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- Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ever Wonder Where The Term 'Dum Dum Bullet' Came From?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 438
Re: Ever Wonder Where The Term 'Dum Dum Bullet' Came From?
I believe the name Dum Dum was that of the arsenal that produced them. From Wikipedia: "Dum Dum is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) and a vital local...
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 5:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3808
Re: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
Much ado about nothing if you ask me Choose the rifle that balances best for you, has the best sight radius with your sights, and works the best for you in your intended purpose. When using the slower burning powders like H110 or Lil' Gun, the difference in velocity by barrel length is not worth sw...
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 5:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ever Wonder Where The Term 'Dum Dum Bullet' Came From?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 438
Ever Wonder Where The Term 'Dum Dum Bullet' Came From?
The term 'Dum Dum' bullets has been used to describe expanding point bullets for as long as I can remember. When we were kids, we'd take a lead .22lr bullet and scribe an X in the tip to allow them to open up better when hunting squirrels. Anyway, I was wondering where the name for them originated a...
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Maybe some serious good news for Commiefornia!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 417
Re: Maybe some serious good news for Commiefornia!
There is so much wrong with Commiefornia that I'm afraid they'll just ignore the Constitution and proceed on with their radical reworking of what once was a beautiful state. I lived there from 1956 to 1980 and watched it decline from the 'Golden State' to a mere shell of it's former self. However, l...
- Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3808
Re: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
Griff, just a data point for you. I have 2 Uberti long guns in .45 Colt; a 19" 1866 Yellowboy Carbine and a 24" 1873 Special Sporting Rifle and I use Unique in them as the toggle link actions restrict me to a standard .45 Colt load of 14,000 psi. I chrono'd 2 loads back in August of 2018, ...
- Fri Mar 17, 2023 3:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3808
Re: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
I know what you mean. When I went from my 550 to a 650 with Casefeeder, I was lucky because the buyer of my 550 wanted the spare parts kit, my 2nd primer assy (I hate changing out from small to large), my 3 additional Quick Change Kits for the calibers I was doing at that time, and my 3 additional C...
- Fri Mar 17, 2023 2:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3808
Re: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
Griff, if you're having any issues with your Dillon, I'd send it back to them for a rebuild. It's part of the warranty and it will do wonders for your load accuracy. My old 650 had over 225,000 rds on it, many necked rifle calibers, and I sent it back to them to tighten up the platform as it was a b...
- Fri Mar 17, 2023 10:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy St. Patty's Day
- Replies: 3
- Views: 201
Happy St. Patty's Day
Why should you never iron a 4-leaf clover?
You don't want to press your luck . . . . .
You don't want to press your luck . . . . .
- Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3808
Re: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
I guess I'm a bit old fashioned when it comes to my firearm choices as I'm definitely drawn to the classic designs. In leverguns, I can see that the 16" trapper style are really popular now but I've tried them a few times and to me the balance is off with the short barrel. The last time I fired...
- Thu Mar 16, 2023 3:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3808
Re: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
As far as increased velocities for the smaller cased, modern calibers out of say a 16.5" barrel, everything I've read says the 150-200fps increases are what to expect even when using powders like Power Pistol which is what I like to use in my 6" custom Glock 10mm I developed back in 2004. ...
- Thu Mar 16, 2023 2:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
- Replies: 49
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Re: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
Buffalo Bore is still advertising their Heavy .357mag Ammo as chronoing at 2,153 fps from an 18.5" Marlin 1894. I wonder what that would do in my 24". . . . . It would slow down. :lol: Just kidding. Let us know when you chrono them ... Before I did that, I'd try a 'nuclear' level load of ...
- Thu Mar 16, 2023 1:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3808
Re: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
I know for a fsct that out of a 24" barrel, a 158 grain 357 mag can reach 2200+fps Wow! I was surprised when mine hit 2,005fps. However, I do know a gentleman in these parts that I found out still loads to the original 40,000psi .357mag levels and he's said that his 158grn Lil'Gun compacted lo...
- Thu Mar 16, 2023 11:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3808
Myth of the .357 Mag Not Benefiting from a Barrel Longer Than 16”
I haven't posted here in a long time as I stepped back from a presence on the net. However, I've visited from time to time. Today, I noticed a post that caught my attention because it is a restatement of a common internet misstatement. I wrote up something a while back for a friend and thought it mi...
- Thu Dec 17, 2020 4:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
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- Wed Dec 16, 2020 3:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
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- Wed Dec 16, 2020 3:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: winchester model 88
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- Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: winchester model 88
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- Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: You gotta love quality.....updates
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- Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: You gotta love quality.....updates
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- Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: winchester model 88
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- Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Next Time Someone seems Intimidated by Reloading
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- Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: You gotta love quality.....updates
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- Tue Dec 15, 2020 2:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
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- Tue Dec 15, 2020 2:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hazards of wintertime projects
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- Tue Dec 15, 2020 1:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: An ugly duckling finds a home
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- Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
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- Mon Dec 14, 2020 1:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Holiday goodness from New Mexico
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- Sat Dec 12, 2020 4:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
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- Sat Dec 12, 2020 11:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
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- Sat Dec 12, 2020 10:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
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- Sat Dec 12, 2020 9:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 92 .45 Colt cast bullet??
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- Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sunday morning......
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- Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
- Replies: 18
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- Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "Both Sides of a Story..."
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- Sun Dec 06, 2020 4:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
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- Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Had to 5150 a kid today...
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- Sun Dec 06, 2020 11:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Had to 5150 a kid today...
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- Sat Dec 05, 2020 2:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
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- Sat Dec 05, 2020 11:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Had to 5150 a kid today...
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- Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
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- Fri Dec 04, 2020 5:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
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- Fri Dec 04, 2020 10:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
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- Thu Dec 03, 2020 12:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I Gotta Get One of These for the Holidays.....
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- Wed Dec 02, 2020 6:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
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- Wed Dec 02, 2020 5:58 pm
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- Wed Dec 02, 2020 3:31 pm
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- Wed Dec 02, 2020 3:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
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- Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 30-30 Stuff
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- Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
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- Mon Nov 30, 2020 6:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Henry Big Boy Steel Side Gate in 357,44,and 45 Colt on the Henry Website
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