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elmo123

I am sure everyone remembers the old IMR reloading pamphlets from 30 years ago, I still have a few. I had a H&R in 22 Hornet so I decided to try some of the loads with 4895 and 4350 just to see why they were listed and if they would be accurate. I remember the first few shots having to run a bru...

elmo123

Skills are not an excuse for lack of manners.

elmo123

I started out in Law Enforcement with a revolver and shot on the pistol team with several. Then one day Glock showed up. I thought they were the ugliest thing I had ever seen. I wore the first .40 out, the only original serial number or part when the gun left was the barrel. As much as the shortfall...

elmo123

Nice grips. I saw the article in handloader when Lipsey's had the initial run but didn't try to find one. I guess Ruger realized they would sell because I bought mine from Davidson's. They also had the 5 1/2" barrel but I have always liked the 4 5/8". I had a old model 357 with a 5 digit s...

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I fired some 5.0 Red Dot loads today and they shot fine. This is a pretty nice revolver and much nicer quality than some of the stuff I saw coming from Ruger in the 90's.

elmo123

Nice picture, Grandpa.

elmo123

I have a S&W 69 that is lighter than my 4" 686 but bites a lot harder. I wish they would make it in .41 magnum. I usually have a.32 pocket pistol with me most of the time.

elmo123

No, but everyone is entitled to their opinion.

elmo123

Griff,

What year 94 do you need cartridge guides for?

Mike

elmo123

I have plenty of loading manuals and am quite competent when it comes to reloading. I simply wanted to exchange information with others interested in the same hobby. My mother and the nuns always told me if I didn't have anything nice to say keep quite. To those of you that offered recipes I thank y...

elmo123

I just picked up a new Ruger Flat Top in .44 Spl and I am looking for some general loads using the 429421 Lyman bullet.

Thanks,

Mike

elmo123

The used to list it as seasonal which is probably the same as obsolete. I am surprised they have loaded it as long as they have.

elmo123

The rifle was good deal but it didn't shoot that great with factory ammo when I got it until I adjusted a few things so I can see why it was traded in. The rifle was a good deal but I really got a good deal on ammo. My first #1 was in .458 Win and I like the 218 Bee much better. Winchester sent me a...

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I had always wanted a rifle in 218 Bee and in the 80's I repaired a Winchester Model 43 for a fellow and fired it a few times. When I saw Ruger was making them I put it on my bucket list but not wanting to spend $650.00 for a new one I just kept looking at the used rifles. One night about 12 years a...

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Yes they are when you have big fingers. I have a Ruger #1 and only neck size them so I get about 7-10 loads with mils loads only about 5 with the 35 V-Max and Lil Gun loads.

I made some out of 25-20 R-P casings but they did'nt last any longer.

Mike

elmo123

I posted the loads above. At the time I was limited to what components I had on hand.

elmo123

The only 180's I have used are the R-P 180 jhp.

21.6 Lil Gun 2154 fps.

23.0 of Lil Gun and the Speer 170 FN is 2270 fps

21.5 Lil Gun and the R-P 200 RN is 2073 fps.

16" barrel

elmo123

I bought both cartridge guides and a new carrier and modified them so if it didn't work I would still have the original parts. I could get it to feed the Maximums but the .38's and .357's would flip up before chambering so I reinstalled the original parts and load the maximums one at a time. I did h...

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I rechambered a Winchester 94 saddle ring trapper from 357 Magnum to 357 Maximum. I bought the parts so that it will feed Maximums from the magazine but then it won't feed Magnums. I feed them into the chamber one at a time. If anyone is interested I can post my loading and chronograph results. Even...

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He still has to face trial for another double homicide. When his money is exhausted by his lawyers he will just be another convicted felon claiming he is innocent.

elmo123

Don't think for a second this is the first time these crooks have stolen guns. I hope they end up in prison there is nothing worse than a thief.

elmo123

I wanted to pick up the empties.

elmo123

She could have just sucked the life out of him by talking too much then he would have killed himself.

elmo123

I just bought a 22 magnum barrel for my CZ 455 which came with 22 lr and 17 HMR barrels. I haven't shot the magnum barrel yet but this rifle is very accurate with other barrels.

elmo123

Mine was a pre 29 5 screw 4" S&W that I traded for. I only had $100 in the revolver I traded for it. My kids were little and I wasn't making very much money as a police officer so I ended up selling it.

elmo123

I have to agree that it looks like the neck expander.

elmo123

I use a little Flitz on a paper towel on my stainless and nickle revolver cylinders.

elmo123

I just converted mine to 41 magnum.

elmo123

I was shot in my left leg from a 20 ga double barrel #4's by my friend who tripped and fell with his fingers on the triggers safety off. One pellet went through but two are still in my leg. I am darned lucky not to have been hurt any worse than I was.

elmo123

Has anyone worked with the 30-30 necked up to 35 and how hard are dies to get?
Thanks for your input.

