Recent content by Amistad

Jimbo, thanks for asking that question. No, I had not done so, but I just now inspected that area with a magnifying glass. I see no erosion at all. I keep a fired-round count on all guns that I buy new, and this is after having fired 965 rounds through this .44 Mag. Amistad

Benny, I do have some of those 180 GR bullets that you mentioned above. I load them with 29.5 GR of H110. That gives me a big ground-shaking boom and a very exciting muzzle flash about two feet long! That's what I'm talkin' about! :) Many thanks for these replies! Amistad

Folks, I love the big boom and bright flash that comes from shooting .44 Magnum revolvers. Consequently, I shoot lots of this caliber in my Ruger Super Blackhawk. My favorite load is using 23 GR of 2400 powder under Hornady 200 GR HP/XTP projectiles. (These are #44100 with a size of .430) I've...

Many thanks for the helpful info! Amistad

For several years I have enjoyed reloading and shooting .32 H&R Magnum in a Ruger revolver chambered for that caliber. My favorite load of those that I've worked up thus far has been loaded with a 95 grain projectile, and they shoot really well. Recently a friend graciously gave me a quantity...

Watching for 'happy' to come along, and bumping... Amistad

Friends, a while back I traded for a really nice stainless Security Six .357 with 2 5/8" barrel. I don't have a holster that really fits it, though I've "made do" with another holster that I have. If you have a holster that fits this Security Six and you want to move it to a new home, please...

Folks, in the years that I've been reloading, I've used mostly Lee products. They have worked very well for me and I will continue to use them. I have worn out two of their Auto-Prime priming tools. When I then went to buy another Auto-Prime, I discovered that Lee had introduced a new model. The...

Again, many thanks for the replies. While I now see and understand that it is indeed possible to use these bullets in 44 Magnum loading, I ask myself "Is there any compelling reason to load them like that?" I think I'll just load them all as 44 Special, and then purchase a couple boxes of...

Folks, I really appreciate the replies. But I'm even more confused about this issue now. If I'm reading it correctly, the loading bulletin info in the link from Speer (thanks a bunch for that link!), indicates that this exact same Speer 4427 bullet is shown being used as a 44 Special, or as a 44...

Friends, one of my favorite wheelies is my SuperBlackhawk 44 Mag. I love to hear the big boom, and I actually enjoy the relatively stout recoil. And especially the big ball of fire! :D I've put several hundred rounds through it since I obtained it. These have mostly been Hornady 200 gr HP/XTP...

Again, I appreciate the help, fellas. Last night I loaded up 10 rounds that consisted of .357 casings, with 158 gr Cast RN bullets. These were powered by 5.0 grains of Unique, and were seated to an OAL of 1.524". I shot them this morning in a Ruger Security-Six with 2 3/4" barrel. In short, I...

Many thanks, Jimbo. I'll load up a few rounds and have a look! Amistad

I have long enjoyed shooting .44 Special and .45 Colt, and if I only had two revolvers (one revolver in each of those two calibers), I would probably be satisfied. However, I've begun shooting a quantity of .38 Special recently. Here's why I'm writing in this thread -- A few years back, I...

Sir, I'll take these. PM to follow in a moment! Amistad