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Mowgli Terry

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  1. I'll be at least 20%. Next it will be a price hike in supplies for matchlocks.
  2. My take on it that using a chronograph can be traumatic. When we are comparing cost on handloading one aspect has to be considered. That consideration is what do I want in the cartridges. Using low end bulk rounds is fine if that what you want. Sometimes it's not just a matter of money. It's what I get for the money spent. When comparing the price of loading, for example, 300 Weatherby compare to store bought cartridges. I can easily beat the $100.00 dollars a box of twenty on 375 H7H. I can load up rounds for my handguns comparable to those of the high end PD rounds. I'm getting ready to load some 257 Roberts with Barnes bullets. How long do you thing I'd have to wait at the Big Box for those rounds to show up? What about my 338 Federal rounds loaded with Swift bullets? It's not all about money.
  3. I plan to use the SCCY for a carry gun. The little gun runs very well on CCI small pistol primers. However, there are "light strikes" with CCI small pistol magnum primers. The gun has not been problematic with conventionally loaded cartridges. I do not own another 9mm to experiment. I shoot many, many rounds of 38 Special in S&W revolvers loaded with small pistol magnum primers with zero problems. I will not carry the SCCY until this madness settles down and we have a normal selection of components. People have been paying more for 9mm factory rounds per box than I paid for the SCCY. It's a nutball world right now.
  4. I have not bought #9's lately. I do remember that those that I have came from a previous famine. That famine had to do with percussion caps only My solution is to have extra flints on hand for my flintlock rifles. It would be interesting to see if the price of black English flints increased proportionally to the cost of percussion caps.
  5. That's the problem. Functionally, it was a light strike on the hard primer. I really like the guns. SCCY's are ammo sensitive. I was using CCI small pistol magnum primers. Perhaps, there would be a better outcome with another brand primers with softer cups. I suggest a limited experiment.
  6. I don't think Optics Planet has an inventory. I'm convinced Optics Planet is a modified Ponzi scheme. Amazon will make it right PDQ. My final dance with OP took several moths to resolve.
  7. You were fairly warned. Have bullet puller on hand. My SCCY was just back from an factory update.
  8. My carry gun is a G23.4. My feeling is that it's possible to buy one heck of a good auto for less bucks than good revolver. Also, it hard to have a choice of 6 or more than 6 without discussing caliber. As to needs of a carry firearm, it would be necessary to consult my crystal ball. What ever it is one needs to be proficient. Actually, that's the first requirement. Remember what you saw in your carry class?
  9. SCCY: These little guns, in my recent experience, will not run on magnum primers. I have heard that a local reloading company has used small rifle primers in their cartridges. I'm very skeptical about that story. I'm sure some people will report no problem. That's fine. However, I do not like pulling bullets.
  10. I use the RCBS digital. I've got several sets of very good beam scales. There some benefits to the beam scales. A trickler is crazy making on digital scales. Otherwise, I enjoy using the new fangled scales. Another benefit is that the new scales do not take up much room on the bench. The RCBS scales work very with my 550. I used the Ohaus Dial-a-Grain for many years. Those scales served me well is now in semi-retirement.
  11. I just knocked out 150 or two hundred 150 gr. wadcutters for 38 Special. I'll use these rounds for out weekly match. The bullets were made from range scrap. The cost per round is in the few cents cost. I don't have to run from Big Box to Big Box looking for 38 Special WC cartridges. Also, a current project is to load 9.3x57. Wonder how much those rounds would cost? How about the 45-90 0r 45-110. Those last two run $5.00 or so a round. You get into any heavy duty reloading and it pays to reload. I needed a box of 260 Remington. Call a Big Box. Rounds were only $36.00. That's $1.80 each. The cost of components has skyrocketed. Ammo follows the cost of reloading components or vice versa . Might be worth a second thought on the wisdom of reloading.
  12. I've used Starline brass in half dozen hand gun rounds plus three blackpowder rounds. Excellent stuff in all respects.
