harnessed fire and found a way to put in a small glass container...

Looking for a tried and tested, true subsonic load for .22 hornet. Anyone have data? Nothing nefarious, and yes, I realize there is a host of commercially available subsonic .22s in long, short, and lr, but I’d like to push a heavier bullet. Rifle is basically a box stock Ruger 77/22 Any...

Just curious to find if others have used Sierras HPBT Match bullets for hunting. I have not found much wrong with them in the applications I have put them through. The .224 52gners are fairly explosive on p-dogs (minimize ricochets) and on up to the .308 220gn big boys for large hogs. The...

Had a dream last night that I had a laser gun. And a rickety and crude hog trap about two feet tall and topless, seems a poor design, according to my dream. I was however surprised to find that you can catch a hog in a leg trap by its lower lip. Even more surprised to find that a hog can tear...