Recent content by 41mag

I have several molds for my 10's which run fro around 175gr up to around 220gr. I don't have to worry about bears so anything in the 180 - 200gr work just fine. I really like to run HP's for just about any occasion. Luckily when I was working up my alloy for my revolvers, the same alloy works...

I had both the factory barrels and the KKM barrels in my G40 & 41 shooting great with cast. Most of the cast I shoot runs around a 9 - 10 BHN, even for my magnum revolvers are only running just over a 12 BHN. Never had any issues with leading in any of the 8 auto loaders I shoot even with the...

I shoot cast in more than my 10mm, in fact I started out pouring my own Lee 452-300RFGC for my 454 and have never had one issue with it. Now I cast for a dozen handguns and several rifles, all with no issues. Have I had issues in the past, absolutely, and anyone who shoots cast will at some...

I'm pretty partial to my 7.5" Redhawk. It has served me well for quite a while. I usually shoot the Remington 200gr SJHP for most things in the woods and haven't been disappointed. In the past decade or so however I have been pouring up cast bullets more and more. I have added the following to...

I was hunting on a friends property and made my way back to the back portion behind an old pond. Their place was 20 miles from anywhere and at night with no moon it was still light enough from the stars to make your way around, but this morning was overcast and pitch black. I made it to where...

If anything I wold have tried harder to put money into some land. I however have had a blessed life with great friends, both young and older who I have enjoyed hunting and fishing with. Going back I would have liked to have spent more time with my dad and uncles who passed WAY to early. If fo...

Back to the 25, I originally built mine specifically to run heavier bullets like the 130gr Wildcat when you could still get them. They were, at the time the only game in town building heavy for caliber bullets for smaller calibers. It was also due to me having an almost endless supply of '06...

Wished I could help ya with your brass issues. I had a 24-05 AI built a while back, the highlights are, Broughton 5C 4.1 Magnum Sporter 28" Rem 700 action - accurized Jewel trigger set to a very crisp 2# Holland Recoil Lug Callahan Speedlock Aluminum Firing Pin Assembly Burris Signature...

If my load for a particular rifle breaks the 3K fps mark I use a 200yd zero. Those rifles usually have a duplex retical or a ballistic type with mil dots. I shoot them enough that I know my holds on them out to 400yds which is as far as I can shoot in the areas I hunt. Usually it is only...

I've used them for years for general hunting purposes in standard weight calibers based off 308 or 06 cases. They have performed as good and in most cases for my uses, a little better than other brands.

Honestly with the AI version almost any of the slower powders listed for the standard 25-06 should give you decent loads. Like most, I've run the RL powders in my standard and then in my AI, but for my purposes I found that Ramshot Magnum was the ticket. With my longer 28" barrel and 1-8 twist...

Old Bullets OK, Sheesh I sure hope so, most of what I shoot is a minimum of a decade old, and some back to 50+yrs. Ditto on the Solid Bases, only 120s in .257, or any others that someone might want to unload. I loved that bullet and still have and hunt with some in calibers ranging from...

I can appreciate the story and it sounds on par with what I would expect from them. I have three different bows, which unfortunately the only thing in common between them is how well they shoot the Razor Tricks. I have at least a dozen of them mounted up and ready to go on three different...

While I have something in calibers ranging from .223 through .312, I certainly understand the draw to the .277's. While he wasn't able to gain a lot of time with it, I think that the times he did drop the hammer on it I think my pop knew that the one he got as a retirement gift was something...

For me it comes down to penetration and accuracy. Not so much different than when using a rifle. In the areas I hunt I might be shooting at a 80# doe or a 350# feral hog in the same afternoon. I don't want to take any chances on something not working like it is supposed to. When I got back...