Tall John

SGB has 45 colt on his site but hasn’t responded to my emails. Thanks!

Hi do I contact Lassiter?

I did and have received them.

BTT

Raven Rock Precision has a crazy good deal on NEW Primed .357 Mag cases. $129 delivered for 1,000 cases with Norma headstamp and RWS 4152 SP primers. I just received my order and they look great. Given the best price I've found on once-fired 357 brass at 15 cents a piece, this is a crazy good deal. I have no idea how my cowboy guns will like these primers but if they don't I'll use them for target practice (lord knows I need it :)) RRP is a small Virginia-based company with the owner highly respected by a MeWe group that i also follow. check 'em out! https://ravenrocksprecision.com/357-magnum-brass-brand-new-primed-brass-updating/

Raven Rock Precision has a crazy good deal on NEW Primed .357 Mag cases. $129 delivered for 1,000 cases with Norma headstamp and RWS 4152 SP primers. I just received my order and they look great. Given the best price I've found on once-fired 357 brass at 15 cents a piece, this is a crazy good deal. I have no idea how my cowboy guns will like these primers but if they don't I'll use them for target practice (lord knows I need it :)) RRP is a small Virginia-based company with the owner highly respected by a MeWe group that i also follow. check 'em out! https://ravenrocksprecision.com/357-magnum-brass-brand-new-primed-brass-updating/

Ive got a set of NMV Bisleys that the previous owner used fishing snaps in his springs! Lots of those in Alaska!

Anybody successfully and dependably using Aguila SPP’s in lite 38/357 cowboy loads without FTF’s? In your race guns with lightened hammer springs? Mine are finnicky with CCI’s so I’ve been sticking with Federals but this is a good buy! Midsouth has them for $319 delivered! (Free shipping & free hazmat). Makes them about $65 /thousand with tax https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/003502h151001c/aguila-nopoint-1-half-small-pistol-primers-5000-count-case?trk_msg=CIL4VPLISGH4TEKJI7U3CE3KDK&trk_contact=GEEL7T85K8ABEK06UDB3A3I1BG&trk_sid=O16AUAT60V2U1IN7KNQGA5B44C&trk_link=465IC2RCSMK49A2PPTAUNJHV9O&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=turn+on+images+to+shop+aguila+primer+case&utm_campaign=FREE+Hazmat+%26+Shipping+On+This+Case+of+Primers!

Cerosafe to the rescue! Easier than everything else! Thanks for all your help pardners! I lined the lifter area with tin foil and made a little ramp/ funnel out of some aluminum pie plate and heated a small chunk of Cerosafe in my Lyman lead ladle that has the little pour spout, plugged the barrel with cotton patches and poured away. Any spillage peeled right off of my vice and gun.

Does anyone have a 38/357 caliber broken case extractor that they want to part with?

get rid of the Palo spring! I had the exact same problem with the Palo Spring after about 10 months even with all the washers. Buy a long hunter light spring. Much better on Stidger’s! Order yourself a couple replacement latch locks (part 348) from Numrich before you file anything. They are <$9 and each one is different. I bought three. (See pic) https://www.gunpartscorp.com/products/479670b I shaved a teensy-tiny bit (<.5mm) off the top (short) front edge of the latch lock which allowed the LL to slide a bit further forward which caused a solid lockup but then it wouldn’t open. So then I very gently and gradually filed the lower rear leading edge until it would release from the lug. Problem solved. or you can send it off to on of the smiths and pay $500 with insurance and shipping. I just added a document with my detailed fix. How to fix problems with a Stoeger Supreme Shotgun.pdf

Well the 9mm and .357 147gr hi-Tek bullets didn’t work.

I saw a u-tube where they used a rattailfile but getting I like your guys idea better. I wonder if a lead 9mm .356 powder coated bullet would be easier?

I have not been able to find a .38/.357 on any of the usual distributor, social media or auction sites so it makes me wonder if it was ever made. I see a lot on eBay in mil calibers and some in 45colt but not 38/357. ive tried using a brass rod to push a .41, .45 & 12ga brass brush down the muzzle. I’ll next try pushing a bullet. If I can get it started -and if that doesn’t work then I’ll strip it down and us cerosafe.

bob, did you use a round ball or a 44-40 lead bullet?