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Who out there is handloading .38 S&W and would not mind sharing their receipe? I have the reloading die and some spent brass as well as my choice of W231 or HS-6. All I need is a source for bullets. Any thoughts? Jeff

I bought a DS made 1935-36 just over a month ago. Some of you may remember the pics. I enjoy it very much and it shoots well. It's now my ccw. I noticed the following problem at the time of purchase, but at $219 I just could not pass it up. The cyclinder locks up pretty tight, it will slide...

I've been playing around with my Lyman 1000 scale and a new RCBS mini scale. Both seem accurate within .2 grain. Since I dont have a true weight check kit, I was using some loose Rainier copper plated and some off-brand lead wadcutters and semi-wadcutters for comparison. I was supprised...

Will seating a bullet too deeply in the case increase its pressure or contribute to inconsistent accuracy?

I'm reloading for my Colt Detective Special. I want to avoid overtaxing a 70 year old revolver, so I know that the commercial +P rounds are out. I am loading on the low side 5.7 grns of HS-6 with a 158 Gr semi-wadcutter. This puts the pressure around 13,700. The high side of this range is...

I just purchased this today for CCW. Not knowing much about Colt's, I bought it strickly on price and visible condition. The asking price was $230. I purchased it for $210 plus tax. The salesman threw in a HKS speedloader for nothing extra. It looks like it has never been fired. According...

My father is an original owner of a Star PD .45. Its a nice single action pistol, holds six rounds and is lightweight (due to a partially aluminum construction). It's manufacturer, Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A., is out of business as of 1997. We'd like to know the manufacture date. The...