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My local small town newspaper did what I consider a fine article on the Metallic Cartridge Reloading Course I teach in the Winter. Can't ask for more than that. Don

Went to my favourite LGS yesterday. They generally have reloading supplies and components that they pick up from gun shops that have gone out of business, and mark them down at a good price. So, there's this cannister of Winchester 450 LS there. Never heard of it, but the label is marked...

Hadn't bought a gun in a while and since I'm a revolver guy, thought I would go over to the dark side.;) What you're looking at started out life as a Colt National Match made in 1965. It's original owner then sent it off to Roddy Toyota, one of the top gunsmiths in the country when it comes...

Guys, I am having a Kart Xact NM barrel installed on my Series 70 Gold Cup. What I would like to pick your brains for is this. I want somewhat mild loads such as are used in Bullseye competition, although I won't be using it for such. I will be using a 200gr H&G 68 clone at an OAL of 1.250" and...

I'm a revolver guy. Live and breath older (50's, 60's, and 70's) Smith & Wessons. However, I have an old Series 70 Gold Cup that I bought used about 25 years ago. Recently I got it out and put a few rounds thru it, only to find that the extractor was toast. So, since I am not the kind of...

...spent primers. Took 40# of spent primers and worn out brass to the scrap yard this week. At $1.50 per pound, I netted $60. Of course, I promptly spent $40 on scrap lead. :) Don

Almost all the casting I do now days involves .38 and .45 caliber hollowpoints. I think I pretty much have it down, but the proof is if they expand and expand without fracturing. To insure this, I use a high tin, low antimony alloy. Check these out at from left to right: 224gr MP 454-423...

My latest mold made by Mihec in Slovenia arrived this week, and it is something really different. Instead of being a hollowpoint SWC, it's a hollow base wadcutter. Once I figured out how much tin I needed in the alloy, it started filling out much better and was producing top quality...

Guys, About 2 months ago, I discovered that I had a problem with my hammer nose bushing being recessed to the point that upon firing, the primers would back out into the recess in front of the hammer nose bushing, and impede cylinder rotation. On the advice of several guys, I sent my S&W...

Hit the jackpot today at my local gun club's swap meet. I got 3 boxes of Albert's 146gr Hydra-Shok wadcutters and 1 box of Albert's 148gr DE wadcutters for $80. That's 2,000 bullets at $.04 each. Got them from a relative of one of the 2 guys who designed the Hydra-Shok. Oh, and the same guy sold...

First time I've run across it. $.80 a pound at the local scrap yard. Got 17# of it. Don't get any better than this. Don

My newest mold from MP Molds in Slovenia arrived this week. I guess it's my Christmas present to myself. So, today I fired up the casting pot and went thru 9# of my alloy in no time. This mold casts easier than any of my previous MP molds. All I have to do is slide the Cramer hollowpoint...

Treated myself to another one of Miha's custom molds. Took about 2 weeks to arrive from Slovenia, but as with all his brass molds, well worth the wait. This particular one is a Cramer hollowpoint version of Elmer Keith's 2nd mold (Lyman 452423) he designed more than 85 years ago. While I...

Okay, so I teach a NRA Metallic Cartridge Reloading Course, and I want to put up a flyer at the hospital that I work at advertising it. HR (which is responsible for the employee bulletin board) doesn't like it and has asked me to "tone it down". Sure doesn't look outlandish to me, but...

Will soon be joining it's 6 inch brother. Don

Guys, After casting for about 35 years using the Lee Drip-O-Matic, I bought a new Lyman Mag 25 digital furnace that Midway had on clearance for $192. So, with the Lee I got used to the crude temperature settings, I now can set the Lyman to a specific temperature setting. So, my question is...

I have been stopping by a country gunshop that picks up reloading components and equipment at auctions and estate sales. Been picking up some old but unopened powders of types that I have zero experience with and would never buy, but at $12.50 per pound, it is tough to pass up. Latest...

Guys, Does anybody have an example of a cartridge case showing signs of an incipient case head separation they can send me? I will soon be teaching Metallic Cartridge Reloading courses, and would like to have a prime example to show my students. Seeing it first hand is much better than...

With 35+ years of reloading experience and rapidly approaching retirement, I want to pass on my knowledge to the next generation. Should be fun. Don

Another 60+ degree day in upstate NY. Was able to smelt 16# of high Sb lead, 20# of Isotope lead, and 30# of pure lead. Life is good! Don