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"Lord be willing and the crick don't rise."
Along the Susquehanna River, it most definitely is about hoping the water isn't gonna come over the dike.
Great thread to read through. Always something...

Douglas: Pete from NY here. I'm assuming that the Bertram brass is good quality or you wouldn't refer me to it. IIRC, there were some issues with their 577-450 brass some years ago; consequently, I...

I do know that the little Martini that I put together chambers the brass from Grafs, headstamped 32-20. I haven't measured the rim thickness but I suspect that no one sat at a lathe and thinned every...

Jorge: I use 32-20 brass to load my cartridges for the little Cadet. The brass has been trimmed to 1.120" case length. Normal 32-20 cases are 1.31" long. That is a lot different - more than 1/5"....

Just saw this thread. I have been using .32-20 cases bought from Graf and sons.
I have been loading and shooting them without sizing or using a seating die. I cast heeled bullets from a CBE mold and...

Yes.

Pete

I have had a lot of good shooting using .30 cal 147 grain FMJ bullets. They used to be the least expensive way to go. That bullet on top of 44-45 grains of IMR 4064 worked well in my old 1903. I...

No, I can't but they remind me of a couple of NEI designs (NEI Handtools) in .458. The pics show a hollow base. The NEI that comes closest is a 440 grain GC. I wonder if, years ago, they made a HB...

C.E. Harris developed a load that is useful in many centerfire rifles - 13 grains of Alliant's RedDot and any bullet in the 150 -180 grain range.
I have seen similar loads using 12 grains of...

I'm a little late to this thread. There is some load data for the .38 Short Colt in Nonte's Guide to Cartridge Conversions: a 130 gr. lead bullet with 2.0 grains of Bullseye and a 145 grain lead...

You may get acceptable accuracy from those bullets. The proper bullet, though, will be a tad larger at .360-362.
I use Lyman's 195 grain #358430 over 3.0 grains of Unique. They drop from the mould...

Just how much pressure increase/overreving do you expect a 1/2 inch change in twist rate is going to cause?? May be a non-issue.
Pete

That load of 4.0 Bullseye and a 200 grain LSWC is THE classic target load.
Pete

Yes, you can fire the regular Colt cartridge in the adapter. Accuracy is poor because of the difference between bullet and bore diameter. If a shooter does not reload, then factory 45s are the only...

Dean: Douglas speaks the truth. Despite the fact that I have had success with the adapter for the 45 LC, I am one of the folks for whom DD did a great service when a chamber adapter made for 45-70...

The inserts can be made to work. Here's a picture of a group that I shot at 50 yards, using an insert and .45 LC brass. The key is the bullet. I use a Lee REAL bullet. It has driving bands at .464...

For my next trick..... am I correct in assuming that we cannot edit posts?
What is this rating business?
Pete

Third.