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    Differences between target, light, medim duty and magnum

    I see in my S&W manual target and mid-range load. Then, in 2022 Hodgdon manual i see, target, light duty, medium duty and magnum. What is the difference berween those denominations? Could you tell what is the dirrences? Thank you.
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    Retail Powder Prices (Ouch)

    Imagine of you lived in Canada! 😱
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    44 magnum, coal and finding lands.

    You are 100% right!
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    44 magnum, coal and finding lands.

    I was wondering if finding the lands in a lever gun would be: 1- Useful 2- Possible. In various reloading manuals, there's a myriad of coal. Lyman, for example, show longer coal for lead bullets. Would it worth the effort to try different coal, keeping in mind that bullets longer than 1.610"...
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    Promising load for 44 magum Big Boy riffle.

    IMR 4227/XTP seem to be a winning combo. With a 20" barrel, i did not find any unburned kernel and no soot on my cases. Enforcer/Winchester seem also promising. N110 will also be tweaked. It is true that this powder burn clean. For what i read, single base powder seems to be less harsh on...
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    Promising load for 44 magum Big Boy riffle.

    I finally succeeded in sighting my semi buckhorn sight on my Henry Big Boy. I still need to tweak it a bit more. Anyway, target st 30 yards for testing those 4 loads; 1-W 244 7.3 g with 200 g lead rnfp 2- Enforcer 20g Winchester hp and XTP 240g 3-N110 20.4g Winchester hp and XTP 240g 4- IMR...
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    629 and Wolf spring kits.

    The original one. I was just asking if there any benefits factory over Wolf
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    629 and Wolf spring kits.

    Since i live in Chinada and finding a good armorer is rarae in my neck of the wood, i would like to replace my 44 magnum 629. I'm shooting during all four seasons. I am more concerned during winter when temperature are mostly 5 to -22. Is the power ribs and rebound springs. Due to the...
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    Bigboy 44 magnum semi buckhorn sight

    I need advice about using this type of sight. First, i set the rifle in a shooting rest. Second, i use a green laser bore sight to align the muzzle right in the middle of the bulleye. Then, the front sight gold dot is about 3 inches under the bull eye. I've shot live rounds and they hit 1"...
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    6.5 Creedmoor cartridge not fitting in gauge

    Same here. Some cartridges looks like they were picked from the range.
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    6.5 Creedmoor cartridge not fitting in gauge

    I had received news from Federal. I have bought 5 box of 20 rounds from the same lot. I've dropped all 80 cartidges in my Hornady gauge, which has been cleaned, and 17 catridges do not fit in. Since i live in Canada, i cannot ship all 4 boxes to the US in order Federal to examine those ammo...
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    6.5 Creedmoor cartridge not fitting in gauge

    A previous batch had the same problem 7 round on 20 where sitting outside the gauge. The Hornady hauge seem a little tighter than the Lyman gauge.
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    6.5 Creedmoor cartridge not fitting in gauge

    Yas. I do reload. I also see a smal notch.in the neck where the bullet is seated
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    6.5 Creedmoor cartridge not fitting in gauge

    All 19 caryridges fit easylly inside my gun. The one sticking out of my gauges caused problem when closing the bolt and extracting. For the rest, everythings went smoothly.
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    6.5 Creedmoor cartridge not fitting in gauge

    I should clean both gauges as i clean my riffle?
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    6.5 Creedmoor cartridge not fitting in gauge

    Hi folks, I've bought a box of 20 Federal 6.5 Creedmoor 140 grains ammo from a gun store in Canada. Since i reload, i have tried every brand new cartridges in both my Lyman and Hornady gauges. On 20 of them, 5 does not fit in both gauges. Some fits in the gauge, but stick when the gauge is...
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    .010 shorter

    I've consulted 3 sources: Hodgdon reloading manual 2020, Hodgdon website and Lee book 2019 revised.
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    .010 shorter

    What about pressure? For this load, 7 grains of W244, will be max 16 600 psi for 200 lead round nose. But, since the oal is shorter, as per other user had written here, pressure will be negligible?
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    .010 shorter

    Thank you all for your answers. The crimp is on the crimping groove.
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