Recent content by CosmicCoder

Absolutely! I own a 4" 686-6 Plus and it's an great revolver. It's my woods gun of choice. If the gun is in good shape, you're getting a steal. Imo the 4" model is the best balanced of all the 686's.

Another "no".

You are correct txwingnut. CFE is supposed to help remove/eliminate copper fouling and not lead fouling. But for me at least that would probably a hard claim to verify since I've never noticed any copper fouling in my handguns. -- CC

I don't know if I buy the "Eraser" moniker but there was no noticable leading from each 10-shot string for each bullet. However as usual I did shoot the jacketed XTP's as the last chronograph strings in each load test so that would have helped clean the bores of any lead. I haven't shot a lot...

I started with the info from Hodgdon's online website http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/ and worked up the loads shown in my previous post. As KansasSasquatch stated about the only place you can find published CFE Pistol powder loads is on the Hodgdon website. If I were really serious about...

I just went through 10 months without being able to find my favorite .380 ACP and .45 ACP powder - Unique. In mid January I switched over to HP-38 since I was able to find that powder. Then starting in June I ran into problems finding HP-38 [or 231] so I decided to give CFE Pistol powder a try...

S&W 686+ 4". Great gun.

It's not so much the twist rate [1:10"] per se that is the problem [although it is very marginal for 100gr and up bullets] but rather the 20" barrel length which makes getting the MV required to get the spin rate necessary to stabilize the heavier and longer bullets. My experience with my...

I have a BLR in .270 Win with the pistol grip stock and blued finish and I love this rifle. The fit, finish and function of my BLR is excellent. If I had not already had a .243 Win bolt rifle I would have gotten my BLR in .243 Win. The .243 Win BLR at 6lb 8oz sans rings and scope is fairly...

I'd have to go with my .30-06 Sprg. It's my most consistent and versitile rifle and if I absolutely, positively had to make a shot it's the one I'd pick. My second choice would be my .243 Win.

Yeah, I agreee that the Sig P238 is a nice pistol but I decided against it versus the LCP on three criteria: 1. Cost - the P238 is twice the cost of the LCP 2. Weight - the P238 is 62% heavier than the LCP 3. Size - the P238 is 6.6% longer, 8% taller and 34% wider than the LCP

LCP was my choice Last month I decided to retire my IA PPK/S .380 from CCW duty and replace it with a smaller and lighter .380. There was nothing wrong with the PPK/S and it works great for IWB carry - but it is just too heavy and large for pocket carry. I don't own any 9mm pistols and since...

It's obturate not obdurate. ob·tu·rate[ob-tuh-reyt, -tyuh-] verb (used with object), ob·tu·rat·ed, ob·tu·rat·ing. 1. to stop up; close. 2. Ordnance - to close (a hole or cavity) so as to prevent a flow of gas through it, especially the escape of explosive gas from a gun tube during...

Depends a bit on the type of gun. For handguns (less muzzle blast) I set the chronograph at 12½ feet from the muzzle and for high power rifles (more muzzle blast) I set it up 15 feet from the muzzle. You want to be far enough away that you don't get interference from muzzle blast. You can...

I've had my ProChrono Digital for 2½ years and it has served me very well.