Recent content by mfoley

Shooing a light J Frame my take on it My M&P340 was interesting to learn how to shoot. I found that using snap caps indoors and aiming at a black spot on a white background that the position of my trigger finger was critical and different than any of my other S&W revolvers. Normally I use the...

Lee to RCBS Transision For many years I used a Lee hand priming tool and it worked well until it would not seat primers deep enough due to wear. I bought and tried one of the newer lee tools with all the shielding and it to me appears that the press handle is too short so it is hard to prime...

Powder available similar to Unique Powder from Bartlet that may work for you. Welcome to Bartlett Reloaders - Jeff Bartlett Check link for powder similar to Unique. I believe he said it was made in Serbia. Give him a call to discuss it. Great Guy.

I have a Gen 3 G20sf and a Gen 4 G29 both with KKM barrels. I did load development using 180 grain Lasercast for practice and 200 grain WFNCG from DoubleTap for protection. At first I had leading issues until I found the correct powder that gave the proper pressure level. I use WC820 (AA#9...

Lee Hand Press I use a Lee Hand Press and regular 4 die sets for development work when I am working up loads for a particular bullet powder combination. I use it for low volume work but you can load the volume you are looking for with it. The nice thing about a hand press is that it is...

10MM lighter loads I have two 10MM pistols. The Federal 180 grain Ball ammo and the Blazer Aluminum 200 grain Ball ammo should do what you want. The both run about 1050 FPS out of my guns.

Copper Chore Boy Pads are the answer I just went through leading removal and this method works well. Find some of the copper chore boy scrubbing pads. I found them in Walgreens here in Tucson. You cut a small piece of the copper pad and wrap it around a bronze brush for your bore size. Then...

My 317 I purchased a 3 inch 317 because of it's light weight. I found that I had trouble holding elevation with the hi vis sights. I called S&W and found that the front and rear sights for a Mod 60 will fit the 317. I ordered a set of the sights and installed them and they work very well for...

Help with Trigger Control Issues I had to deal with the same issues when shooting my M&P340 and Model 60 J frames. I found that when I pulled the trigger the "Normal" way using the pad of your trigger finger that I pulled off of the target. I think it has something to do with the frame size...

My Standard 45 Colt Load for 25-13 I searched for loads and found that there was a very old standard load of 8.0 grains of Unique behind a 255 gain SWC. This is with a standard large pistol federal primer in Starline nickle cases. I did some testing with my 25-13 and found that the 8.0...

My 317 Story I needed a light .22 to carry with me while hunting small game. I purchased a 3 inch 317-3 and noted that the Vi-Viz sights caused severe elevation problems. The round front sight had both a top and a bottom that had to be aligned vs the normal square notch rear and blade front...

Easy Load I started a project about 2 years ago to see how simple I could get my reloading gear. For 158 grain LaserCast SWC bullets in 357 mag cases I use 5.0 grains of Unique powder. This is using a .7cc Lee dipper. The dippers are simple light and easy to use after you have checked them...

I have an M&P 340 Great gun. When I first got mine using the standard grips it would bite me on the front of my trigger finger and draw blood. I changed the grips to a slightly longer pair of Uncle Mikes that came on my model 60 and 317. This changes the recoil in such a way that it no...

3 Inch 317 .22 that works well OCD1, I have a 317-3 that I got to work well. When I first purchased it I could not hold elevation with it because of the Hi-Vis sight. The front Hi-Vis sight has a top and a bottom that both have to be lined up properly to hold elevation. With Smith and...

I have a 317-3 3 inch. I took the Hi-Vis sights off and put on the sights from a Model 60. I had trouble holding elevation with the Hi-Vis sights. I also had a trigger job done by a gunsmith friend of mine that smoothed up the trigger. It works well. It takes a little time to get accustomed...