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I bought mine used in 1984 for $290, S/N shows it was made in 1979. It was the second handgun I ever purchased, and I'll never sell it. Had it refinished in electroless nickle back in 1986 along with 2 mags, never seen another one like it, but the finish has held up wonderfully.

Good score on all three for $750, especially with the extra mags. I just saw some used 12 rounders for those today at a local gun shop, they were asking $75 a piece for them! I myself have a model 2214 and a 622VR (vent rib, made in 1997 only). The 2214 takes a shorter magazine, but the 622 mags...

This ^ I tumble my brass of close diameters all together, .45 ACP, .45LC, .44M, .44Sp, then I sort them into trays. It's obvious when you have a .44M in a tray of .44Sp and vice versa. Just take all the other trays off the bench when you're loading so only one caliber is within reach at a time.

(reviving old thread found during search with relevant update) I just learned that American Guns got cancelled. That show was a joke and the prices he charges for the **** he builds is insane. However, Paige was easy on the eyes. :D The show I like is Family Guns on NatGeo: Family Guns TV...

That may be true, but I'm not going to try it. I load spitzers for .30-30's all the time, but I shoot them out of my Contenders and Savage bolt action. I have a few model 94's too, but they only get round nose or flat points. I've loaded some silly stuff in this caliber too, from 100 grain...

Same here, loaded and shot thousands of them. Fun and accurate plinking load, nothing punishing to the gun or shooter, even in the J-Frames, can shoot them all day long. However, they are a bit dirty, but not nearly as bad as Red Dot or Clays. I also like to wipe down the gun with a soft rag...

This ^ Wadcutter holes don't close up, if you get hit with one, you better stick your pinky in the hole to stop the bleeding fast.

Thanks to everyone for the replies. You guys gave me the starting points I needed. I'm going to try out some of these loads to see if I get the results I'm looking for. Full power rifle loads just don't make sense from a pistol with a 7.5" barrel. Muzzle flash may look cool on camera, but does...

I'm looking for some load data for .30 Carbine to use in a Ruger Blackhawk. All the loads I find in the books use rifle powders such as 4227. This is fine for an 18" barrel, but wasteful in a 7" barrel because half the powder charge ends up as a fireball of muzzle flash after the bullet has left...

I got a bad batch of primers once, CCI small rifle. I found out the hard way after running a batch of .30 Carbines. 15 duds out of 100 was WAY more than I was going to tolerate. Brought the rest of the brick back to the shop where I bought them. The clerk gave me a full brick of Winchesters in...

This is exactly what you want to happen. If the bullet fully exits, it means it's still carrying energy. And if it's still carrying energy, it means it didn't transmit all it's energy into the target. The optimum condition is for the bullet to dump all it's energy into the target.

I don't. It's a function of the seating die if adjusted to do so, and only works correctly on bullets with a cannalure grove. I choose not to roll crimp and use a separate taper crimp die instead.

I load tons of .38's and .357's on my Dillon 550, but I have dedicated die sets for each, mounted in their own separate toolheads. Also, I never roll crimp with the seating die, I use taper crimp dies in station #4.

I read a huge thread about PSA and the multitude of problems and complaints about them on another forum. This doesn't sound like anything new, lots of people never got the stuff they ordered and got jerked around afterwards. Blaming the shipper for stuff that doesn't arrive is one of their...

I'd mic those bullets to see if they're within spec.

I have a few top-break H&R's that are lots of fun to shoot. First is a Sportsman 199, single action, 9-shot .22LR. The other is a Sportsman 999, double action, 9-shot .22LR, with a two tone finish and vent rib barrel. The frame is a purple-ish color, I was told that they didn't leave the...

Something big always happens on December 21st, it's the Winter Solstice and it's also Frank Zappas Birthday.

I'm waiting for that myself. I have the second edition (2001) and I see the third edition is copywrited 2006, so I figure we're already overdue for a fourth edition.

IMHO, the Model 41 is the finest auto S&W ever made. I have one made in 1979, which I bought used in 1984 for $290. In 1986 I had it refinished in electroless nickle by Baystate Arms in Southboro Mass, with 2 mags it cost me $65. One of the best investments I ever made, because I've shot...