Recent content by Don_G

I carry a 340PD and I like heavy bullets. Since I've never shot a 357 load less than 158 grains, there's no risk of flashing the titanium cylinder. I shoot my other guns a lot, but not the 340PD or the 329PD. If you are thinking of shooting the pistol a lot, then the Scandium/Titanium or...

On my 329 the bushing is domed, but it looks like it is set below the surface. I had to use a straight edge to see that the center is just a few thousandths proud. Thanks.

I've seen this on my 329, but I still have no idea why. I looked at the bushing and said "So.....?

I installed "THE PLUG" last night. It was a bit of an adventure, as neither Miculik nor Kuhnhausen showed all the modern parts, but it was not too bad. Two extra parts are the rod inside the trigger block spring and the part that rides in the vertical slot of the left frame, plus the entire...

Unfortunately midway has the FCD on backorder.

Bullet weight vs Point of Impact I know all y'all probably know this, but I was telling a co-worker about the fact that it really seems like bullet weight alone seems to dictate the POI at short range with a revolver. My example was 300/310 gr bullets at velocities from an estimated 800 fps to...

Yep, increased neck tension is what I'm going for when I size the new cases. It gives me another .0015 neck tension over the unsized new cases. I am a bit poor at accurate measurements, even with good calipers, but I measure that I have about an .0035 interference fit between the bullets and...

What's a "carrup" ?

There's something I can't figure out about what powder cuts the shield and what does not. 2400 is about 90% burnt and H110 is about 85% burnt according to QuickLoad. So what makes the difference? I may be old, but I never grew up! :)

I've used the Lee FCD extensively on my 416 RemMag, but I thought it was a taper crimp, and hence not the best for the 44? I will order one, but for now I think I'm in good shape. I bought 1000 new cases that I will keep segregated and cycle in batches so that they should all be the same length...

I ordered 8 days ago, via Paypal and email. What's your average delay running now? Thanks, Don_G

There is no expander ball in my RCBS die. Maybe I could get a die that needs one and modify it. What other dies use an expander ball? I do think that I'd like to get the cases to come out one or two thousandths smaller. What inside diameter are you looking for on the resized brass?

Thanks for the comments. Yes, I tested the rounds for bullet pull by leaving the 6th round unfired in the cylinder. I used the same round as the 6th round over and over, not firing it. The unsized new brass handload "6th round" survived 35 "attempted bullet pulls" before it tied up the gun. I...

I fired upwards of 65 rounds through my new 329PD tonight. All worked OK: my reloads were WLP primers, 8.6 gr W231, 300 gr Sierra SFN. This theoretically would yield 1000 fps from a 4" barrel. Two variants were as new Win brass and resized new Win Brass. I put the Pachmayr Gripper Decelerator...