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I'm about to... As the name implies, I have a 6" 357. I started shooting 38s with it and have a crap load of 38 brass. Now I shoot just 357 with it. So I'm in the market for a 38.

Lee Hand Press I have a Lee Hand Press instead of a benchmount. It is pretty convenient. I process about 100 rds at a time. I can do decapping, resizing, and expanding while sitting on the sofa watching TV. Gives me something to do during commercials. I do powder weighing and bullet seating at...

Materials + Labor?? Material cost, I save ALOT by reloading especially since I switched to cast bullets. Where the math gets fuzzy is if you take into account your time. If you see reloading as a hobby and you have some spare time, great. But if reloading is tedious work, then you are really...

recently made the switch... I switched to MBC 158g 357 for my 6" GP100 to save $$$. My load is 7 grains of SR4756 with WSP primer. Medium power. After 100 rounds no loss of accuracy observed. A little lead in the barrel that takes an extra 60 seconds to remove during cleaning. No biggy...

Hmmm... Disturbing and disappointing...

I found a few CCW classes on the web, but after reading some of the horror stories on THR about classes I thought I would ask for suggestions. I believe Kiffney's in Key Largo has a class now. Any good? Thanks in advance!

I did a quick internet search for definitions of brandish. Not too much luck. If I am holding a gun with muzzle pointed at the ground, am I brandishing? Does the defintion vary by state/county/city? If someone is stealing or vandalizing my property, why would it be unreasonable to assume...

How does locking a softside suitcase help? Ever heard of a box cutter?

Same thing almost happened to me. I dry fire regularly. I took my GP100 out of the safe, ejected the rounds as I always do (except for one this time). Didn't check the cylinder and didn't count. Carried it down stairs and happened to see a round was in the cylinder when viewed from the...

Hate to pile on, but +1 on handloading I bought my GP100 with the intentions of shooting 38s for cheap practice. I quickly found that even 38s are not cheap and ammo in general can be hard to find. I use the Lee Handpress, Perfect Powder Measure, and hand primer. I don't have a fancy...

I was going to be lazy, but it makes sense to give it a good cleaning before the next round of testing. Two things I forgot to mention: I had some copper streaks in the barrel. I heard that copper build up in the barrel can make leading a bit worse. I finally picked up some Hoppe's Copper...

So far so good. Only some minor leading. As some have suggested I loaded some up and tried out the MBC 158 Action! in my GP100 I loaded up 25 rds with 5.5 grains of SR4756 and 25 with 6 grains. The 5.5 grain load was way too low (mouse fart 38s). I thought I'd try the low end incase there...

Hmmm... walking around with $600+ cash strapped to my belt in plain view. No thanks...

Guess I wasn't clear in my original post. The cast bullets are .358. My chambers pass .357 SJHP with no effort. I tried pushing a few .358 bullets through the chamber with a pencil and and the bullets got stuck 1/2 way out. It seemed like a tap of a hammer on a wood dowel would push it through...

I had a feeling I would end up just giving it a try. If you ream out the cylinder to .358 for lead, how does it affect the use of .357 dia jacketed ammo? Would I be making a commitment to shooting lead from now on?

I got my shipment of 1000 MBC 357 Action (.358 diameter) bullets 18 BHN. Should I be worried that I can't push them through the chambers of my GP100? Is this normal? My Remington SJHP 357 (.357 diameter) slide through the cylinder pretty easily. I know cast bullets should typically be...

Actually SR4756 wasn't my first choice. They were out of 2400 when I was placing my order. I didn't read about the position sensitivity until after the purchase. Seemed to work okay with the 158 gr SJHP. Any issues using non-magnum primers with SR4756?

Lee Hand Press for $25! I started reloading about a year ago. Loaded about 1000 rounds of 38 and 357 so far. I have the Lee Hand Press. I have a big house but no basement. We use the garage for cars (go figure). So I do most of my reloading in the living room. After tumbling, I decap and...

Thanks for the input. Looks like Unique and 2400 are pretty popular. I'll probably pick up at least one of them next time I restock. Do they meter well with the Lee "Perfect" Powder Measure? Right now I am using 6.5 of SR4756 under Rem SJHP with a magnum primer. Works pretty well. Middle of...

I ordered some 158 grain SWC Action! Bullets from Missouri Bullets. I have some SR4756 and Winchester Small Pistol Primers I'd like to use. What is a good starting load for SR4756? The Hodgen website lists a max load of 6.5 with 158 gr MeisterCast LSWC but the primer is not really...