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When reloading for range fun, I use the lowest charge that will reliably function the firearm and provide range fun accuracy.   If you are loading for hunting, the most accurate load at max loading levels for your .223.  But then again, maybe one should not hunt with a .223 if a 30-30 is handy.   As caster observed, the wear and tear on your brass, firearm, and wallet should be held to the minimum.

If you want to shoot a lot of full pressure .357 rounds, buy a Ruger or Smith 686.  Save the 66 for carry.

INTEROPERABILITY   The Marine SOC unit is plugged in wholly or in piecemeal to other SOC (by the way, JSOC is an Army command) units, be they army, navy or AF.  Many of these units are issued Glock 19s, or they are training foreign service to whom we give glocks.  I read the press release, it did not say that the Glocks were replacing any other weapons.  This just gives them some flexibility when they are working with other units.

 Use a alcohol, after it dries, store with a dryer sheet to avoid static buildup.  My cleanup otherwise is a good wipe every ten years or so with a cotton tee shirt or diaper.   Letting it set up too long with powder in it will produce a cloudy effect on the plastic of the hopper.

Help me out, in TN, is assault on a senior citizen or the disabled bumpted up a notch?  Simple assault becomes aggrivated assault on someone disabled or a senior citizen?    Thanks

Are you going to take it down to bare wood?   If so, varnish or shellack bare wood, then sand the surface.  Two or three reps of this will seal the pores.  Then a couple of coats of tru-oil rubbed in a drop at a time.  Good thing to do while watching TV.  Let dry a day between coats of tru-oil.   This is old school but works.  Inside the stock where it is fitted to metal, you need to spray a couple of coats of poly and let dry to seal the wood under the metal.

JCG1911.   I assume that you are talking about the .357 Remington MAX.  I have a handi rechambered to .357 Max.  It is a screamer, but only with jacketed bullets.  I cannot shoot a cast bullet out this particular gun faster than 1100fps.     I have my eye on a Remington 7600 in 7-08 for possible rechambering to .358.  But that is on hold, no more than one custom gun in quay at any  time for me.  I am supposed to have a commercial FN Mauser action being redone to, 358, of course.

As most of you know, "Caster" is a very shy and reticent person.  I did not mention him as the expert operator of the chambering reamer or the source of the 200 gr. RCBS cast bullets.   Now that the cat is out of the bag,  Thank ye ol son!  I really appreciate your good work.  Someday I will come up with a tall tale that beats his tall tales.   If anyone has any issues to be resolved about casting or loading, PM caster.  He will talk you through it.

Last month, I bought a CVA Hunter in 35 Remington from Buds. One day sale only, $216 delivered to my dealer. There being no 35 Rem ammo or brass available, I solved the ammo problem with a chambering reamer. I now have a 358 Winchester in a 5-something pound single shot with a 20" barrel. I have only had it to the range twice now. However, accuracy is trending in the right direction. I have only two bullets to play with, A commercially produced 180 cast wide flat point and the iconic RCBS 200 gr.fp. The 180 is tumble lubed and the RCBS lubed in Ben's Red in a LAM II with Hornady Gas check. In this photo, there is the 180 WFT inadvertently loaded upside down, and the 200 gr. RCBS in resized LC 12 LR brass. Here is the 180 showing the meplat Here is the first groups that I shot. Not very good at 50 yards. Scope used for load development is a Redfield Revolution 3-9X40. When loads get resolved, the little gun will wear a new Weaver K-4. Here is a light load that get better. Here is a load that has a lot of thump to it and would be OK for whitetails where I hunt. Here is a load that show a lot of promise with H-4198. This may be too stiff a load. Perhaps dialing it down will improve accuracy. My goal is a one inch group at 50 yards, which is about my entire field of vision where I hunt. I have not yet tried 3031, which seems to be a universal favorite for the 358. I also have a large lot of 158 JHP and cast pistol bullets with which to develop a plinking load. I look to more range fun developing my ideal load and will keep your posted. By the way, if you want a single shot rifle AND can find a CVA in the caliber you want, it beats H&R hands down. However, they are hard to find and do not offer a lot of caliber selection. The Hunter model I bought is the bottom of their line. But out of the box, it has a trigger that beats the $125 trigger job I have on another Handi. It come with DNZ scope rings and base and a hammer extension spur.

