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I have a Taurus Mod# 445 .44 Spl. revolver that had a very tight cylinder/barrel gap, so tight I could not get a .001" feeler gauge in the gap. Thie caused a problem when shooting lead bullets, as the build up on the face of the cylinder caused it to jam up. It was imperative that I use a bronze...

Confederate, there is no magic bullet. The 125, while a great round, is not the hammer of Thor. I used to have 125's stoked in my .357 until I started working with inmates. So true! There is a lot of hype about the 125 gr bullet and its "amazing" one shot stop. But when one looks at the...

The Midway February sale flyer #272 shows a Frankford Arsenal DS-750 digital scale with a 750 grain capacity @ 1/10 grain accuracy. Sale priced at $19.99 (Reg $36.99) Measures in grains, grams, carats, or ounces. Comes with powder pan, calibration weight, and carry pouch. KBintheSLC asked for...

The Midway February sale flyer #272 shows a Frankford Arsenal DS-750 digital scale with a 750 grain capacity @ 1/10 grain accuracy. Sale priced at $19.99 (Reg $36.99) Measures in grains, grams, carats, or ounces. Comes with powder pan, calibration weight, and carry pouch. KBintheSLC asked for...

Okay, let a grumpy ol' f**t reminisice ... Years ago, the late Skeeter Skelton wrote a column about "Cow Killer Loads." Seems that he used some kind of powder -- Unique or 2400 probably -- in a powder measure with a plastic hopper. He left the powder in there for some time, shot up all his .44...

Blank loads While I have not tried loading .223 blanks, I have done this with great results. I was given a pretty good quantity of .223 blanks which I had no desire to try to shoot in my AR-15. Instead, I opened up the crimp and salvaged the powder, as I wanted to make some revolver blanks...

.38 Spl. powder Yes, I knew full well that I would get some flak with the loads using SR4756, as there has been more than a little speculation over the chacteristics over this old, and time proven powder. Before I launch into any defense of this, or any other powder, let me set something...

Powders for .38 Spl. First off, welcome to the post. Now I'm going to give you some information that will vary from that already stated. I think your Taurus is a 605, not a 650, as I have one too, and load it extensively for .38 Spl. both for practice, and more serious endeavors. There is one...

45ACP is a real joy to load! Not particular about powder or bullet weights. Very easy to load. Most fast to meduim burn rates work fine, and anything from 185 grain to 230 is a snap. I've never trimmed a case~~~never found a need to. Pay very little attention to case age (as long as they pass...

There is some mighty good information here, and I won't go over it again, except for these observations. Find a buddy to take with you to the range, and if the P-90 is acting up for you, have your buddy shoot it to see what it does for him/her. I say this because you mention the "canting"...

I have two Taurus revolvers, one model 605, and a model 445. I purchased them together, and both had extremely tight cylinder/barrel gaps, the 445 the tightest. I could not get the smallest feeler gauge I had (0.001") in the gap, and after about two cylinder full of lead bullets, the cylinder...

I've had a blued version of this revolver for a number of years. I have a Leupold scope with a Weaver mount on it, and have shot it on 100 yard ranges with handloads with very good results. I have put on Hogue grips to get rid of that squared off trigger guard that used to beat the heck out of...

,,,,, my first ten rounds are getting in the chamber. I am not firing these, just running them through by hand. Just thought of another possibility. I wonder if he is letting the bolt slam shut, or is he "riding the charging handle" back with the bolt carrier? If so, he may be robbing the...

msb45 check my post above about the model 445 .44 Spl. My 605 also has a very tight cylinder barrel gap, but has not caused a problem yet. I requested that Taurus open the gap a bit on my 445, which they did, and that stopped the cylinder jamming. That may be all your 605 needs. Taurus had my...

By his own admission, he indicates that when he moved his die down, he reduced his dimensions just above the head. That indicates to me that they are not sized enough. By using a small base die, he CANNOT size any more than this, and would eliminate insufficient sizing as a source of his...

If he's only loading plinking or practice rounds for his AR, he would be well served with a Small Base resizing die, like the RCBS. This full length sizes the cases and eliminates any possibility of cases not sized properly. If the gauge said they are too long, there ain't a lot you could do...

I agree with EVAN PRICE. Buy a rifle first. I load 55 grainers with H-322, and it cost about 0.16/round. At 1000 rounds, that's a cool $160.00 for something I can only sit and look at. Why? I'd rather buy Playboy if I only wanted to look!

Several points here. First of all, your chambering problem is caused from the cases not being sized properly. As jenrob pointed out, you may want to use a small base resizing die. This would eliminate the problem, and would negate the need for any case length gauge. I use the RCBS Small Base Die...

I thought that is what it meant. I've never done that to my Garand or M1A, and have never had a problem with either, but then I don't shoot them a lot. I read in here somewhere, that a good sub for CLP is Liquid Wrench L4. Have either of you used that? BTW, thanks for the quick comeback!

According to Hornady Fifth Edition Handbook of Cartridge Reloading Vol. 1, the .223 Remington cartridge case and the 5.56mm NATO cartridge case share identical outside dimensions. The only differences I have found is that the military brass has somewhat thicker case walls, thus for the same...