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I would think so since he bumped it Wednesday.

For hikes: I keep .38 shotshells for snakes, .357 I keep for bears. Camping, depending on location: .38 JHPs for defense, .357 for dangerous game. For CCW, .38 JHP with 2 .357 JHP because odds are more likely the guy is my size, and I wont need the bigger round, but in the off chance the guy is the size of my old man, 6'7" weighing 395, or my best friend, 6'9" weighing 460, I've got something for that as well. My dad was a Coastie, and they have a motto, Semper Paratus: Always Prepared, and that's just kinda stuck with me.

Note: I've currently got a cheap shell holder and limbsaver on the stock as well, because even with the heavy barrel this thing can push you back a step or two, until my leather guy is free in two weeks to knock out a few projects I have for him, which includes a leather shell holder and recoil pad for this shotgun.

.357 all day, why settle for one caliber when you settle for two in one firearm? Keep 3 .38s and 2 .357s chambered.

I recently acquired this from a friend, it sat in a police evidence locker for around 20 years, it was in absolute horrid condition when he acquired it, and never received any proper attention. I managed to talk him into parting with it because I wanted to do a project. I present to you the finished product, a New England Arms Pardner 12ga magnum, 18" heavy barrel, single shot, with an exposed hammer.

That is indeed correct, and it also depends on your firearm, different firearms produce different results, what works best for me and what I load for, may not be the best for what you load for.

But judging by the stamping marks, and the lack of a red circled primer, it looks as though it just refused to mark the cross on several stamp attempts.

The circle with a cross indicates it's a 5.56 and not .223, i.e. it will handle the pressure volume of a higher charge, and you'll probably need to ream and uniform the primer pocket or you'll crush primers. The other dots are usually, along with a red circle painted around the primer, an indicator of a reloaded cartridge, and how many times it has been reloaded.

Thanks mate

To any and all curious, I'm grabbing some brass Friday and will be working up some loads and will post my results. If I find them satisfactory then I'll be posting my load data as well for all to see.

So, let me get this straight, you're looking for a rear iron sight that will work on the rail in hand with the front post? Or one that is actually a mounted to the receiver and not the rail? Because I have a couple of ideas, one is simple and not that expensive, the other one involves a gunsmith who knows how to think outside the box and does custom jobs regularly.

Also, anyone realize this guy's location? Not that I care, just don't know if that is like, against the rules or something....

@CHAPPY38 use Accurate No.7 for .38, I believe No.5 or No.9 for .357, check Hornady, but of all the powders I've tested over the years, Accurate has been the best for those loads. I should have some data laying around here for .357 mag using No.7 even though its not listed, I had to make due one time and worked up some loads I can share.

@Huntin101 that book I gave you have any load data for Enforcer for .38 special?

Semis: Springfield 1911 TRP in .45, Israili Arms Baby Eagle in .45, Kimber Ultra Carry II Compact 1911 in .45, p226 in .40, Glock 19x, and last but not least CZ-P07 duty in 9mm, (these were the 1st gens that still said cz-75 on the slide and the lower frame was a little fatter in the hand without Interchangeable backstraps, I actually prefer the older style lowers than the newer, they just seem to fit the hand better.) Revolvers: Ruger Super Blackhawk S/A .44mag, Taurus Bull in .357, Taurus Tracker in .357, and owned a small 2" Taurus 5 shot .357 that was great for being on the bike.

Thank you for the input.

You are correct about the standard being around .312 its actually .310-.311 but Hornady lists .308 diameter in their manuals for an SKS, which is what I'm shooting out of, and I currently load 155gr Hornady ELD Match bullets, get great performance out of these. Also Hornady makes 7.62x39 brass.

I'm not expecting this to be a far reaching round, but more within the realm of less than 100 yards. With ideal ballistic results at 75 yards.

Well, I've seen subsonic ammo with rounds this heavy for AKs, that's why I got curious. And as far as how much room for powder is concerned, there's plenty room in case for powder and the projectile, with some to spare. I mean, you ever loaded 147gr 9mm? That bullet is practically touching the powder on some of those charges. (Yes theres room between bullet and powder still, but very very little)

He says at the base of pictures

Has anyone ever loaded heavier than 155gr in 7.62x39? Good or bad experiences? What powder and projectiles did you use?

There's a Savage 110 High Country listed somewhere page 3-4

I frequent the area quite often so it's just a convenient stop.

Now this is a very tempting setup

That's actually where I was going Friday, lol, they usually do, at least they have the last 6 weeks.