roverboy

Have any of you ever had problems with expansion? I talked to a guy a few years ago that used a Ruger SBH on deer and had killed 4 or 5 and said he got no expansion at all. He used Rem. 240 gr. ( don't know if it was JHP or what) .

I agree with Garufa on this. I've seen BP guns that had some rust/pitting and most will still shoot good as long as the pitting isn't really bad.

Caster, that ought to be great. I've never owned a Contender but, have shot one. It was .357 Max. and was pretty neat. I load .30-30 for rifles but, I've not started casting yet. I do have a couple .30 cal. molds though.

If you can make your own, it would be way better. I heard that with the price of the dies, that you would have to make a few thousand bullets to pay for the dies.  I wish I had a lathe, and I try something like that myself. I've not ran a lathe, mill, or anything machinist related in a few years. Definitely need to get back in it.

Wow, you really brought her back to life. Great job on that one.

That last sentence was genius.

I used several different powders over the years to load both. Unique, 2400, Herco,  H110, IMR4227. The .38 loads usually work best with slightly faster powders. I like 2400, H110  and 4227 in the heavy magnum loads.

I think it looks great. You took a plain looking girl and made her pretty.

My first is a Ruger 6" Security Six .357. I bought it in 1986 and still have it. A real sweet gun.

Do you have any idea when they were made?

What are the barrel lengths on them? The .303 is a rare bird nowadays. A guy a work had 2 boxes of Win. .303 Savage  190 gr. Silvertip ammo for sale about 2 months ago but, he's sold both boxes already. His was the second and third box that I've seen. Once again, they are both awesome finds.

Awesome. I've never even seen a 1920 Savage. I've seen them on line and magazines but, never actually saw one before. Congrats on both of them.

Thats about  the same load I use in my Garand. Except I use CCI 200 and Win. LR primers. 47 and 47.5 gr. IMR4895 works good. I've got some AA 2520 and have been meaning to try it.

That's like homemade sin............

I don't have a 1917 but, did find a 1903 Rem, that's kind of a mix of a 1903 and 1903a3. Weird huh? Good shooter though.

That is about the weirdest thing I've ever seen.

I just love it. But, I've kinda got a weird sense of humor.

Caster, I don't shoot a lot of .22 ammo either. When I was a kid I ate up a lot of .22 ammo but, don't shoot it much anymore.

Really nice Swede. I love Mauser rifles. I think its a great solid design. The 98 Mauser was way ahead of its time. I own 3 right now.

I've not bought a box of ammo in over a year. I reload pretty much whatever I need. Components have went witch crazy too. But, I have enough to get me by for a while. I don't buy ammo from Wall of China Mart anyway. They suck and always will..............

Didn't get to hunt a whole lot but, did get one. For some reason they didn't gobble much around here.

I got a C&R license. I'll take a look a it. Thanks.

They're turning up in a lot of places these days.

Nice one. I love the things too. I need to get some a spam can for mine.

I heard one Sat. morning that gobbled just a few times. I saw one Thursday and one Saturday that was henned up. It seems the breeding may be a little behind.