Recent content by gwpercle

If 3 grains of Bullseye under any properly sized cast lead bullet from 140 to 160 grains doesn't group well, something's wrong. I get 1 1/2 inch 10 shot groups at 25 yards with this ....and I'm half blind . Bullet diameter, throat diameter and barrel groove diameter have to be compatible...

If you do use a sealant , nail polish is just a brushing lacquer and would be fine , be sure and thin it and use just a small amount , just a thin coat at the junctions of the primer and neck . Too thick a coat just might hinder chambering and or primer ignition , so go easy . Straight nail...

A light charge Bullseye isn't going to blow up your gun. For decades I've loaded a 38 special case with 2.8 grains of Bullseye and a 148 grain or 160 grain wadcutter cast lead bullet. Classic NRA target load . Won a few trophies with it and have never seen any signs of excess pressure...

Lap the barrel , by hand or with one of the fire lapping kits. Sounds like , except for the rough bore , it was just revolver you were looking for. I read a report on the good results a shooter had with the David Tubb's Fire lapping Kits . Basically bullets are fired through the...

Bayou Bullets has a complete line, coated conventional lubed. Gary

Single action loading rule no. 1 Load one chamber Skip one chamber (leave it empty) Load four more chamber Bring hammer to full cock Ease hammer down on EMPTY chamber Rule no.2 Idiots shouldn't carry single action revolvers if they cant follow rule number 1. He better hope I'm not on the...

I put a coat of Bic White-Out, correction fluid, fully intending to top it with a gaudy nail polish/bright sight paint, but the flat white sight worked so well I just left it. It was so much easier to see that I removed the lime green nail polish from another revolver and replaced it with...

WOW ! That was quick...... When they call....sometimes you have to just answer the call !

50-50 works fine , even in 9mm and 45 acp, and can probably be cut more. I was reading Elmer Keith's book Sixguns and he said there was no use using a mix harder than 1 part tin to 16 parts lead . Another article also mentioned 1 part tin to 20 parts lead. I don't have access to my...

Not a great idea to shoot "inherited" reloads, not knowing who loaded them and with what....or more importantly , without ...powder is important. Buy and shoot only ammo known as from a commercial source untill you can reload your own......Then be extremely careful to make sure each round is...

Dry Firing, do it enough , especially without good snap caps and something's going to break.....I don't care what the "experts" say. You broke a Ruger Blackhawk just dry firing it ! Unbelievable ! Gary

With plated , non cannelured , use a very light roll crimp (too much will buldge the case) or use a taper crimp. I use the taper crimp die from my 9mm Luger set to taper crimp those bullets in 38 special/357 magnum. Do not use a lot of taper crimp , you will size the bullet down and it...

With Unique , the Lee .5 cc scoop and using the following method : 1.) scoop up a full measure and tap to fully settle. 2.) scoop again to top off measure with a little mound. 3.) level measure off with the edge of a business card. This weighs 4.4 grains of Unique. This is newer formulation...

And the reloading then leads to bullet casting...if you're going to "save " money , might as well save a lot of money.... One thing just keeps leading to another , another drawer , one press leads to 3 presses, that leads to another bench , a bullet lubricator/sizer , that leads to...

Sorry for your loss , don't give up hope you might get it back. The national stolen gun register works. My Blackhawk was stolen in Baton Rouge , La., in 1995 and recovered at a pawn shop in Arizona in 2015...after 20 years I got it back. If you move , notify agency the theft was...