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I did try remington no. 5-1/2 small pistol magnum primers and Remington no. 6-1/2 small rifle primers to see if they may reduce the ill affects of powder position. Please understand, my testing has been with the two extremes, powder forward against the bullet and powder to the rear against the...

Try Magnum Primers We haven't discussed trying small pistol magnum primers. They may help reduce the powder position problem. I plan to try some small pistol magnum primers and possibly some small rifle primers, just to see how they affect the powder position problem. I will get back here...

Walkalong, The number of times where groups were better with the powder forward against the bullet have been rare indeed for me. Most of the better groups have been with the powder to the rear against the primer. There can be a surprise with another powder position. I found with many of my...

Walkalong, You stated, "With slightly compressed poly filled loads I was expecting awesome powder forward numbers, but they were not much better than with out filler. Hmmm." I admit this statement confusses me. To Me powder forward means the powder is at the base of the bullet, therefore...

Today I tried Unique, AA 5 and AA 7. I used Winchester SPP with the AA powder and Rem. 1-1/2 with the Unique. 7.0 gr. of AA 5 produced a 3/4" group with powder forward and .40" group with powder to the rear. Powder forward average velocity was 861.0 fps, ES 88.6 fps. Powder to the rear...

The Winchester brass I am using was purchased new and has been fired only in the Security Six. I have 158 grain Rainier HP bullets and a couple of loads that shoot really well. The heavier bullet is more forgiving when it comes to powders and produces a better pressure curve. I also have...

rsrocket1, I did try some Trail Boss in one of my 357 magnums but at this moment I don't remember what bullet I was using. Seems to me I wasn't happy with the load. I do plan to try the Trail Boss with this 125 grain Rainier HP. It may work, but I am not sure what the high end for velocity...

Test Results Are In 357 Magnum – Powder Position Firing Test Finally the weather has been good and personal business out of the way. The test gun is a Ruger Security Six, scoped, with a 6” barrel and a barrel cylinder gap of .007” to .008”. All firing was hand held off a pistol rest on a...

Loading Powder Position Test Loads I now have the Accurate No. 2 and Clays powder in addition to the 700X, 231 and Titegroup that I have been using with the 125 grain Rainier HP bullet fired in my Ruger Security Six, 6" barrel. The barrel cylinder gap is more than desirable, .007" and that...

I Hope I Am Not Wrong I assume the Clays powder that has been referred to is "Hodgdon Clays". There are two other Hodgdon Clays, Universal Clays and International Clays. I plan to test with Hodgdon Clays and Accurate No. 2, Powders I do not have in my inventory yet.

When I tested the previous loads I tried 700X, Titegroup and Win. 231. I found all the loads to be very clean. No scorching of the brass. Actually that is why I went with the faster powders behind a 125 grain plated bullet. One problem with plated bullets and slower powders is the fact a...

Today I tested Rainier 125 gr. HP bullets and some Raineir 158 gr. HP bullets. I was feeling good that I have my cronograph running again after years of fighting with all sort of problems including muzzle blast or shock wave causing readings out of the norm. Even shooters next to me were...

Thanks for the helpful suggestions. 701, I have the Lee Loading Manual and the listing for a 125 grain plated bullet contains only Accurate powders. Skinnedknuckles, I did check out the Hodgdon site and found the listing you refer to. That does help. Thanks also to Steve C and...

I have a quantity of 125 grain Rainier plated HP bullets that I want to load in my 357 magnum Ruger Security Six. I have already loaded the 158 grain Rainier HP for this revolver with great accuracy using 700X, Win. 231 and AA 5. I would like to stick with the three powders above but Accurate...

My Ruger 357 magnum Black Hawk stainless steel is a piece of junk. When I first received it, it had several problems. The chambers didn’t line up with the bore well causing shaving and splatter from the bullets when fired. One chamber had an enlargement causing difficult extraction. The grooves...

Today, Tue. May 4th, I conducted an extended firing test with my Dan Wesson Pointman 9, 9mm. I fired 115 gr. FMJ, 130 gr. FMJ RN, 147 gr. JHP, 124 gr conical flat point Plated bullet and 158 gr. plated HP bullets. All were fired using 38 Super Magazines. Wilson and the No Name from Rock...

DRYHUMOR, As you have found, the 38 Super magazines with a quicker release appear to feed the 9mm cartridges more smoothly into the chamber than the later release 9mm magazines do. At least that is what we see with a slow hand operation of the slide. I hope to put the 38 Super magazines to...

Oro, As you have suggested with the Colt magazines, quicker release of the cartridge can aid a better feed cycle. Jim also indicate the same without putting it in words when he said he found some 38 Super magazines worked better. I found the 38 Super magazines to work better. The reason...

Jim, Thanks for looking at a couple of your magazines Before I give up completely, I will ask one more time for opinions and or answers to my unanswered question. If I have the perfect magazine for the ammunition I am using, where would the bullet nose be in regard to the barrel ramp...

Jim, Considering your comment about the intergal ramped barrel, I am even more convinced a magazine that releases the cartridge just before the bullet nose contacts the ramp is necessary. Also, if there are 9mm magazines available in the Colt Hybrid model that is supposed to feed the...