Shot a bunch:
Model 586 4 inch, 100 rounds 358429 178 gr. 12/2400
Model 13-3 4 inch, 50 rounds various loads (new to me gun)
Model 19-4 6 inch, 50 rounds various, alo new gun to me.
Model 29-3 4 inch, 100 rounds mostly 44 spl velocities and 25 rounds of 1993 vintage 240 HP RP jacketed over 23/296.

Have all been cleaned and put away and I'm soaking my throat in Irish whisky to celebrate. Knee deep in empties..Yeah!

Besides some 22's, shot two vintage 32SWL revolvers, and a pre-model 10 NYPD 38, along with a J frame - lots of fun - the I frame 32 target pistol has basically zero recoil and is a tack driver - not bad for something about 85 years young!

Had some 44 Spl & 44 Mag cases ready to go so decided to try some of the Berry's 240 CPL-FP. put together 4 loads to try...
For the 44 Spl I used 6.5 Herco and 6.7 Unique
For the Mag I used 11.2 Herco and 10.6 Unique

I could only get a light crimp since they don't have a cannelure so I'm skeptical if I'll be using these again for 44. Will see how they chronograph when the weather warms a bit.

Yeah, I talked to my mom last night. She lives in Yuma and says it is almost unbearable there. 45*F at night and only 60*F something in the daytime!

Wowsers! Cold!

Yeah the low desert is warm isn't it.... up a little in elevation (like where I live) it has been in the low teens and 20's at night and mid to high 30's during the day. At least it's not Flagstaff !
But hey - I know I have no excuse - it's still sunny out and the roads are dry.

People look at you crazy when you tell them it gets cold and snowy in Arizona!

We went through Flagstaff one summer. Stayed in a campground by a lake, St. Mary's I think, and the operator of the campground said that where our tent was, during December, there had been 3 feet of snow!

I remember the animal sign all around there too. Elk, deer. Lots of droppings, rubs and such. Pretty cool too!

I need to get back out to see my mom. Been a few years and neither one of us is getting any younger!

Howdy,
I am freed up and the kitchen is tied up so I am loading a dose of these today before I start cooking for Christmas..
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These are special out of my 25-2.
Thanks
Mike

Mike, How far out are those accurate to?

Looks interesting!

Hi Skip,
I have been working with the 25-2 to see if I could get as good as groups out of it, as say a 6" 586 or K-38.
Out of almost two dozen loads I have two that shoot pretty good.
This is one of them. This load shot a .75 five shot group at 25 yards.
I normally test with ten shot groups but only had five of these loaded.
I'm loading more today to test and be sure it was not a fluke.

The other best load is a 185 grain swaged bullet that put ten into a little less that t picture.1 3/4".
You can see the specific load data in the 1961-1980 revolver section.
Model 25-2 accuracy?.
I need to shoot some at fifty yards too. It is a mild load.
Thanks
Mike

Hi Folks,
I got out and tested this load today. It did not hold up to a ten shot group, throwing seven into a inch but three fliers opened thing up to 2 1/2" .....Just OK.
Plus, they don't hold up at 50 yards.
Sorry.
Mike

I loaded up some Rim Rock 158 gr. LSWC-WN(357 loads) in front of 6.0 gr of Unique. The accuracy of this load impresses me(although not as impressive as the post above me) . Probably going shooting when it warms up in a couple days, assuming there is not too much snow to get to my winter shooting range.

No range time on this eve. But instead loaded 42 grains of IMR 3031 and Moyers hard cast 405s sparked by Federal LR primers. Getting ready for the coming new BFR 7.5" and my great shooting Encore rifle.


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45ACP on a 550B using 185 LSWC from PD and 4.0gr of Bullseye
.38 spcl on 650B using 148gr HBWC from PD and 2.6 gr of Titegroup

Guy-

124 gr Berry's Plated 9 mm HP over 3.8 gr of Titegroup.

New-to-me Remington primers are the ticket to solve the smearing problem I used to have with CCI. I'm guessing the problem was due to the mixed range brass, dirty charge holes and hard primers

Loaded some 45LC RNFP over win231.


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I loaded some smoke poles! Took the wife, her pink accented Endeavor topped with a Nikon Omega scope, my Encore with the same glass and a full can of Blackhorn 209, some Hornady black sabots, Hornady .452" 250gr FTX bullets, some of my cast .452" boolits, and headed to the range.

I also did some "comparison" testing with Hornady green sabots and lead bullets just to see how the two compared.

Had a super hard time getting my gun to shoot well, hers came right into line.

Ran out of powder so now, I need to get another can of that stuff. One thing I could do that surprised me, run a second shot right down the full length of the barrel. Can't do that with the Triple 7 pellet loads I had shot to sight it in with open sights!

More to come!

