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jtaylor1960

I have a top tang made in 1990.I bought it at the local gun shop.A man bought it to go to Africa.He sighted it in and never got to go .It sat in the safe until he traded it last year.I shot it with my handloaded 200gr. bullets .The first load I tried shot just over 1/2 inch at 100yds.

jtaylor1960

I have some of the Buffalo Arms bullets but haven't got to shoot them yet.Woodleigh makes a 200gr. bonded flat nose designed for the 33 Winchester.I've tried getting some but Woodleigh says they are having trouble getting the US distributors to handle them.I haven't looked lately to see if anyone is...

jtaylor1960

I have a gun rebored from 30/30 to 38/55.The work was done by JES.The bore is excellent.It shoots about a 1" group at 100 yds. with my cast bullets.I have heard many stories of work done by JES and have heard nothing but praise.

jtaylor1960

When I heard that Barnes was discontinuing the 348 X bullet I called Barnes and bought ten boxes.At the time they had only 100 boxes left.I wish I could have bought more.

jtaylor1960

I have shot 34.0 grs. of Varget with good accuracy.That is a little fast for cast bullets depending on the alloy.My favorite powder for the 32 is H-4895.You can reduce it or go for high end loads with it.

jtaylor1960

If you load and cast the 38/55 is a great gun.I have one in a Marlin rebored from a 30/30 and boy does it shoot!I haven't yet taken any game with it though.

jtaylor1960

Your accuracy is good but if you find the bullets don't work well on hogs I would go to the good old Remington Corelokt or even the Nosler round nose Partition.The Nosler is also designed for the 30/30.

jtaylor1960

We are in South Central Pa. Bedford county.

jtaylor1960

Went hunting for bear this week.I'm in Pa.The first day we got two bears.One weighing 159lbs.another weighing 279lbs. live weight.Now here is the cool part One bear was killed with a 358win. in a model 99 Savage and the other with a 348win. in the great model 71.Both guns were shooting Remington Cor...

jtaylor1960

I have shot an RCBS cast bullet from my gun using 34.0grs.of Varget and it shot quite well.It was cast from Lyman #2 and sized at .323.With jacketed bullets H-4895 is my favorite.

jtaylor1960

I just say a post on another forum from a guy that talked to the people at Woodleigh.They said they would do a run of 338 flatnose bullets for the 338 Marlin Express with no setup fees if they purchased 5000 or more bullets.

jtaylor1960

I have done this with .35 Remington Corelokt bullets.I used two Lee sizing dies that I ordered in .351 and .358.They seemed to shoot fine although I never got to use them on game.As far as I know Hornady still makes bullets for the 348.That would be the easiest route.There is also Hawk,Woodleigh, Ba...

jtaylor1960

Hornady on their site gives reloading info for the LE bullets in several cartridges.In all cases they suggest trimming the case about .010 shorter than specs to help with O.A.L. and feeding issues.There is also data for the 356 win. I would think if you can get it to feed properly it should be an ex...

jtaylor1960

My best jacketed 32 load is also 34.0-34.5grs of H-4895.It gives good velocity and great accuracy.It can also be reduced I you need to .

jtaylor1960

I have a 308 MX.I mounted an Ultra Dot red dot scope on it.At 100 hundred it shoots abbout 1 1/2" groups.The adjustable dot works well for target shooting.I haven't tried it out on game yet but all reports I've heard are good.

jtaylor1960

I wouldn't think that would work .Apparently it does.I was thinking about having Lee make a 32 die for me.I already have one for the 30/30 so I guess I won't have to.Thanks Guys!

jtaylor1960

Good idea.To bad I didn't think of that before I went and bought another die for my 38/55.I also tried my 375 die and it didn't work.Learning is part of what makes reloading so much fun.

jtaylor1960

I ordered one of them.It should be about a perfect all around mold for the 348.Being a six cavity you should be able to crank out the bullets in a short time.

jtaylor1960

I believe these guys are on target.Contrary to popular belief ther were no 45 colt levers until modern times.For whatever reason only revolvers were made in 45 Colt until fairly recently.

jtaylor1960

I shoot H-4350 in my 348 with CCi-250 primers.This load came from an old manual.I have used IMR-4350 with standard primers and no problems.When using H-4350 in my 7mm.mag. and a standard primer it sounded like a flintlock.The IMR powder worked well.The H4350 in my experience seems to be a little har...

jtaylor1960

I bought some from Buffalo Arms a while back and I see they still have them listed at $30.00/1000.Prices are going up.Every once in a while I pick some up even if I don't need them.

jtaylor1960

I load ammo for a friend that has a 303.I would say loading your own is best for this gun.Brass is available and being 30 caliber bullets of all kinds are easy to find.Load data is a little scarce but there is some out there.

jtaylor1960

I am in central Pa.

jtaylor1960

I think Hobie was right and if I can find the box I will check.I bought a 1970's 32 and I'm almost positive it is a 1 in 12" twist. It is widely known that the early models were 1 in 16".

jtaylor1960

This is a little OT but I thought you guys could help.I have a friend with a 10 ga. 2 7/8"double barrel shot gun and I'm trying to find ammo or reloading components to load with.I found only one supplier of loaded ammo an they want $88.00 a box.

jtaylor1960

I haven't reloaded any of the brass yet so I'm not sure how it will hold up yet.From just looking at it I think I like the 30/40Krag in Winchester brass better.

jtaylor1960

I bought some from Graf's a while back.I think I also bought some from Buffalo Arms.Some was Jamison Brass and some was formed from 30/40 Krag. I load for a friend that has a 303.

jtaylor1960

If you are using factory loads it is hard to beat Remington with 170gr. Corelokt bullets.If you are loading for your 32 Corelokts are not available.Hornady makes a good 170gr. flatnose.

jtaylor1960

The 45 Colt in the 94 Marlin has a 1 in 16" twist an I am told it will shoot a bullet well over 300grs. Glenn Fryxell has written some articles on the subject.

jtaylor1960

I use ballistic tips with the tip filed back to the bullet jacket.That gives you a fairly wide meplat.Use you own judgement,but it seems to work for me.

jtaylor1960

According to the articles I read by Glenn Fryxell on the 1894 Marlin the 94 in 45 Colt has a twist of 1 in 16". He claims that that will stabilize bullets of 368gr with no problems. I have a Marlin 1894 in 45 Colt and have shot bullets of 330gr. which seemed to shoot well .There were no signs o...

jtaylor1960

Check out Glenn Hills Cast Bullets. He has a variety of 30 caliber bullets suited for the 30/30.

jtaylor1960

I bought some from Buffalo Arms a while back and they still list them.They aren't cheap but they can still be had.I bought 5000 so I would have for a while.

jtaylor1960

I bought a 7600 35 Whelen a few years ago.With a 250gr. Nosler and some IMR- 4064 it will shoot under one inch at 100yds.Most bolts won't do that .For a woods rifle it is hard to beat.

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