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    360 BuckHammer first loads...

    Well I am not even close to the first person who headed down this road, but ya really don't see much if anything mentioned about the handloaded portion of this caliber. So figured I would throw in my initial foray into getting started up. I first found a video on someone making them, then...
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    Making 45acp Cases from Starline 45 Win Mag

    Well it sounds like a similar project to me making up a really big batch of 360 BKHMR cases.
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    As a bullet caster, my dreaded time approaches!

    I'm with ya, just a necessary evil. I run two different alloys to cover most of my uses. The softer of the two is mainly for all things under 1100fps, so I don't use as much of it as the other which i have run up into the low 2000fps range, but mostly is used for around 1300'ish and my magnum...
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    Great range day for reloaded ammo.

    Well I have three, 15, 17, and the oldest at 22. The oldest has been more like a son to me than grandson. We have hauled him everywhere we went for years while his mom worked on weekends and such. He has been interested in all things outdoors They all hunt and the younger ones are trying to...
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    Light Load of Accurate No. 9?

    I load a lot of jacketed and cast using #9. As mentioned it works best at the medium to top end ranges for the data used. My 357 load uses 13.0grs under the MP 359-640 HP cast bullet. It shoots great from my GP-100's. It also works well with most 158gr jacketed or same and heavier cast...
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    Great range day for reloaded ammo.

    Oldest grandson and I did similar last weekend. We ran some handloads through my new Henry in 360 BKHMR to get velocities, then we ran some more through the Freedom Arms 454, and finally some through a Rem Model 81 in 300 Savage. I have to say the last one was probably the most fun. The rifle...
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    Unusual concept

    I have used the Speer plastic bullets a number of times through the years for piddling around and also for ridding my attic of pest. They work amazingly well for either. I cannot say that my pop followed this formula, but I can say we shot wax bullets when I was very young across our den and...
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    Let’s see an odd item that you use in your reloading process.

    Can't say they are odd, but I keep several small finishing nails around my presses to punch out polishing media from flash holes when needed. Also have a few squares of grey and red Scotch Brite and 0000 steel wool cut in various sizes to polish up a case neck or clean a die. Along with wooden...
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    I’ve got 99 cases…

    I load for enough calibers and such that I usually end up with something being out of whack. Sometimes I find a split case or have one split during the sizing or seating process. Sometimes I just squash a case when seating. Stuff happens. I have come to the realization that an odd number of...
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    How Cheap Can It Be?

    When I was loading LOTS of rounds, at least for me, back in the 80's and 90's I amortized my cost over buying factory rounds. I was loading on a Wells single stage, throwing powder with the Wells powder measure, using Rem, and Win bulk bullets, 296, Win WLP' s, and loading for 357s, 41 and...
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    Bullet seating depth question

    Well I am not even in the same ball park as some of the shooters here, but I'm at least in the same zip code as most. The majority of my load development has been with factory rifles. Of those I seem to have gained some repetition amongst folks I've hunted and shot with through the years as...
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    Lyman primer flip tray help.

    I had an issue with one several years ago that the lid did fit pretty tight on. I just took a half round file and made a small indention on one edge of the lid to get my finger nail under and problem solved. It is easier to hold the bottom and raise the lid. I also have the issue of the middle...
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    Powder recommendations

    Well for most of my rifles I have 3-5 different bullet weights depending on just what I have in mind of hunting or shooting. When I got into the 223 game I decided I only wanted maybe three bullet types and only a couple of the best weights for the 1-8 twist barrel I have. Of course I couldn't...
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    HS6 Data Differences in 357 Magnum

    I guess I am in with the others on the question of just what Hodgdon used, and would call them to verify. I load mostly cast for all of my handguns and most are of the magnum variety from 357 thru 454. I routinely load into the higher pressure areas with an alloy that runs around an 11 BHN on...
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    Vibe motor for powder measure - powder settling

    I don't use much flake powder with my loads. I do however load several calibers to which the powder will come right up to the lip of the cases. I really don't like to try and seat the bullets like that so I use my electric engraver dialed down to just touch the side of the case to. It usually...
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    Another interesting S&W a 58-1 .41 Mag

    I've never had a S&W in 41, but I'm warning you now, the 41 is very addictive. I have had one since around 87 in a Ruger either the BH or RH. Still have the RH and it has never let me down. Loading for it is no more difficult than any other straight walled caliber. Pick a good 200 or 210gr...
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    O.K., reloaders, here's a couple questions I have been studying on for a while...

    You are correct about seating depth and bearing surface, especially for a full DE wadcutter. This is especially true when using jacketed bullets. It can also apply to some of the WFN or LFN designs that came out in the late 70's early 80's driven by the magnum handgun development. The cast...
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    10mm 180gr xtp load question

    There are a few more powders available (so to speak) nowadays versus when I started loading my 10mm. I found that AA-9 worked well for me and my criteria for accuracy and velocity. I have seen others pushing the envelope on loads through the years but I really never found the need. I admit my...
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    Mananaging your cast stores...

    I have several that I keep a handy stock of, others are cast as needed. My routine usually is to set up for several calibers and do a pan full of each. Afterwards they get sorted for blems and the good stock is boxed or bagged up for later. They usually get to sit for 2-3 weeks minimum before...
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    AGS Annealer review and automation

    Well all I can say is ya dun good on that one... There are things I can pull off in my little shop with the sticks and spoons I usually work with but having access to REAL tools is a big option I really don't have. Time being what it is though I can sit and crank out a hundred or two in the...
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