I spent most of the morning at the range shooting an old 1911 .45 Government model, an old original 1911 version, US marked with 5 digit SN. Beauty of an older gun, fairly accurate too for its age. I wanted to get in one more day of working with this fine old pistol before the end of the year, seeing as how it's the 100th anniversary of the adoption of this pistol as the Army's sidearm. Fun day. Shot most of a .50 caliber can of ammo. Now I need to do some reloading.

Shot the "new" 14-3

Also shot the 25-15, 617 & 625JM all with their new Burris FastFire2red dot sights.

Loaded 100 rnds of .38 snubby practice loads--158LSWCHP over 2.7 grs Trailboss.
Also working up a standard pressure defense load for my alloy framed Colt snubbies--looking for around 750 fps with the 158gr LSWCHP (Speer)....trying 4.2.gr Unique and 4.5 gr Unique....down from 4.7 gr that is my standard defense load.Unique load data is all over the map so it takes some tweaking. Planning to shoot and chronograph them on Saturday.

took my soon to be brother in law to the range to show him how his fiancee's brother shoots.. shot my 9ve and 24/7 40.

oh and eddit..
about 150 rounds of reloaded 9mm 115 fmj, cant remember the powder charge, just range ammo tho.
and about 100 rounds of factory 40cal, federal.

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Finally got around to setting up my dillon 650 for 45acp. Shot about 75 rounds to make sure it was a good load before I went into production.

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Yesterday, I tried out my initial starting load of 10 rounds for 9mm.

Bullet: 115gr plated RN from Berry's.
Powder: 5gr. of Unique
Primer: CCI small pistol primers
OAL: 1.165"

All 10 rounds fired & ejected properly, and recoil was typical from what I experienced from my 5906.

Got the RCBS berdan depriming tool and some Tula 7.62 Berdan primers. In middle of loading up some 7.62x51 berdan cases to see if it is worth it. Got lots of saved berdan cases. Have about 50 cases prepped and primed, probably try some 748 in them.

Having never loaded up max power 44 mag 240 jhp, also did some of those with 296 and Hdy 240 xtp's. Next up in 44 mag will be 180 xtps with V V N110. Any suggestions certainly welcome.

Tried out the new carbide cutters RCBS makes for their power trimmer and case prep station. Much better than the steel versions, especially the case mouth inside/outside chamfering cutters

Yesterday I added powder and set bullets to finish up my first 300 rounds of .40 S&W. I had shot 10 rounds of same formula a few days earlier and they shot perfectly.

Bullet: 155gr Hornady XTP
Powder: 6grs of Universal
Primer: CCI SPP
OAL: 1.125"

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2000 rounds so far

I was invited to a Friends outdoor Gun Club yesterday and we shot about 300rnds of ,45ACP. I had my Hi-Point .45ACP Carbine {Big Hit of the Day},my S&W Governor and my two Rock Island 1911`s. Great safe,FUN day shooting. Today I`m reloading all we shot. Love it!.

I loaded and shot 38 specials, 158 swc tl over 4 grains bullseye. In 357 I loaded 158 gr sjhp over 16.1 grains IMr 4227, I love the smell of this stuff BURNING (imr 4227).

Loaded up 200 rounds of 9mm and 100 rounds (so far. Still at it) of .45ACP range fodder.

9mm 125gr HSM Plated Round Nose, 4.2gr Green Dot, 1.13 OAL

.45 200gr Xtreme Plated SWC, 4.2gr Green Dot, 1.23 OAL

Loaded up some 38 special 170gr Keith SWC's, to test new liquid lube formula, no leading, very little smoke, and carbon was removed with wet patch. It's still not perfect, but it's getting there. I had the formula down before but lost my notes!!!!!

First time reloading since 1997...loaded up 5 .44 specials with 240 gr Speer SWC over 4.7 gr HP38 to begin working up a .44 spl plinking/target load. Took 'em out to the desert and they all went bang! WooHoo! This is fun! Had to stop at 5 rounds as my sizing die started scratching cases (forgot about lubing cases for non-carbide dies) anyway, don't want to ruin any more of my precious .44 spl brass so I'm going to wait on that one until I get the die situation squared away...mmm...what to do , what to do...I do believe I have some .45 Colt components laying around here somewhere....

Shot my first .357 reloads from my Mod 19-6 4". 158 Hdy XTP on 14.5gr of Win 296. Grouped very well at 15 yds.

Hey, diesel, welcome to the forum! Good for you on your first 357Mag reloads!

45 ACP in W-W cases 200 Speer GDHP over some power pistol.

Test for accuracy later this week.

To the range with 3 revolvers: 18-4, 15-4, 29-3
50 rounds .22 to warm up..
..then 50 rounds of 38 to warm up more..
..finally 200 rounds of 44 to beat my wrist to a quivering pulp.

Enjoyed every minute of it, too!

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50 rds .38 Spl. 158g OT RNFP over 3.6 HP38 with CCI small pistol primers.

