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That's a great link, Thanks. I have been working too much to make the loads but I will have a few days in a couple of weeks to do it. I will let you guys know how they shoot. The cocking piece is call ...

Thanks guys, that's better info than I could come up with. I read that the rifle was designed to shoot 220s, thats why I bought such heavy bullets. I'll let you know how it shoots.

Hi again fellas, I have been absent for quite some time, did you guys miss me? Laughing

I am trying to work up a load for my original 1898 Krag rifle using 220grn Sierra RN bullets. I have done some sear ...

Thanks a lot fellas!

I have a very nice 1884 Trapdoor Springfield that I want to make some cartriges for. I am not a bullet caster so I would like to use JSP's. Anyone have any load data for me to start with? I've done a ...

I found out what the moulds are for, they are suppository moulds from the turn of the century. I think they would make nice ice cube trays. Laughing

[quote="Pumpkinslinger"]They look like fishing sinker molds to me...[/quote]
I think you are right! Now that you say that it looks like it to me also, except there is no provision for the eyelet like ...

I bought these at an auction and I have no idea what I bought, can anyone tell me anything about these type of moulds?
The two bigger gang moulds have A. Colton stamped on them and the rest of the mo ...

[quote="chambered221"]Didn’t say there was a danger in shooting a undersized bullet down the tube......just that it’s probably not the best thing to be doing if you have plans on using the rifle!! ...

I called the fellow that I bought the rifle from and asked him if he knew what the rifle shot because he said his Dad hunted with it. He told me he did not remember, then he called me back later and s ...

I took it out today and shot it again and this time I used a couple of .257 Roberts cartridges that I got from a friend of mine. They both chambered and fired perfectly, the chamber is definitly .257 ...

Here are my rough measurements of the fired case. The dimensions are very close to the .257 Roberts.
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[quote="fnuser"]the conversion to 6.5.x57 is a common one and that would be the third one I know of the other 2 were seen in person. Run a slug down your bore and give us a groove to groove dia?[/quot ...

I just finished putting a new stock on an Arisaka Type 38 Carbine and put a cartridge in it for a test firing. The empty case came out slightly altered fron the original. I don't know how many of you ...

I use Lee, RCBS, Redding, and Forster dies. I was using the Redding .223 small base FL die a few months back and forgot to lube one of the cases. It stuck tight. I called Redding and told them that it ...