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Yep, and in my many years of 1,000 yard rifle shooting, I found that the loads with the lowest velocity variations were never the most accurate loads. I load a lot of .45 AR, so I bought a special .45 ACP seating die made by RCBS the provides a roll crimp. I believe MidWayUSA has it for $36...

My .38 FBI Load consists of a cast 158gr SWCHP propelled at 940fps by 7.0gr of HS-6 out of my 2.5" Model 19. Nice load, and nothing to sneeze at.

Yep, I'll buy all ya got for $250.

You guys obviously haven't been on eBay lately. Relieved non-diamond N frame Target grips are pushing $200.

It threw me off when you said "wrinkling", but then when you said "The wrinkles were halfway and below the bullet", and I realized what is going on. Your cases are buckling because your cases are not designed to have a bullet seated that deeply in the case. .38 Special case have an optimal...

More than similar, it's the same powder with a different label on the cannister.

Yep. Mine is still going after 45 years.

Thanks URIT, I kind of figured that would be the case. Don

With blued guns, over time the bluing will come off near the muzzle. We've all seen six guns with this wear. My question is: how do nickle plated guns handle it? Seems to me that they would hold up better to holster wear. Don

Wasting your time. The variance in weights of cases and bullets will constantly give you false info as to the charge weight.

Thanks for weighing in glshuck, your word "freckling" seems to be what I'm dealing with.

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This gun needs more than just cleaning; it's in rough shape.

Thanks stansdds, that's what I was looking for.

Guys, I am looking for info as to how to polish directionally. As to, say, polish perpendicular to the barrel, around the diameter of the cylinder, etc.

I've got the products, just looking for your polishing technique.

Guys, I've got a nickle plated 25-5 on the way, and I've never had a nickle plated S&W before. I got it cheap because it's not in pristine condition. I have read a bit about the polishing ingredients, so I bought some Mothers Mag and Aluminum polishing paste and some microfiber cloth. So...

Not a concern, since the bore dimensions on a 52 measure .355" and you should be sizing your cast bullets to .356" or .357" for them. Don

I did this. I cut down Winchester .38 Special brass to a length of .900", same as .38 Super brass. The bullet I use is a cast Lyman 358480 133gr SWC which was originally designed for the .38 Super. I seat the bullet to an OAL of 1.135, which fits and function in the magazine perfectly. I...

You will definitely want more. It's all I use in my 25-2's. Don