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this usually happens to me when I am on a roll and set the bullet and it gets sideways on its way up.  Happens on light for caliber pistol rounds (they are squarish) or the rifle rounds with heavy for caliber bullets (105 in 243) where they get cockeyed              Real men use their teeth...

Ahhh....It happens to us all more than you would think.  Do it a lot when I am cranking out lots of rifle brass

If they are unripe you will never forget it....about the same sensation as gargling turpentine.   When they are ripe they are crazy good.  The Super H-Mart in Atlanta had them for $0.49 per pound last week.

I have found that Hornady XTP Flat point 158 grainers ahead of a healthy charge of 2400 (13.5-14.5 grains) is about the best hunting bullet for .357 that has ever been made for deer.

I love mine....Just the cheap carbon and stainless (511/546) $9 shipped models are the best.  Use them practically everywhere and for everything.   I trim back the handguard some and then stipple the handle.  Must have 5 or 6 of them around the house.   The carbon ones will rust as expected after hard use without oil so I use them in the shop only, and the stainless ones are almost as easy to keep sharp...very good stainless from my real world experience.     Needless to say I am a huge fan.

Not defending the guy   -but-   It doesn't look any worse than most of the G.I. Joe military garbage that you guys rave over

    Holy cow....that is AWESOME.  Thanks for sharing.

    Heck...I am still using powder I bought for $8 a pound sometime in the 80's.  Still has the sticker and still shoots as good as new.  Still have some bullseye from no telling how long ago that I still use....60's or 70's   Keep it cool and dry and it lasts a LOOOOOOONG time.

Heck - I think I know who left it.  He was at the last swap meet and was almost trying to give away some 300 whisper brass.  I also picked up a few 458 pieces on Sunday night....did a double take.  I probably saw you there and didn't know who you were.   Some of the folks there have a lot of money for toys and don't bother with reloads.  I like those people - a lot.      

Remember that serial numbers don't actually have to be numbers...they can be alphanumeric.

Yeah...about 4 or 5 years ago .380 was worth its weight in gold.  Incredibly rare to find it....kind of like .22lr now.   ###################################################################################   I reload .380.  The one thing that I can add is that there is so little case capacity that I measure every load and really watch my crimp. With only .5 grain between min and max with practically every powder and even less with bullseye or titewat...That bullet pushes down much at all and you have the potential for a huge pressure spike.   I set my dropper close and trickle the last bit on every load.  May be paranoid, but I don't shoot much of it.

    I know exactly why....load and shoot a couple of thousand of them and it seems to be almost perfect for the 44.  2400 really is about the perfect 44 and 357 powder.

There are some dies specially made for this.   Let us know how it works out.  It is certainly interesting and I would love to hear how it performs when pushed really hard...as in .444 rifle velocities.

Extractors are typical things that wear out on these guns....that is about the only thing that ever breaks on them.

My vote is always 2400 because it is less "peaky" than H-110   That and 2400 is quite a bit more versitile....it doesn't have to be loaded max like H-110.  Has a larger charge window.   It is my go to powder for 44 357 45/70 and most lead cast/ low velocity bottleneck rifle rounds.

That price is MSRP....it will sell for around $1700-1800 Maybe less.

I agree...even breifly thinking about is almost hysterical.  The guy is great to snicker at, but a random name from the telephone book would be a better choice.      

It really seems that there could have been a different way to make a similar design affording more "fold-ability"   It would almost be better if instead of folding it disconnected like an H&R break action or 311 shotgun.

They should be the textbook role-model on how to do business right.....I LOOOOOVE my 550.

Very well put!      

    Interesting factoid....Hardwood vs softwood has nothing actually to do with the density of the wood.  Balsa is a hardwood for instance.  Softwoods are trees that drop unprotected seeds directly on the ground to propagate.  Hardwoods drop the seeds with some type of protective coating - think fruit, nuts, berrys and so on.   It is actually little more in depth than that, but it is a very solid rule of thumb

Last count I had 4 - 5 gallon buckets full of .40s&w.  Little less in 9mm.     I just can't leave the range without picking all of it up.  I figure it won't go down in value and I will hold on to it till I find someone who really wants it.

This is incredible....If it is OK with you I would like to print out a couple of copies and hand them out to folks who ask me about hunting.

I suppose it all depends if you are going to do a lot of missing....

        My H&R Model 12 does it for $500  :cheers: