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    Were you tense shooting your first reload?

    Not all that nervous I Started reloading at the age of 11, under the dutiful and hawk-like supervision of a very good friend (whose absence is, to this day, sorely felt). Despite my youthful wish to "hotload" the ammo right off the bat, my mentor counseled restraint with the charge weight...
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    W231 for 45ACP

    MY experience with W231 has been pretty favourable. In my younger days, I left a powder measure half-full of it for a couple weeks, an it reacted with the plastic interior. I loaded up the powder anyway, and though it shot smokey, it shot where I pointed it. Beyond the "interior stippling job"...
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    Inconsistent burn using H4227 in 38/40

    Out of a rifle, H4227 makes as much sense for .38-40WCF as any slow-burning pistol powder. There's data available for .38-40, using Reloder-7, which burns even slower, and the loads appear to work fine. The first thing I'd advise is to increase the crimp on the projectile from what APPEARS to...
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    Use cases for short-barreled .308?

    I take it you're not a fan of the late Colonel Cooper.
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    what is your choice for most versatile powders on the market?

    Pistols & Shotguns: Unique, Herco, or AA#5, in that order. Rifles: Either of the 4895s, Varget, or 4064, in that order. +1what Wreck-N-Crew said about Unique.
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    Want to use less powder than minimum on my .357 mag

    I just think I'd try it with almost ANY other powder than Bullseye (and H110).
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    Anyone tried IMR 4166?

    FISHALASKA, do you mind my asking what you're using it in?? I'm trying to decide if it's worth trying in a Garand.
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    Need help on first reload

    The trend I'M seeing is tighter groups w/higher charge weight, but (and this is important) if you shot the lower charge weight rounds first, your marksmanship might have improved as you were "warming up" to shooting, and the tighter groups might be MORE related to that, than to the charge...
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    What Powders Do Have and Use In Which Cartridges?

    Promo: 7.62x25mm (eventually) .32 H&R, .38Spl, .357Mag, .44 Spl., .45A.C.P., .45 Colt (CAS), .30-30 WCF cast, .308 Win. cast, 8x57mm cast. .30-06 cast. Unique: 7.62x25mm (eventually) .32 H&R, 9x19mm, .38Spl, .357Mag, .44 Spl., .45A.C.P., .45 Colt (Gen. Purpose), .45-70 cast. AA#5...
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    When the crime reporter becomes the victim.

    +1 to what AVERAGEMAN said. I rate most reporters somewhere between ambulance chasers and pond scum.
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    A Round With 3,250 fps Muzzle Velocity, And Weighing 6,096 grains?

    LOL ROFL! NATMAN thinks he's ELMER KEITH! :neener:
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    Is Alliant Reloder 7 the same as AA #7?

    JOE'S, you did right to ask here, before attempting any reloading. Sitting down & reading a reloading manual (or 2) cover-to-cover would likely have brought to light that Rel-7 & AA#7 aren't interchangeable. It's somewhat LESS likely that all that reading would've clearly illustrated that a...
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    Great Varmint, Pest, Squirrel gun

    Too funny!!
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    .45-70 Govt

    For a "just shootin'" load, you might consider 25.0 - 28.0gr./Alliant 2400/405gr. cast. It should give you 1500 - 1600 f/s. If you use 2400 for anything else, you haven't added another gun powder to your larder in the process. There's also a load consisting of 10.0 - 12.0gr./Unique/350gr. cast...
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    New Here, getting into reloading

    The only cartridge I'M aware of that MIGHT be capable of 90 grains @ 3800 f/s is a wildcat called the .22 EargeSplittenLoudenBoomer. It was an invention of P.O. Ackley, if memory serves, derived from a .264 Winchester Magnum case. MY experience with reloading .223/5.56x45mm involves bullets in...
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    38 Spl Pet Powders?

    I'D go with Unique, too. Whenever I'm learning to reload a new (to me) pistol caliber, I generally start with Unique, because it works "okay" at lower pressures, and very well at higher pressures, and will get the maximum available performance (if that's what's desired) from cases with...
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    Australia

    In the land down under, an Iranian who was somewhat MORE than "half a bubble off of plumb" takes hostages in a candy store/cafe for about 16 hours. Now remember, THIS is the place where, after several mass-shootings, the private and personal ownership of firearms was effectively abolished. And...
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    Shining a Light on One Cause of Pistol Inconsistency

    Okay, now THAT is just plain, flat SCAREY! I might overlook the new gun owner not noticing that the caliber on the ammo box didn't match the caliber on the pistol, but where were the heads of the people behind the counter who are ostensibly paid to ASSIST new shooters? I'D be VERY DIFFICULT to...
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    Shining a Light on One Cause of Pistol Inconsistency

    A couple of questions: Did you shoot groups 1, 2, and 3, in that order? Was group #1 the first shooting you'd done that day? It looks like your ability to print tight groups improved as you shot more and more. Try shooting groups with the 3 ammo types in reverse order and see how the groups...
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    The Powder Shortage is *Killin'* me here!

    I guess I need to check my LGS (Everman, TX) and see what they have. I memory serves, they had all the fast-moving stuff, but it was considerably marked up. This outfit doesn't have a history of price-gouging, so I'll assume that it's to keep some of it on the shelf.
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