Tequila Shooter

From my limited experimentation I found that using excessive force could easily cause the case to bulge. I’ve put 70gr in a case and did 1 hard compression, bulged some of the cases, I thought if I continue to do this (even with annealing) the cases won’t last long. If it were me I’d split the powder up, using a drop tube add 20gr or so, then compress 2-3 times, then repeat.

BP has many advantages for CAS, one powder can be used for all guns, working up loads is easy, and BP is readily available. Cleaning guns is basic and “how to” is well documented. There are 2 additional benefits 1: the smile it puts on your face; 2: keeps the skeeters away 😁

Another icon gone, RIP

Are these modern guns or antiques? If it’s an antique you don’t want to push them too hard, you don’t want an action failure. Originally the trapdoor used a 405 gr bullet with a reduced powder load. The reason I say this is because the length of the bullet, the shape of the bullet and the chamber length come into play when developing a load. Use of a filler would be determined on the amount of space between the bullet heal and the top of the powder. The first thing I would do is figure out which bullet you want to use, get some then using an empty unprimed case set the bullet in it without a crimp. Try feeding the case into the chamber and see if the action will close, if it doesn’t the bullet will have to be seated deeper, keep going until the round will chamber and the action will easily close. Then it’s just a matter of measuring how far the bullet is seated, the remaining space would be filled with powder and filler if needed. I’d also recommend getting a powder compression die, you’ll be surprised how much it will compress. Once it’s compressed you’ll know exactly how much space you have or don’t have. After you’ve got a few loaded try them out for feel and accuracy. Be prepared for a big smile once the smoke clears!

IF you’re still looking, and willing to cover the shipping I’ll give you one. Just PM me.

I don’t want to live where I’d need one of them.

Another good'n. Thankfully it’s not the set of Rust!

@Santee do you do all your own research or do you have others that help out? Asking for a friend.

Today we can’t even get the young kids to write in cursive more or less those beautiful examples of penmanship. @Santee thanks for all the videos over the year made quarantining easier.