Thanks for the information. I am currently loading 15.5 gr. of 2400 behind a 250 gr. jacketed bullets in my M92. This gives virtually one ragged-hole accuracy at 50 yds. and plenty of thump for the feral hogs it was intended to kill. I wanted a load that, if it somehow got loaded into my Colt New Fr...

I have found it at Bass Pro Shops in Atlanta, and at a local store in South Carolina.

Sorry for the confusion. I re-read my original post and I did not ask the right question. Sorry.

I was actually asking the question in reference to 45 Colt data. The Lyman book I have (49th ed.) does recommend 2400 for jacketed bullets but not lead in either the rifle or handgun sections. The Hornady manual (8th ed.) doesn't mention it for either jacketed or cast bullets. The magnums (357, 41, ...

A question on powder selection: I have recently been reading Elmer Keith's Gun Notes, and I noticed something that has me puzzled. Virtually all of Elmer's magnum loads (44, 41, 357) featured 2400 powder, especially with his cast-bullet loads. When I look at modern reloading manuals, if I can find i...

I have to agree that the number of competent 700 yard "hunters" can probably be counted on your fingers on a worldwide basis. That may take a little definition: I define a hunter as one who doesn't take a shot unless he/she is at least 95% + sure of making a killing shot, and that his bull...

Assuming appropriate bullets for both rifles:

- the 243 will kill any deer that walks with good to excellent shot presentation

- the 308 will kill any deer that walks even if the angle is bad.

Other than that, take your pick.

I really like 16.5 gr. 2400 with this bullet for both handgun (NF) and rifle (M92). You can go a lot hotter than that in your gun, but that load does most everything you would want a 45 to do, without recoil becoming noticeable. Accurate in both of my firearms.

Here's mine, I made it, but haven't even shot the rifle with it on there yet. I had shoulder surgery right after I got it done. I hope to fire off a few in the next few weeks, as I heal enough to do so. It was my left shoulder, but I will still have to shoot RH, to be safe. Here's the link to to th...

Looks like a great match. I read somewhere that pride of ownership was the best reason for buying anything.

Has any one had any experience mounting one of the new small "red dot" sights on a Winchester (M64, M94, M71, or M86) without putting any new holes in the receiver? My eyes aren't getting any better, and even the aperture sights are getting hard to use, but I don't want to D&T any hole...

I would like to think that I would not yield to the temptation of pharmaceutically enhancing my abilities, but I will never know for sure. It seems like there are a number of thing about the whole Armstrong saga that probably should concern us more: 1. That he is a lost soul seems to be beyond doubt...

I travel to Alberta all the time. It is an amazing place in a lot of ways. It is also a very expensive place to live due to the boom caused by the development of the Athabasca oil sands. If you have the right skills you can make enough money to live there, if you don't, you need to pick another prov...

I agree with most of what has been said here. The suggestions about an airgun and/or a 22 rimfire to work on your marksmanship are dead on. Before you do anything else, weigh your 270 and see what you are dealing with. The trend for the last thirty years has been to go to lighter and lighter on gun ...

There are some older Winchester lever actions in the 150 or 250 series you might want to look at. They are non-traditional lever actions, and the stocks will not win any beauty contests, but they are light, accurate, and point well. They also have one of the best lever action triggers I have ever us...

Have you had any experience with the 6.5x54 M-S? I have always had an interest in experimenting with one of the old Mannlichers, but I seem to be the only one. I have never read about anybody building a rifle in this old-timer, and have always wondered if there is a problem with this cartridge that ...

If you want a shotgun that is easy to hit with, I don't believe there has ever been a better balanced, or better pointing autoloader than a Remington 1100. Its only drawback is that you have to regularly clean it. For pure reliability, I suspect you would have to go with one of the recoil-operated s...

My experience with S&B ammunition has been 7x57 with 173 gr. bullets. It shot extremely accurately (about 0.5" at 100 yds.). I only used it on a couple of hogs, worked well. However, when I went to reload the brass, it would not fit my RCBS shell holder. I checked it with every shell holder...

With some types of "FMJ" bullets this might not be too good an idea. Many FMJ bullets are basically copper cups filled with lead, and the base of the cup forming the nose of the bullet and the open end forming the base. When you start taking metal off the nose, you are basically making a t...

Just from reading your comments, and a little bit between the lines; the Smith is what you really want. My experience has been that if I "settle" for something other than what I really want, satisfaction is very seldom in the cards. After all, very few of us actually NEED the firearms we b...

I could get by with everything over 100 years old. EXCEPT for optics!!! Today's optics are orders of magnitude better than in the past.

My tastes run so different, the best I can do is by category: Handguns: Autoloader: Kimber - Gold Cup - 45 ACP Revolver: S&W - M57 - 41 mag. Rifles: Lever: Winchester - M1892 - 45 Colt Bolt: Winchester - M70 Safari Grade - 375 H&H Shotguns: Trap: Krieghoff - K80 - 12 ga. trap Sp. Clays: Bere...

Some kind of man! Some kind of American!

I have some experience with the 28, but in an O/U. The 3/4 oz. payload is very efficient, and standard loads are faster than standard loads for other calibers. If you use it with appropriate shot sizes, it will handle doves, quail, and the like out to 35 yds. Trying to make it into anything else, li...

I have long suspected that computer viruses are communicable. I am now living proof. Recently, I started hanging around this leverguns site, and the next thing I know, serious symptoms have manifested themselves. Hog Busters.jpg Brassy visions of 30-30's, 348's, 45-70's, 357's, and 44-40's have blur...

I am confused again. I recently bought a Winchester M94 (20" bbl.) and a M64 (24" bbl.), both pre-64 and both in 30-30. So far so good. Quick range trip. Both 30-30's are shooting about 12" high at 100 yds. with the sights at their lowest setting. Just to make sure that it wasn't me, ...

I don't know if any of these cures work for cancer.... My bigger concern is on the quality of the years a lot of these treatments buy you. The cost (not just money) of keeping someone breathing for another couple of months in a hospital bed or a nursing home is going off the charts. There does not s...

That is really cool. I have found that anytime I am doing anything with tools, my grandsons want to help. They never seem to get enough! I don't think these kids are as interested in computer games as everyone thinks they are. They really enjoy doing something with a real result. Keep up the assembl...

I don't have a short-barreled 45 Colt to compare it with, but the Lyman Handbook 49th edition shows a velocity of 1236 fps with a load of 17.5 gr. of 2400 with a 250 jacketed bullet out of a 16 inch Trapper. With 16.5 gr. of 2400 with a 250 gr. jacketed bullet out of my 24" Model 92 I get 1640 ...

Thanks for both the welcome and the information. This has been very enlightening. The consensus seems to be that there really isn't a major problem. I am relieved, I really like this rifle as it sits. Following up on some of the advice in the posts, I found out that Starline brass is scarce, so I ha...

After several decades (4) of loading ammunition for bolt action rifles, double-action revolvers, and single-action autoloaders, I recently decided to get into some lever actions and single action revolvers. Loading for the 30-30's and 348 went well, then I got into loading for a M92 in 45 Colt. The ...