Mike

elmo123

Thanks for the replies. I have a cannelure tool so I can ad a cannelure to the bullets so they are not too long.

elmo123

I have picked up a 32-40 barrel and have thought about rebarreling one of my 94's but I have a couple of questions. Can you make cases out of 30-30 cases and can you use 32 Spl bullets? I have a box of original HV 32-40 rounds. Thanks, Mike

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I read an interesting book he wrote a couple of years ago, The Garner Files, he lead an interesting life. RIP

elmo123

I bought 5000 last year and have used about half of them in my 41 mag, 44 mags and 45 colt revolvers. They work good not too hard and no misfires so far.

Mike

elmo123

I have a 94 in 25-35 that originally had a 26" barrel that someone shortened to 20" with a bore that looks like a sewer pipe but it shoots 2" groups at 100'. You never know how it will shoot.

Mike

elmo123

I received an e-mail from Numerich Gun parts that said they were moving out of New York. I opened it and it said April Fools we are not moving.

elmo123

Smith-Wesson contact information

1-800-331-0852 Mon-Fri 8am-8pm Eastern time

or,
qa@smith-wesson.com

Mike

elmo123

Try calling S&W and see if they have one in stock. I have bought several barrels from them over the years and installed them myself.

Mike

elmo123

I was working the afternoon shift at the police department and I had an officer working for me that had a tendency to leave his assigned area and turn up on the other side of town. As it happens the key to my car also fit his car. As I drove down the road in the industrial area I saw his car parked ...

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They should work great on deer.

elmo123

I bought one that someone had installed a front swivel stud through the forend cap and it was crooked. I removed the cap in centered the hole and installed a new threaded swivel stud. I used loctite on the nut and ground it down so that it would fit on the forend. It looks pretty good and the new sw...

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I have had 3 different 100's in 308, none of them worked 100% of the time and they ruined 2 different scopes. I took the first one to a gunsmith because it would not cycle. He told me that if I wanted a reliable semi auto hunting rifle that a Browning was the way to go. I really liked the 100 but I ...

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200 grain RCBS cast gc, 40.0 grains of RL7, Pufflon and since my rifle needs a cast bullet in .351 diameter I used one wrap of nylon thread tape around the bullet. I tried to have a sizing die made in .351 but I could not find anyone that would make one for me. I wrap the thread tape so that it will...

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Well after a year of working with different loads I have finally gotten my 71 to shoot cloverleaf groups at 50's with cast bullets. They also shoot to the same point of aim as the jacket loads. The trick was to use nylon tape to increase the diameter of the bullet and pufflon. The reason i chose 50'...

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I have shot a few groups with them and they are not any more accurate than the flat point Hornady. They also shoot to the same point of aim.

Mike

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The lyman bullet does that in all 4 of my Winchester 30-30's. I just have to seat them a little deeper. My Model 71 does that with the RCBS cast bullet too.

elmo123

You will need at least a modified choke for a 12" pattern at 25 yards. I fired thousands of rounds of 00 buck and the buffered loads helped but not to the degree you want. I would be careful adding buffering/wax to any shotgun shell. The pressure can skyrocket by doing so. I would use only load...

elmo123

I was using 3031 and RL7 one day when it was 60 degrees both worked fine and several days later the temp dropped to 20 degrees and I started having hangfires with the same loads that were fine before. I have had real good luck with RL7 as long as I use 45.0 grains but when I dropped to 43.0 grains w...

elmo123

I had the same problem using CCI primers with several types of powder in the 348. I changed to Winchester LR primers and it solved my problem. I would also try incresing your powder charge and stay away from loads with a lot of airspace.

Mike

elmo123

How is the bore? I have used up to 20 grains with jacketed and the accuracy was pretty good even with my pitted bore. The lead cast bullets did not shoot that well. The case life was extremely short using maximum loads. Velocity was right at 1600 fps.

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