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Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971

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  1. I bought some for use in semi-auto handgun cartridges. It meters well and burns cleaner the W231. It is less expensive than W231 too. I did not try to assemble light loads as my semi-auto pistols would not cycle with light loads. I have other powders I will load in revolver cartridges for CAS (mostly BP and BP subs).
  2. IG, since you are in SE Idaho consider driving to Price, UT for their annual match and shoot King of Kaboom. It's just a day's drive for you. They have a gorgeous cowboy town and run a quality match.
  3. NO! I bought a bunch of Pyrodex from Wal*Mart years ago for $10/bottle and loaded it in SG shells. I learned that I needed to clean my shotgun immediately upon arriving home or expect rust. I live in the desert and expect rust would form quicker in a hot, humid climate.
  4. Try APP. A 250 grain bullet over top of 777 may topple targets. I shoot 777 in 38 Specials but not my 44 mags.
  5. I've shot numbered sweeps many times including the 2468, 1873 and 1776 sweeps. The 1955 sweep would be easy to shoot without getting a P. On these sweeps the targets are often set on a diagonal so the closest targets can be shot with revolvers and the distant ones with a rifle.
  6. Utah State in July had the black powder categories listed in PD's post. I shot KOK with my .44 mag Rugers. It was a hoot! I want to shoot that category again.
  7. Black powder has military uses too. Soot Lords may experience powder shortages.
  8. Here is an article in Newsweek expanding on the Vista memo. I'd stock up on "sale" primers now and purchase reloading powder when/if available.
  9. I have a BL-22 rimfire rifle that will not feed Federal Premium .22s reliably. However, it will feed some ARMSCOR .22s I bought years ago all day. Try another brand of .22s. They might work in your firearm.
  10. I only get blowback in a Marlin 38 Special CBC rifle. I think it has an oversize chamber. All my family's revolvers and other rifles lack blowback with 38 Specials. (I don't load very light.) Regarding Ni-plated brass, I just use them with black powder loads in revolvers. The handguns are so coated with soot after firing I would not notice blowback if I saw it.
  11. Here is a thread from back in November on that very question (it is asked regularly). Many CAS shooters load low recoil shotgun shells. Since we only load 3/4 or 7/8 oz of shot the cost of reloaded shells is lower than AA low noise, low recoil shells. Many fast-burning shotgun powders are suitable - some are also suitable for metallic cartridges. Look for loads that use Cheddite primers. These are currently the most readily available 209 primers. I prefer loading in Remington hulls.
  12. My wife's stroller cart is more robust than my Rugged Gear cart. Make sure the ammo box is removable to ease unloading and loading from your vehicle. Golf cart umbrella holders work with strollers. BBQ grill covers make good rain covers.
  13. +1 for powder lockout dies. I have one on a progressive press and it often saves me from squib rounds. +1 for lights that illuminate the loading stations on a progressive press. My 38 Special brass comes from multiple manufacturers in North America, Europe and some even from South America. There is just too much dimensional variation to seat and crimp at one station. I seat and then crimp with a LFC die to get good results. Every other case I load can be seated and crimped at one station though I frequently seat and crimp separately just because I can. The .32 H&R mag cases I reload for my wife are all Starline and Federal cases and are quite uniform. They seat and crimp well at a single station. I gauge my rifle rounds before major matches but don't gauge revolver rounds. I also gauge all my 45 ACP rounds for Wild Bunch.
  14. See Vista Outdoors Rejects Colt Takeover. I am concerned about the Czechoslavak Group owning Federal, Speer, CCI and Remington. The Arkansas Gazette reported the group planned to use production from these manufacturers to help supply Ukraine with small arms ammunition. While I support arming Ukraine, this would likely dry up reloading components for the shooting sports in the US.
  15. I remember buying one from Big-5 for ~$300! Of course, primers now cost 4X more too.
  16. Action Plan - sent by SASS in an e-mail time-stamped Wed 11/1/2023 3:01 PM.
  17. I have shooters handbook on my computer. The page for Stage 5 follows. Thanks for coming to the Fandango. Your family is an amazing bunch of shooters. The RGR Club is strongly considering hosting the NM State Match in 2024 and looks forward to your return.
  18. Regarding age breakdowns of costume categories, this is sometimes done at major matches. Land Run in OKC does it. I shoot mostly Frontier Cartridge (FC). At End of Trail I shot Elder Statesmen FC. At our Regional I shot Senior FC. At AZ State and NM State I just shot FC. It is up to the match director whether to allow age-based breakdowns of costuming categories and other categories (shooting style and/or propellant). Doing so increases the cost of awards. For matches with fewer than 100 competitors you probably won't see age-breakdowns of costuming categories. You can dress as a Classic Cowboy or B-Western and still shoot those .38 caliber firearms. Just don't enter in those costume categories. Shoot a '73 if you please. I often dress B-Western then shoot FC. Regarding boots, I too wear Ropers. There's not room for my feet and arch supports in standard cowboy boots. There's lots of good shooting in your region. I've shot in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas and enjoyed every match.
  19. Gut C. Gunman, the Young Gun who won Bordertown deserves mention. At his age he's just going to get faster. He'll probably shoot a '97 side match at EOT. Let's see how shooters rank.
  20. I consider this an essential feature on a press lacking a powder lockout die. If loading without a lockout die, I stop and verify every case has powder before proceeding. Sometimes powder measures don't drop a charge. You don't want to be the shooter who needs a squib rod at a major march.
  21. Buy more brass. Either unfired brass from Starline or once-fired from an online auction site. I don't like short loading sessions. When my progressive press is up and running I like to fill multiple coffee cans. The ammo loaded in new brass is shot in a rifle at major matches. Brass reloaded multiple time is for revolvers and rifles at local matches. I'm pleased Lee has a new priming system. The old safety priming system was prone to dropping primers. I have both Lee and Dillon progressive presses. The Lee press gets out of whack much more frequently than the Dillons. All load ammo suitable for CAS. However, I love a powder lockout die and a place to mount a light to view cases as they are loaded. The spent primer catching system on the Lee press is great. I don't end up with spent primers on the loading room floor. Buy the most automated press you can afford. They are not hard to master.
  22. Under construction usually doesn't mean out-of-business. Hackers often damage a website requiring the firm to restore it. Their website had this banner this morning. It looks like they cannot supply you for awhile. Consider Bullets by Scarlet (an East Coast CAS supplier) or Cowboy Choice Ammunition. Bang and Clang will reload your brass. BTW, Winchester is currently shipping low noise, low recoil AAs. Time to stock up. For just plinking in the woods jacketed bullets will work. These are much more available than the all-lead bullets we shoot in CAS. You should be able to find them in a nearby sporting goods store.
  23. MidwayUSA shows Clay Dot in stock. One reason I prefer Extra-Lite is that Alliant lists 7/8 oz loads using Cheddite primers - the only 209 primers readily available recently.
  24. You may notice that the powders recommended are fast-burning shotgun powders (except for Unique). Shooters have assembled suitable low-recoil shells from all of them. Locally some are experimenting with Hodgdon's new Perfect Pattern. I can't recommend it since I have not loaded with it. However, it is available (unlike some of the powders mentioned in this thread). With chronic component shortages one needs to be flexible and load with available powders. When I consume my present supply of Extra-Lite I may be loading with another powder out of necessity.
  25. I use Extra-Lite, CB-0178-12 (grey) wads, Cheddite 209 primers and a minimum published load. Some report reducing the powder charge two grains below published minimums to match Winchester LNLR shells. A caution: reducing the powder charge too far below published minimums can cause squibby loads in very cold weather.
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