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I’ve loaded mostly H110/296, IMR 4227, and 2400 in my .357 magnum rifle/carbine hunting loads. They do a good job with 158 gr XTP bullets, but lately I’ve been considering Lil Gun. I’ve never bought any, but I’m considering adding it to the stable. Have any of you used Hodgdon’s revolver...

I have a surplus Carcano carbine that has about 3/4” cleaning rod damage where the outside rifling is almost completely gone, but the rifling past that is good. It shoots a wide pattern, not too bad at 25-50 yards, but opens up past that. What, if anything, can be done by a pretty handy gun...

The other day I was reading about bullet options for 6.5 Carcano rifles. One of the articles mentioned using standard .264" bullets instead of bore filling .267-.268" bullets to reduce the pressure in older rifles. I can see where you would have gas leakage around .264 bullets, especially boat...

I see a lot of discussion about these. Some have had really good experiences, and others really bad, so I thought a poll might be in order.

I’m going to put this here since it’s a reloading question that I have. I’ve had a 20” Henry .357 Big Boy for quite a while, but I’ll admit that I find the idea of a .38 Special (only) lever action kind of interesting. There are a few companies that sell them, but I think they are all Ubertis...

Why wouldn't old load data that was developed using copper crushers, for guns that were developed with copper crushers, still be good? It can't be a matter of accuracy. The copper crushers and tools that were available then are at least as accurate as the ones we have today. The only reason I...

If somebody has the Sierra 6th edition, would you care to check 38 Special +P data for 125 and 140 grain JHC data using IMR 4227? I have the 5th edition, but the load data for both of these seem pretty high. It lists 14.2 and 13.4 grains respectively for these bullets. I just wanted to see if...

Does anyone know of anyone that makes a current 150-170 .30 caliber flat hollow point component bullet that’s suitable for .30-30 lever actions? I’m looking for something similar to the Remington Core Lokt 30-30 hollow point commercial loads.

I’m going to load some some 30-30 with Speer 170 gr FP bullets. I find that I only have two appropriate powder right now; BLC(2) and TAC. Anybody got good or bad to say about either powder for this combination, or have a particularly accurate load? I’ve also heard that some think BLC(2)...

I've been using GRT for quite some time, and I've always had good luck with getting pressures close to what is printed in manuals when testing known loads. Once I've got my numbers working with verified loads, I then proceed to testing unpublished data. Now to my problem. I wanted to...

Just wondering if anyone noticed when they changed the standard for 32 H&R Magnum. I was looking up a couple things in the new SAAMI standards, and I noticed that they now have transducer standards in addition to crusher standards for 32 H&R Mag. I was surprised that they now list 23,000 psi...

I've been working on refining my revolver modeling using Gordon's Reloading tool, and I have a question about using cylinder gaps. Let's say for example that I have a revolver with a 2" barrel, a 1.37" chamber length, and a .006" cylinder gap. Using just the barrel length without a gap gets me...

I was looking at Federal’s Hammerdown .357 ammo today, and was pondering how to replicate it at home. I think I could get to 1700 fps with H110 or Lil’ Gun from my Henry, but I don’t know where to find a bullet similar to the 170 grain Jacketed hollow points. Does anybody know of a company...

When reading or describing IMR 4227 out loud, do you pronounce it “Forty-Two-Twenty-Seven” or “Four-Two-Two-Seven”?

I’ve always made these with 100 gr Speer or Hornady 30 carbine half jacketed bullets, but the Speers haven’t been available for a while, and I believe the Hornadys have been discontinued. So, I find myself in need of a replacement bullet option. My normal load is fast pistol powder pushing the...

I know this has probably been asked before, but I can't seem to find what I'm looking for. Has anyone ever used 35 caliber (.358") jacketed bullets in .357 loads, or seated in .38 special brass if the overall length would be too great with .357 brass? Just wondering. Also, would the extra...

Does anyone know the operational velocity range for these bullets? The reason I ask is that I was under the impression that these were for handgun velocities of about 1600 fps or less, but Hornady themselves list rifle load data with velocities of up to 1900 fps. Hodgdon shows about 2000 fps...

I’m trying to compile a list of all powders that have published load data for 30 Carbine, specifically loads for M1 Carbine. I have only used Win 296 and IMR 4227 in my loads, but I’m very interested in other powders out there that will function in my M1 Carbine. So far I have come up with the...

Anybody got experience with True Blue in 38/357 and/or 32 Magnum? I was thinking of trying it, but I don’t want to pay haz-mat if it doesn’t work good in those calibers.

As part of my regular reloading internet browsing, I came across the .360 Dan Wesson cartridge and load data. Further reading led me to people hand loading equivalent loads in 357 Magnum cases by seating the bullets long for single shot 357 Magnum rifles. This made me think about whether my...