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So I’ve noticed that both of these brands have decent availability now. However, Alliant pistol powder is consistently about $10 more per pound than the Hodgdon brands, both in retail stores and online. Is Vista just playing games with valuing its inventory since CSG is trying to buy Vista? It...

I noticed some odd wear or damage on my 1911 guide rod. It’s a RIA 1911 and I switched the full length guide rod to a GI guide rod a while ago, because I find it easier to field strip. The blue thing on it is a buffer from WC. The gun cycles fine and haven’t had any malfunctions. Does this...

Everglades ammo has plated 32 bullets in 71grn, 85 grn, and 115 grn. Berrys had always made a 71 grn plated bullet for 32acp. The only 32 plated bullets heavier than 71 grn I knew of were ones I had been purchasing for 32 mag from Rainier ballistics, and they’ve been out of business now for a...

To those that have this press, how well does the spent primer catcher work? I’m considering this single stage press among others for a standalone depriming/resizing and priming press. I don’t like having to look for spent primers on the floor. My Lee Reloader and old model 1000 always leave...

It looks like the big change is going from the removable 3 hole turret to a fixed 3 hole mount that uses breech block bushings. The other looks like it incorporates the indexing system from the 4000 press, with no index adjustments for caliber changes. I don’t know if the priming system is...

So, I’ve been looking for some factory ammo to feed my Charter 32 H&R revolver. 32 S&W long has good availability on the internet shops, but no 32 H&R ammo anywhere. . Some sites discourage using 32 short in a 32 H&R cylinder because excessive bullet jump length can cause failures. Maybe...

Now this is cool. A 6 station progressive press coming this summer. It looks like a primer feed system similar to the 1000. https://leeprecision.com/pro-6000-six-pack-reloading-press/

I am a bit surprised that there is a decent availability of 380acp but little to no revolver cartridges available by the major ammo manufacturers. I expected 380 inventory to be about the same as 38 Special and perhaps 357. At least, that’s what I remember during the previous shortage around...

Went by my local Academy yesterday. To my surprise, the handgun case was full with a variety like pre pandemic level. Prices seemed reasonable too. Also, had a shelf full of Blazer aluminum case 9mm for $14.99 / box.

It seems Charter Arms now has an answer for the Taurus 856 UL (ultralight). I saw it in stock on the Sportsmans Outdoor Superstore website. It’s a 38 Special called The Boxer and appears to be an aluminum frame version of the Police Bulldog. The Charter Arms website lists its weight at 16oz...

For a very low recoil plinking round using 125 grain copper plated bullets, would there be any significant disadvantages to using 38 short Colt brass in a 38 special or 357 revolver? One big advantage that I can think of is that I would probably be able to see the powder level in the case when...

I’ve seen ammo shortages before, but I don’t remember when everything (guns, ammo, reloading components, accessories etc) were all in short supply simultaneously. With not much to sell, how long can a LGS survive under these circumstances? Or even internet gun and ammo companies? I don’t want...

At least that’s what the email today from Remington said. The plant in Arkansas is running. It didn’t say what ammo is being shipped where though.

I received an email today about buying powder from IMR. I went to the website and apparently you can order powder under the Hodgdon, IMR, and Winchester brands directly from Hodgdon. I assume that is something new. I don’t recall seeing that on their website before..

Well, I got distracted and didn’t follow my usual procedures yesterday. When I load powder in the hopper, I always leave the powder bottle next to the press until I finish. But, this time, I put the powder bottle of Red Dot back on the shelf with my other powders after loading the hopper. I...

Apparently my 9mm seating and crimp die got out of adjustment. I had a very hard time extracting unfired rounds. Afterward, I did a plunk test with the barrel and indeed the rounds were maybe a millimeter from fully dropping in. During firing, the slide apparently had enough force to drive...

I saw these on the Fedarm website. Never heard of this primer brand. Any good or bad experience with them?

Looks like a battle for the compact 380 market has been heating up with another entry from Walther. Walther will now offer their CCP in 380. It look the same as the 9mm CCP, so I would assume the same holster will work.

I have read about damage to forcing cones on some revolvers when high velocity 357 magnum loads were starting to be used. My question is whether the damage to the forcing cones was specifically a result of the velocity of the bullet hitting the forcing cone or the high operating pressure of the...

It seems many of the grip designs are attempting an ever higher grip on the backstrap, but the trigger remains at a much lower distance below the slide. I understand the point of a higher grip mitigating muzzle flip, but does anyone find this awkward at a certain point? Instead of pulling the...