I use the Lee Factory Crimp die on my Dillons in 9mm, 38 and 45.  Much better crimps for hot rounds.  But remember, don't overwork your brass, that is don't put too large a bell in the mouth wnen seating, and don't overcrimp.   With a firm crimp, Unique will do for .38 Spl.  When more powder becomes avaliable, buy WST, Bulleseye, clays or 231/HP38 for more efficient light loads.

When you get up to speed on what you want, post WTB ads on this site for used equipment.  Check craig's list.   I have a less-than-$40 Hornady digital scale which has served me well.  You might consider that when you are looking at more expensive beam scales.     Lee dies are a great start and you will not outgrow them.

Call Hornady Customer Service at 800 338 3220.   They can talk the dumbest of people (like myself) through a problem and provide links.   Last week, I got a new Hornady zip spindle necksizing die for my new .358 win.  I broke it attempting to size the first case through it.  I called and explained what happened.  The tech did not laugh (he should have) but talked me through what I did wrong, how to correct that problem and sent me a complete new spindle assembly for free.   Their customer service is neck and neck with RCBS and Dillon.

COL = Cartridge overall length     Distance between point of bullet and base of case

Williamson County Farm Co-Op had .32 ACP in Fairview and Ashland City a couple of months ago.  Win FMJ for 29.95 per 50.

Call Tim at Calhoun Custom in Kingston Springs.  He may work on HPs.  He has a national reputation for 1911 race guns.  He is a master with machining.     http://www.calhouncustomfirearms.com/   Tennesseetiger:  Do you know where the trigger came from on that HP you put up a picture of?  I have never seen it before.  

Which reloading manual are you using?

Break action single shot (think H&R sportster)  would lend itself to this.   Try using a drop of super glue to attache pellet to front of cartridge?

Some mold maker does make a mold without lube grooves for paper patching.  LBT or Accurate.  Either could make one in any length/weight you wanted.   I assume you are going to PC the final product.  I can't imagine that grooves or lack thereof should be an issue of PC bullets.   You also might check in with Caster.  He has a fertile mind AND a lathe.  

If you tumble dirty brass, you are exposing yourself to a lot of stuff you really don't want to breathe.  I deprime dirty brass with a universal depriming die then soak in hot water a dash of vinegar and a drop of two of Dawn.  After rinsing for a couple of minutes, I then dry the deprimed brass and tumble it for a couple of hours.  In my lizzard litter (walnut shells) I add a teaspoon of mineral spirits, a teaspoon of dupont chrome polish and a dryer sheet.  After tumbling, I lube and size.  If this in brass fired in the same gun that it is going to be shot in again, I use dillon pump spray lube.  No need to remove this from the brass before charging and seating.  Ditto for Hornady One Shot.  The lube in either is lanolin suspended in alcohol.  when the alcohol dries, it is OK to leave the lanolin on the case when charging and seating.   However, it this is new brass to me, I size with Hornady or Imperial sizing wax.  After an application of either, I tumble with more mineral spirits to get the wax off.  Half an hour will do.

How much?

Jeff,   I was there yesterday, he has lots of boxes of Sierra, Hornday, etc.  He also has pulldown 180 hornady lead nosed sps and the short 150 gr. Hornady SSTs for the 300 savage.   In the big bin in the middle there were some more .30 pulldowns but I didn't note what they were.  The 2400 is all gone.

If you load 4 to 4.5 grs. 231 under a 158 RN lead or jacketed in .38 cases, you will have a fun time.  This approximates the old 'mid range' load.  If will be fun for practice and cheap to produce.   For stouter loads in .38 cases, you can load Unique starting with the minimum load +P in your manual and working up until you get the most accurate load.   If you get .357 brass, you can hot rod jacketed bullets over 296/H110 and 2400.  A 125 gr. JHP loaded to the max in a rifle makes an awesome 100 yard varmint load.  A 158 or 180 gr JHP or JSP loaded hot makes an awesome 100 yard deer load.

Can't recall.   Give Butch a call at 835 3407

In stock at A-H at decent price.   they do not ship.

Perhaps without knowing it, they just patted you on the back for dumping their failed marketing experiment.