  13. I like 38 Special and 357 Magnum. It's already been said. Pay attention to reliable data if you are handloading. I have three 357 Magnum revolvers that are mainly shot as 38 Specials. Defense loads are 357 rounds. To me, having a 357 revolver is the most versatile caliber in centerfire revolvers for ordinary use. I handload all my handgun cartridges. Reloading gives many more options over store bought cartridges. For one, I can continue to shoot in this famine. My 357's are a Model 28 Smith and Model 586. The Model 19 is a part time 357 Magnum. All my Ruger's are big single actions.
  14. How it is here on the hill: I had not loaded 45 Colt lately. I had a set of dies less their powder die in a tool head. Out it came. Once I got adjusted to the bullet every thing went very well. That is an excellent set of dies. The sizing die worked right with the cases-no shadow of the bullet. Their crimping die was tops. Dillon is choice #1 but I will give a look as an excellent Plan B for Lyman dies.
  15. On my 550's: I have a strong preference for Dillon dies. I have set up tool heads with Lyman and Lee dies. Where needed, I have gotten Dillon crimp dies or FL dies for these sets of other makes. You really got many options setting up tool heads. I put together tool heads for 38 Special and 44 Special. Building up these other tool heads prevents having to readjust going from 44 Special to 44 Magnum. I did change out a Hornady die set in one tool head for the Dillon. Hornady dies are OK but I hated that particular set. Setting up for most anything reloading in this stupid famine is a patience tester for sure.
  16. I know this is an older thread. I tried to get one of the Caldwell Chronographs going. In the end I got a refund. It was not possible to connect to the Android phone. I was able to find a NOS Chrony. Chrony is now out of business. Chrony was vastly superior to the Caldwell. Anything Franlin Armory and the other Midway brands tends to be problematic.
  17. I put the brakes on shooting my magnum rifles until this foolishness passes. Loading some of big boomers an entire pound can go into making a 100 rounds. That, plus the bullets makes for some pretty pricey reloads.
  18. I have a 1885 singie shot that been relined. I wonder if anybody would that on an 1873. It would be one way to get around the pits etc. Also, sometime back I had a Springfield trapdoor that look like the sewer pipe. I left the gun in a rack. I would go buy and add Kroil. As it turned out it was worth the effort. The bore cleaned up but with still some scattered pits. The rifle was shootable and gave decent accuracy. Point being give the barrel some cleaning.
  19. I never found my G20-3 or lamented G29-3 to be difficult. I have run many, many, round through my G20. Neither of those guns proved to unbearable. For me to get full use out of any center fire handgun it's necessary to reload. Also, the G20 and G29 have been with us for years. Wonder how many of today's wonder 10's will be around in 5 years. If I have the hots for those other guns I'd make sure to get plenty of extra magazines. Also, save the original box as it may make the guns more desirable to the collector. Glock's are made to shoot.
  20. I had to shoot less. There was plenty else to do hobby wise. I spend more time casting bullets and working on my casting gear. I had ample brass for a life time from range pickups before the first famine. Lead bullets: The retirement plan was to have enough guns and equipment in place not to have to spend more money. Right? That did not last long. Anyway I have moved away from jacketed bullets for the handguns. Work has moved to the back burner on committed 30 caliber rifles for lead bullets. However, the set up do handgun bullets is complete. I had a couple of real hauls of good second hand reloading gear. When things get "normal" again the focus will change back to more shooting. Well, not exactly, since lead is getting hard to find. True, it's always something.
  21. This had do with the way cartridges were ejected. On my top end loads the primers were flattened. Those were signs, to me, that the load needed to be reduced. I have not fired many factory rounds but on the recovered brass the primers were not flattened. Ejection was not violent. That's what I was talking about. The updated SCCY was reliable with malfunctions related to reload problems. I shoot full size guns so the recoil of the SCCY went unnoticed.
  22. I have seen the elephants dance and the world's fair but this tops all. It is, indeed, a world of wonderment's.

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