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btw no sign of bullseye as an option, too fast burning for this heavy bullet maybe?

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And the winner is..... Red Dot gets there with 3.2 grains and just under 50% load density. 4.5 grains of TrailBoss would do the same with the case almost plumb full. 3.3 grains of Hodgden Clays or 3.5 grains of Norma R1 at 50% load density look good also. And if you want an easy metering ball powde...

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My scope is a Pentax 65Ed II which is about $100 above your price range but my second choice would have been the Leupold Ventana , which also ticked a lot of boxes for me. That being waterproof, nitrogen purged meaning also fog proof and angled eye piece.

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thanks for those replies. I will have all the 38special and 357 theory nailed soon and will be able to stop annoying the forum about it.

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unique is good but you can get there with lighter faster powders.

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I think you got a point. I visited the UK. Nice place, people are much the same anywhere but Brits do tend to snap and snipe at each other a lot.If anyone shows offence they write it off as their 'great sense of humor' . And they do have great sense of humour but I had it explained to me(by Brits) t...

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Wondering if any of the load software guys might be interested in the following. Here are the specs. 357 magnum in 24" barrel, 158grain generic cast RNFP. Wondering what is the smallest powder charge that gets it to 1000-1030fps or so. My guess from reloading manuals is 700X , Hodgon clays or t...

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Thanks fellas I hadn't looked at reloading pistol calibres until getting back into levers this time around. Running bolt actions hot you are happy with a handful of reloads for case life. Infinity is a much nicer number to work off :D . I'm looking to set myself up with a lifetime supply of brass an...

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If I really KNOW I'm going to have to shoot something that tries to kill me, and I don't have the option of staying home, I will either have my 375 Ruger if it is a single assailant, or my Saiga 12-gauge if there are multiple assailants. Unfortunately, both of those Firearms are rather bulky, and I...

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folks for 38 special or 357 loaded down to 38 levels in carbines what sort of case life can one expect reloading?

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My hunting buddies used the 3 shots once for a couple of our guys who had gotten lost coming back into camp at night. Luckily they were only a mile or two off course. They answered with a 3 shot string and we waited. They found the vehicle trail walking towards the noise and made it back to camp. No...

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mikld, I understand what you are asking for, a comprehensive list in one place of original factory bullet weights- I have not seen one myself. Might be a project to take on yourself, would be a good idea for a blog maybe.

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and whoops sorry meant 96/22 WMR not 99

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I heard good things, was looking at one myself but prefer longer barrels on my guns. I did own a 99/22 WMR which was a good gun and very accurate for the type, rivalled some of my bolt actions.

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Thanks for that tip

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now THAT has got me interested again.

thanks for the picture steve.

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Well it arrived! I ordered the kit that has a few extras in the box.Firstly I thought I had been sent my new bullet puller and scales since the box was so small. Then I saw lee hand press on the box and then thought I had been ripped off, it was way too light to have a press in it! Anyway very surpr...

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Did I start a cultural thread?

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Can anyone recommend an option for a rifle. I see some of the 10-14 loop elastic type holders in 204, 223 which seems to be about closest size. Will these hold a 357 ?

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Too much 'automated' stuff and too much 'interconnectivity to the cloud' these days for my taste.... (or skill level).... Me too, and too many rubbish upgrades. We had processors powerful enough to create a typed document in the 90's, could reproduce photographs around the same time, stream videos ...

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Actually gamekeeper I wonder if some manufacture diameter and weight differences might be due to relative buckshot hardness(pure lead vs antimony content) and also whether its plated shot??

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The data was from an old 1987 Eley Shooters Diary, I have just checked a 2017 Eley diary and the data is the same. Spec SG is larger than SSG and I believe was designed for hunting wolves, it lists SSG as being 15 per Oz. Spec.SG as 10 per Oz. I presume that the equivalent US sizes are the closest ...

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nice shooting t.r!

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According to Eley. Our buckshot sizes are LG 9.1mm .36, SG 8.4mm .33, Spec.SG 7.6mm .30, SSG 6.8mm .27, AAA 5.2mm .20 SG is equivalent to 00 Buck Spec.SG is equivalent to 1 Buck SSG is equivalent to 3. Buck AAA is equivalent to 4 Buck LG stands for large game & SG stands for small game. Interes...

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Thanks, another good suggestion. I am thinking I might leave it at this stage. Get me a second shorter barrel carbine for carrying about.

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often wondered about military doctrine on sidearms myself. historians make it sound like choice of handgun was critical for outcomes but the battles were won by the battle rifle. I wonder if mil officers used to rifle wounding will be critical on any handgun round, whereas cops kept using it, even f...

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I used one many years ago, and always saw them as mostly fun. But using them again I am impressed with the job they do. I'm doing all my shooting with them at the moment .Can't find a lighter, faster handling and less obtrusive firearm, that can also fit behind a truck seat or in a boat. With cowboy...

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I was in the military and saw guys go down with back, knee and all sorts of injuries over time. Without trying to give a cure-all one thing I noticed was the ones who did the best were the ones who stayed the most positive, got as close to their fighting weight as possble( whatever you call it back ...

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Bill, thanks that's another suggestion he made too. I'm not sure where I am headed with this or if I will even follow through but its interesting to hear what more experienced folks do to their lever actions. Bronco I am still working on that math. I got the formula for volume of an octagonal solid....

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I was at a local barrel maker the other day and a conversation developed on my rossi 92 357 stainless which with 24" stainless is a front heavy little beast. Being that I like the 24" barrel length he suggested reprofiling half the barrel round( I guess like some 1894 are) to make it less ...

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Yes, but if the bullet expanded in the first person yet didn't hit a vital organ, it could have lost enough velocity that it was less damaging in the second and third. it was more the 3x instant incapacitations with nothing fatal hit I was querying. So I'd never be the one to tell another person th...

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I bit the bullet some time ago and put red dots on my iron sighted guns. an 1892 rossi 357 wears one at the moment. I have bad stigmatisms so the red dot is actually a long slash with a sort of right angle shape

but its still easier to get on target than irons.

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I'm surprised the guy relating the story is not aware of this. Its first year firearm and hunting knowledge. I'd like to see a news report or even link to the case, its all public record. I did a search but can't find anything on cops breakup a robbery scam with triple shooting, CCW permit confiscat...

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Yes, at point blank range, with factory ammo, bullet probably didnt have time to expand. Seriously bud that's a hell of a story for your first 6 posts. Let me get this straight.Your guy meets someone at 'the abandoned warehouse in town' three guys pile on top of him, he shoots up and these guys are...

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mad trapper wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:29 am
Yes, not in perfect alignment, but the bullet passed through all of them, hitting different parts of their bodies.
Hope im saying that right.

Different parts of their bodies, but all 3 went straight down from the one bullet and didn't rise again? That's impressive x 3.

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Having lived in a slug hunting state for many years and shooting many many deer with slugs I can say that even a .730" hole thru both lungs and even hearts will not stop a 125 lbs critter in its tracks.i can remember a spike buck a long time ago that went more than 200 yards with a slug throug...

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Shot three guys , so they were laying directly on top one another as well as on top of him??

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Thanks for the replies. I probably worded the question wrong but I think folks get what I was aiming at. I am newb to 357 but lifelong hunter, not necessarily an always successful one though. high speed centrefires kill a different way than handguns, as we know. I was curious which side of wounding ...

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Sorry to sound like a newb with this, but I can't find much specific info on the net about it. Also started the 38 special in a lever for self defense. Thought I would ask about the other end of the scale.... Rifle centrefires the expectation is folks fall over with a centre of mass shot...7.62x39, ...

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One of those hypotheticals we all love, or hate. This time is 38 special( say 38+ power in the carbine barrel) a viable self defense option? Not the most common scenario but work with me here. Maybe you were practicing cycling rounds for your next comp, when the bad guy breaks in downstairs with som...

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I like that idea too, I have a pelican hardcase that will fit this press and about all the rest of my reloading gear. Looking forward to being able to assemble loads at the shooting bench as well.

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Thanks fellas looks like its worth adding one to the collection

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hanks that's interesting, though I can't afford it. But on the subject of precision is there a chance the Lee hand press loads cases less accurately( as in potentially worse shooting groups) than a standard press? Is this a downside of a non mounted press?

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Thanks fellas I could do with the exercise anyway

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.45colt thanks that was the site!

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Thanks Todd I am considering it for similar reasons, I work remote sites and wanted to pass the time. 30-30 would be a bonus too, I can load for my family. Anyone know if it will handle larger centrefires like 308 too? The blurb says so, but maybe reality is different.

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Has anyone used this press fellas? Mostly for pistol calibres( namely 357magnum for handgun and carbine) will I be satisfied with its ability to load when I am on the move? Or does it have inherent drawbacks? https://leeprecision.com/breech-lock-hand-press.html

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Thanks all for the replies and those pics too!. I wasn't too keen on customising, though the model 71 would be a great gun. This was pretty much an idea just to be able to purchase and shoot, and also part of it was the history of a traditional model. I can't remember where but there was a long thre...

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nice load thats over 4600ftlbs, 458 win mag territory. In this instance I am after the calibre, if they still did a 1886 in one of the old 50cals I would be interested.

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Ive had a hankering for a big lever action (though swearing off using big game bolt actions some time ago, go figure). I took a look at these and was impressed but research on the limited info suggests a few problems. Feeding, chambering, accuracy problems.... anyone have any opinions on this model ...

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