Recent content by BigBob3006

I've had excellent results with both accuracy and velocity with W-231. It also burns much cleaner than the old stand by powders.

Dave, All the manuals hold 36,000 CUP. This is due to the rifles manufactured in 1943 and later aren't heat treated correctly and some of the rifles brought home by returning Vets had a nasty habit of coming apart when fired with what should have been a normal pressure load. Because of the...

gamestalker, Turning the outside of case necks corrects an all to common problem of case necks varying in thickness which results in the bullet not being aligned with the bore. This often results in unexplained fliers. I've measured cases that the necks vary as much as .005". The worst...

viking, I've found W-231 to be a good .45 ACP powder. I've gotten good accuracy and velocities. It also burns much cleaner than the old stand by powders.

I had good results with accuracy and velocity with IMR4320 and the Sierra 175gr bullet. Kath, my wife used it for elk in Wyoming when we lived there. Didn't quite make the ideal antelope rifle, so I gave her my pre 64 Win M-70 FW. Before she took it and part of my scalp for good measure. Now our...

gamestalker, I have never heard of this technique before. The only thing I can think of that uses such a technique was a friend of mine who made custom knives, and he used it on a fully shaped blade to harden the steel without making it brittle. I don't know what I'm talking about here, butt...

gregj, It looks as if the slide is not coming back far enough to have the case strike the ejector. A very good fix for this is to replace the standard ejector with a ejector from a Colt Commander. This is the fix for a Colt Auto and I'll bet it will also work for your pistol.

badsugarterrors, I don't believe there is such a thing as a 160gr 9mm bullet. The heaviest bullet normally associated with the 9mm is the 147gr. I've checked all of my book and none of them show anything heavier than 147gr for any bullet, cast or jacket. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

If the feeling of friction against the walls of the primer pocket isn't felt, junk it. Hot gases in the face are not nice.

Bmac, Lets see if I've got this right. You shoot sub moa using H-4350 powder, but you're unhappy because a high end bullet doesn't do as well using H-414. Well just goes to show you how much of an individual your rifle may be. I've gotten pretty good accuracy with H-4350, but H-4831sc has...

gamestalker, I seriously doubt if the ammo had been loaded incorrectly by Winchester. With the lapsed time involved It is a pretty good bet that the ammo had been improperly stored. Ammo stored in a garage for a few years and subjected to cold winters and hot summers will result in a...

blarby, I've spent a lot of time and money on components researching the bullets I'll use. To use anything else at this stage of the game would be a waste of time and even more money. So I'll just buy what I know will do the job. I figure that will be cheaper in the long run. :)

gutterman, I've had dealings with Missouri Bullet company. All my dealings have been very pleasant. They offer their bullets in three different hardness. Not being interested in gas check bullets I didn't notice if they are offered or not. Check their website. :)

Missouri Bullet Co. is on the Internet and offer their bullets in three hardness and in your needed size as well. I hope that this is of some help. :)

Thumper, I have a slightly different method. I use a RCBS universal depriming die to get the primers out of the way. Then I clean the primer pockets and then clean the cases. I like to handle cases because it gives me a chance to inspect them for indications of problems. After the cleaning I...