Recent content by Sturmcrow

One of my 454 Casull cases measures at 1.4". I presume that means you could use a 460 or 500 S&W carbine for some seriously over the top deer medicine. IMO, this would be an interesting law because we might start seeing a few mass-produced carbines in those calibers. Of course, that would...

I got mine for Christmas '10 and only just shot over it a few months ago. I had read so many posts about how finicky it was, and had a buddy that seemed to have no end of troubles with his, that I kept getting cold feet about getting it out. I'm pretty sure that my buddy just did not know...

I was actually wondering about the primer pocket swager with the hand press myself. General consensus from a quick google search is that it would work, but that you would need arms like Popeye and would get old fast. It does require a lot of force even with a bench mounted press. The bad news...

With regards to the RCBS primer pocket swager on the LCT, you will have to remove the whole plastic clamp on top of the press ram, not just the indexing rod to use it (because of the sleeve that goes over the ram to remove the swaged brass). It only takes a minute, plus whatever time I need to...

I love the irony of suggesting that a 45 year old gun will "just not hold up." Maybe that was a reasonable thing to suggest in 1965, but it would seem that time has disproved yet another rumor.

Sorry zxcvbob, I meant 1000-1200 in a handgun. I will be shooting them out of a carbine to start with, but most all of the reloading data I can find appears to be based on hanguns, so I am using that as my baseline. Even that might be a bit less than I really want. I'm getting almost 900...

Randy, I want to be able to load 44mag-energy loads in 454. Around 1000-1200 ft-lbs or so. I'd also rather use a powder that gives decent performance with literally light loads, so I get more per pound. These would be lead practice rounds mostly, to get proficiency with the weapons, so saving...

I recently picked up a 454 Casull lever action carbine. I plan to pair it with a Super Redhawk soon. I already reload for 10mm Auto, 9mm Luger, and a few rifle cartridges. I am looking for a powder or two that will give max loads in the 454, but download to 44 Mag type loads too. Being able...

It's not a big deal, but would like to point out that in revolvers the barrel length is measured without including the cylinder length, so there really is 2.5" in front of the bullet in the Alaskan, not just 3/4". In autoloaders, the barrel is measured breech to muzzle. Edit: And to avoid...

The story of Harold Fish is enough for me. He was convicted for 2nd degree murder despite his testimony that it was self defense and evidence that the victim had a history of mental illness. The prosecutor stressed the fact that Mr. Fish was carrying a 10mm Auto loaded with hollowpoints and...

Waywatcher's example is one of the greatest parts of reloading. For about the cheapest price that you can find bulk .223 or 5.56 ammo, he can load up super-accurate rounds using the best bullets available.

Just to add to your consideration, there is a kit available at a reasonable price to convert a 3 hole press to a 4 hole press, but not to go the other way. Many of the cartridges I load would benefit from having just 3 holes, primarily to avoid the annoyance of double pulling to skip the hole...

So you do not subscribe to the idea that using handloads will potentially contribute to a shyster attorney someday convincing a hand-picked jury that you went out of your way to make your gun even more deadly? Myself, I think we have enough odds against us already in the event that we need to...

I try very hard to avoid sarcasm on the WWW, mostly because it rarely translates through text as well as it does through voice. That said, I feel that this may be the most sarcasm-deserving thread that I have read in awhile. Between the 357 and 44mag designed for rifles and the "don't believe...

I managed to find a fired case. The neck diameter was 0.276", compared to 0.271" in my resized and loaded cases. Based on the 37% neck thickness quoted earlier, does that mean that resizing from 308 cases will be give me the results I want? I am unclear if I should aim to have my final...