Recent content by MAXM

In my experience, larger diameter bullets improve accuracy in many 9 mm semiauto pistols, especially if european-made. .3565 - .357" plated bullets are often much better than .355 - .356" ones.

I’d like to know if someone measured the speed of CCI Shotshell .45 ACP Ammo, and if there are some expedients necessary to avoid damages to the chronograph. Thanks in advance!

I will use HS-6 as an example because it was very glaring to me. Hodgdon dropped the max charge by a lot and many claim they did so because the testing methods are better. What got me was they were claiming the velocities are the same with the new loads too. (or even higher) I checked the data...

joed, many times powders aren't reformulated, but simply there are wide differences from lot to lot, much more in not-canister powder lots reserved to professionals reloaders but that in some way catch up with the "retail" market.

You are correct, it's best to have several different sources of load data to compare when working up a new load. I find that helpful. Il tuo inglese è molto buono, non ti preoccupare. (Your English is very good, do not worry.) Thanks ArchAngelCD, your Italian is very good too.

I've found, too, some recent powder lots way off of expected burning rate and loading data.

I've seen some recent official pistol loading data those max loads barely cycle the slide... and others very very (sometimes, even too much!) hot. Some data are only calculated with some internal ballistic program, not tested in pressure guns as they should. One must get old and new loading...

Thanks d'Artagnan! :)

Hello :) Gamestalker and ArchAngelCD, I'm only curious about the age of my primers. I'm sure d'Artagnan knows the answer to my question, and I hope that he will read this thread. I live in Liguria. Bests, Maxm

I'd like to know the manufacturing date of some lots of large pistol primers: - Gx666 (Federal Champion) - FBL328G294 (Winchester, white box with orange/red stripes) - DKL820G (Winchester, blue box) - TAL235G (Winchester, blue box). Thanks a lot! Maxm

Thanks! So, i could suppose that my DuPont-marked metal can was made in 1975 or before?

Hello :), I have an old 700-X powder 8 oz. metal can labeled Du Pont, identical to the not-so-old IMR-labeled metal cans. Someone knows when the can label was changed from DuPont to IMR, please? Thanks in advance, Maxm

I found some old Winchester WLP primers, the nickeled ones in the white box with orange/red bands. Lot is FBL328G294. I'd like to know their manufacturing date, someone can help me by deciphering the lot code, please? I sent an e-mail to Winchester without reply. TIA, Maxm

You can go to the Italian site http://www.gualandi.it, then click on "Tabelle".

I asked for the free Rifle magazine offer trough Ramshot, and got it.