Life is good.

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Last night I loaded another 100 38sp's for my pre 15.( the count is at 300 now, gotta get ready for warmer weather) 148 gr wadcutters and 3 gr bullseye. 50 .357's for son #3 with 13.5 gr 2400 and 158 gr cast. and 50 .357's for son #2 with 15 gr 2400 and sierra's 158 gr jsp.

50 rds of 38 Spl target loads:

Remington 148gr HBWC over 2.75gr of WW WST.

327 Federal Magnum, 357 Magnum, 357 Maximum, 9mm 115 and 124, 44 Magnum, 45 Acp, 45 long Colt - I reload what I shoot - by the way this is just hand guns there are more - they are called rifles

Loading a batch of .455 Webley. Hornady brass, Remington 250 grain swaged lead bullet atop 4.5 grains HP-38. Primers are Magtech LP.

I use these in a WW I vintage 2nd Model HE that saw service with the British army in France.

I ran out of SWC's for my .45 Colt so I just finished casting up a batch of 255 LSWC to load.

I lubed and sized some #358156 HP's this morning.

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Well, I have this new Tommy gun and I thought I would be smart and put a sight rail on it. Yes, 45ACP! And, it has the only available used scope on it that I had in house at the time. A 4X9X50mm Simmons! It is a funny looking thing to be sure!


Well, I started out with some 230gr plated RN bullets that I had and AA#7, to take advantage of the longer barrel and couldn't get that thing to group at all! Pattern was more like it!

So, I went back home and loaded up some of my Miha 200gr Cramer HP and a healthy heaping helpin' of AA#7, trying to take advantage of the longer barrel, and headed to the range. This bullet has proven to be MOCP (minute of clay pigeon) accurate @ 50 yards before so, I thought I was going to have some good results. I did. My expectations were logical though so, I didn't hope for too much. I was pleasantly surprised.

The little beauties came out of that barrel right at 1250fps and at 50 yards were easily inside of 1"! I thought, HEY, now that's cool!
I thought I would push my luck, so to speak, and stretch things out to 100 yards. Again, I was pleasantly surprised! Just a smidge over 2" at that distance! Now, that, is WAY COOL!

With the BC of the bullet though, it is 3" high @ 50 yards to hit right on @ 100. That's okay for now as I can use the top post of my scope to put it dead on.

If the ballistics calculator is right, and my BC is close, those little gems will still be doing 950fps @ 100 yards. 200gr, 950fps, now listen, that is still better than most 40 S&W handguns @ the barrel!

Now THAT IS WAY, WAY, COOL!

Had a chance to test some new loads today in .38 Special. The 110gr XTP with a generous helping of 231 was a lot of fun! Lots of bark and fire with little recoil. Quite accurate too in my favorite Airweight.

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Setup a Lee Auto Disk on my Lyman T Mag for loading .41 Magnum with my beloved powder Unique. For $25 I have to say it throws a nice consistent charge.


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Shot my 629-4 150rds 240 keith hard casts 17.0 grs 2400 150 federal primer-cleaned cases- will reload in am. cleaned 629 major dirty not cleaned in maybe 4-5 outings- opened side plate and cleaned much o gunk out of action lightly re oiled- only do the side plate cleaning part every few years-action is much improved

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.38 Special Bee loads -- the season will open soon.

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I shoot my 629 every week. 200gr XTP with near max load 2400. Big boom and flash,but easy and accurate to shoot.

I reloaded 3 things and shot 2 of them yesterday..for my 9mm 50 rounds of 125gr lrn over 3.5 grains 700x
50 rounds of 125gr Lrn over 5 grains of Power Pistol
Id like to note that I recived light leading with this load. next work up will be 4.8 grains PP.

for my 40
175gr SWC over ... crud, i forget. duplicate load from the Lyman manual tho. just shorter COL. With power pistol.

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No shooting or reloading, but I have a short action Savage centerfire to smokeless muzzleloader conversion that needed to be redone. I had a custom breechplug in it that accepted shortened cases as a primer carrier using the original boltface, but I must have used a couple loose ones because it got flame-cut in a couple places and ruined.

Fortunately a machinist friend with similar interests made a custom bolt head to carry 209 primers and use the factory Savage muzzleloader plug, so I got one and put mine together. Took an hour of fiddling to get it headspaced just right, but now I'm ready to shoot bambi again.

Just recieved some 45 LC brass. Trying a new load.

Shot 200 rounds of .38 Special, 158 gr. LRNFP, over 3.2 gr Clays.
Loaded 150 rounds of 9mm. 115 gr Berry's Plated RN, over 4.3 gr. Green Dot. Bob

Fired 150 rounds of 9 mm and 100 rounds of .22 today. Did some loading yesterday- 124 grain 9 mm over 4.7 grains of Bullseye.