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Mystery may be solved. Took it to a gunsmith, he thinks that i may of resided the brass down too much, and had some movement,... wont know till I get it back. the gun had someother issues and we...

lever action.
using a RCBS hand held
dont seem to have an issue with anyother gun. rifle, pistol, auto or bolt
auto pistol or wheel gun... just this one.

if they wernt seated fully, wouldnt there be a deeper hit from the firing pin????

Loaded 10 new brass, new primers, with 165 cast, 15grs 2400......
shot fine (all aspects)

Loaded 10 flexible tip165 , new brass, new primers, 15 grs 2400.
pimer was hit, not quite as hard,...

One of you guys put me on to Dixie Gun Works,... and I ordered a bunch of stuff, and one thing was a nipple wrench,... I put some moose milk in the barrel, and put my thumb over the barrell, sloshed...

I am using pryodex ffg right now because thats what I have,... it works ok, in the .58 1862. and if they say its a cleaner burning powder,... Im not lookin forward to shootin the dirty stuff.
but...

Next shoping trip Ill try and find fffg and see if that makes a difference. I assume the large rifle pimer will work fine, or do I need to go mag????? (long as Im shoppin)

I have an original 1884 trapdoor, and load for it,.. but wanted to try blackpowder, How the hell do they get 70 grs, in there???????

Sorry I didnt get back sooner,... the Accuracy and Consistency with the Varget 35 grs with the Jacketed 500 gr. Was excellant,... Will get the Chrono out this spring and do some real exacting work,...

Yes... Ive used it with a trapdoor, 405 cast. with fairly good results, but I really had
great results with it with 500 gr. jacketed. Id have to go down stairs and check but I think I was using...

thank you ____ do you have any pref: on other powders,... and is one better than another,
I started to do some reading about the development of the round and it is very interesting,
I would like...

Finally got the nerve to shoot my dads, 45-70.... Immediate love affair....
Now I want to reload for it,.... I know there is a Special powder 5774
Looking for recommendations on a die set, and...

Thank you.... I enjoy reading your responses,... they are always informative and give the reader a sense of confidence...
thanks again
dave

I just started reloading this summer, am fairly comfortable with the whole pistol thing,.... now Im ready to tackle 30-06, 308, and 220 swift.... I have some old 3 die Lyman but I see that a lot...

Ive just started Reloading a few months ago, but have had my dads Lyman Turret press for 15 yrs in a bin.... it came from him with 6 dies in it. 3 30-06 and 3 220 swift..... I have some ammo marked...

I went on line, because, its a long way to DSM for supplies, and I found that in somecharts Bullseye was used, so I started low. for the 357 loads, and went with 5.5 grms, and that worked great, with...

Thank you.... I kinda had that feeling, but its nice to get verification,

I reloaded my first batch (Im sooo proud) 38 spec. I used "Bullseye" 4.5 g
I want to try some 357 loads, and only have Bullseye and Clays for powder,
the Hornadays book doesnt list a load, any...