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Has anyone used the the Oregon Trail - Laser Cast reloading manual? How does it compare to others? Any strong points that other books don't cover as well? I'm particularly interested in moderately heavy-for-caliber cast bullets, e.g., 265 in .44, 255 in 45 AR / ACP, 255 & 300 in 45 Colt...

A year ago, a T/C vendor mentioned to me that T/C would be producing rimfire barrels for the Encore in 17 mach 2, 17 HMR, 22 LR, and 22 mag. The bore would be offset in the barrel so the cartridge rim would align with the existing center-fire firing pin. I saw some 17 cal rf barrels in...

I'm contemplating a project to convert a 8x57 K-98 Mauser (Yugo) to .338-06 and sporterize it. Given the cost for me to purchase a barrel wrench and chamber reamers, I'm thinking of having a commercial firm / gunsmith re-barrel the action. Any recommendations for barrel manufacturers (or...

Last weekend I was looking in Lyman's 48th Ed Reloading Handbook for 45-70 loads for a 300 gr lead bullet in my T/C Encore. The 1886 Winchester/1895 Marlin section offered loads for a cast 293 bullet with several powders. All had a range from start loads to max loads of 4 - 6 grains of powder...

I have come to enjoy shooting heavy-for-caliber bullets in my 44s & 45s. Thinking it would also be fun to shoot heavy bullets in my S&W model 27, I recently acquired some 200 grain, 357 diameter, "copperized" truncated cone (plated lead) bullets from National Bullet Company. I now realize that...

Just because I needed another toy, I picked up a set of RCBS' cowboy dies in 44 russian/special and in 45 schofield/colt. Does anyone have experience/knowledge of these dies? There must be some dimensional differences from regular dies, or is this just marketing hype about optimization for...

I assume a standard moonclip will allow 45 GAP to be fired in a revolver designed for the 45 acp, e.g., S&W 25 or 625. Has anyone tried this? Given the GAP's smaller case volume, would there be any efficiency (or other) benefits to using the GAP case for target loads in a 45 acp revolver...

Other than the quantity of loaded 22LR cartridges, is there a difference between the 6- and 10-shot models of the S&W 617? Is indexing/tuning more complicated (or less precise) when 10 chamber holes are involved? Any effect on accuracy ? Thanks in advance, - Bob

Recent threads on this site have emphasized that the smoke generated from shooting ammo with hard cast bullets is often more attributable to the lube than to the powder. Still, I was quite surprised by the extensive smoke generated from a new batch of reloads (my first use of Meister brand...

Most reloading dies for staight wall pistol cases have 3 dies. The first is for sizing & depriming; but the agreement stops there. Several die manufacturers, e.g., Dillon, do not include a mouth-belling operation in the die sets made for their progressive reloaders. The 2nd die is for...

I am contemplating using only magnum primers for my 38/357 loads. The small price premium seems insignificant compared to the hassle of labeling empty, but primed, brass. Assuming one does not substitute a hotter primer in an already maximum load, are there any problems with using mag...