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To some extent, brass is brass. For "standard pressure" loadings where many uses is desired, annealing the neck region would likely do more for you than trying to pick a "good" selection based on...

May I offer my condolences.

For a break open handgun such as the TC, I would be tempted to make myself a 264 or 280 straight wall using 327 brass out of spite (I make 32 mediums from 9mm, so I...

I really have no interest in pushing this one.

If were ever to take it for "a stroll in the woods", I could choose between using the 85 gr bullet and just enough TG to stay subsonic, or go with...

I posted a picture of the gun below, but here is an updated one with the barrel nut.

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The above is nothing "special" to look at. What is more special to me is:

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That is about...

Richard,

I went down a very similar path but with a Contender handgun instead of a rifle.

I have a 22 LR "equivalent" that is a rimmed version of a 32 ACP in a stub tube contender.

At one...

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Best accuracy with the tumble lube 55 gr NLG so far has been with 2.0 gr of Titegroup. I think I am getting better ignition at the very low chamber pressures with this powder than with...

Your post is very vague on what you really want.

For Red Dot, one the most common approaches would be to just use 13 gr (i.e. "the load"). Clean Shot performs a lot like Red Dot.

For the 308...

Post #3 has load data for a 170 at 35.8 gr BL-C2.

Quickload prediction for a 158 & 16" barrel with the bullet seated 0.404" deep is as follows:



Cartridge : .30-30 Win. (SAAMI)...

I have a 4.2" SP-101 in 327. It was my first "32". I now have a number of other choices to shoot 32 caliber projectiles.

I shot thousands of rounds of ammo through it but very few full power...

Thanks for posting your results.

I have run a bunch of stuff through Quickload looking at what it takes to get low muzzle pressures. It looks like you are right in the "sweet spot" range for a...

I remember reading the info and looking at the pictures at http://www.natoreloading.com/9mm/. The results were part of why I stocked up on Lovex D-032 (a.k.a. Clean Shot)

I went back & looked...

Pure lead and "standard alloys" of hard lead have more market value than any medium to hard non-standard alloy.

I use mostly range scrap and have found that anything over around 8 BHN will work...

Yeah, right. Tell another story. Scratched for "at least a little while" is probably more likely ;)

I wish more folks would become active at IHMSA "just for the fun of it". The one guy at the local club that does all of the work does not have much incentive when a handful or less show up. What...

For me, the 40 targets of an IHMSA round combines being able to hold good for the early targets (chickens & pigs) and then stay good for the much harder turkeys & rams. Part of why they are harder...

The Hodgdon chart puts TAC just faster than either 4895 and several items slower than H335.

A chart from Western Powder puts TAC just faster than either 4895 and the same as H335.

I also have...

I use mostly plain base and have no application where I am even trying to go faster than just a little over 2000 fps.

Some boolits intended for use with gas checks shoot fine without. Some on...

I found Powder coat a valuable tool and use it for all of my higher power cast bullet ammo.

I have been able to obtain zero leading loads with powder coat for full power 44 magnum, 357 Maximum,...

A mold sold as 0.358" may cast 0.002" over 0358".

For many 9mm guns, 0.358" is just right as a sized diameter.

Sizing even 0.360" down to 0.356" should be no problem.

Use in a 38 Sp...

Note that the max charges in my previous post seem a good bit less than expected if you take a look at Hodgdon data. Lets compare more "apples to apples" by using the same bullet and same powder.
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In response to a PM, here are some QL tables that show the differences expected based on two different COALs.



Cartridge : 6.5 x 55 Swedish
Bullet : .264, 140, Hornady SST...

It is a Quickload prediction. Predictions do not always match up well with actual published pressure test results.

However, if you have a chrono, and your loads match up with predicted...

This is not load data, but should give you some idea of what to expect if you are inclined to work up your own load.

I adjusted a RCBS 250 FN to weigh 255, and picked an AOL for a 0.625" seating...

When I started reloading, I gathered the free load data guides from the powder vendors.

My 1976 Winchester guide does have 630 data. Burn rate looks to be slower than HS-6

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Even with a soft lead nose, I am not sure what kind of expansion to expect from a 30 cal RN bullet at the applicable impact velocities. Taking a file to the round nose to make a meplat and using a...