Let's work with the Lee 429 240 RN bullet in the 44 Special to get +P performance... 7.5 grains Herco - not for weak or old guns..!! / 3circles vimeo.com/fort...
Michael Turnage - The 44 Special in strong revolvers like the Rugers is a very fine cartridge for just about anything we need to have done with a handgun... Have a great day, FC Steve
I Have finally broken down and jumped into the powder coating game, my eastwood ford light blue (and gloss black, and dark green and hot pink) powder is in the mail. The toaster oven is plugged in on my workbench and the strainer basket is ready to go....I sure hope I can make some PC'ed bullets look as nice as yours, and again, thanks for spreading the info and thank you for what you do!
spyderxtra777 - I'm glad you are giving PC a go... you will find that the bit of extra (ha,ha pun lol) work will add joy to your shooting. Plus, no lube reloading and encapsulated lead are significant benefits. Good reloadin' to ya, FC Steve
One thing about the .44 cartridge family, it seems that a person never gets tired of shooting them. You can load them for light serious target use all the way to super duper plant destroyers. Ether punching paper or taking Game there is something for everyone in loading and shooting those cartridges.
Hey FC Steve, those look almost good enough to eat. I need to get another Ruger in 44 or 45 Colt. I have two of the 38's for Cowboy but would like one to shoot 45 Colt in. Or 44 wouldn't hurt either. Does your range allow pistol caliber rifles in the handgun section ?
I cannot wait for the day I can buy a SA revolver. So many autos and I feel I am missing out on some great shooting and reloading. One day... one day soon.
Walter Palmer - Practically speaking, we can use the same crimp for both +P and Magnum loads. For the light and standard Specials and easy to ignite powders like Unique, Red Dot, Promo, Bullseye, TiteGroup, a light crimp is all that is needed. Have a fine day, FC Steve
Hey Steve , I have a Taurus 44 special 4 inch and worked up some hot loads for it . They are virtually identical to yours and the recoil is impressive . My middle finger is all beat up , but I look at it as a badge of courage . In fact , I do a lot of things you do and see your video on it later . Great minds get the same results . I wish you were my neighbor here in South Florida . I recommend your channel to people who call me crazy . I'm 72 and have been rolling my own since '73 . It's fun , eh . Keep up the great videos . Try some 90 gr. .380 bullets in a .357 and have flat primers . It's fun to vaporize objects with these little bombs going very , very fast . Take care , my Canadian brother . Bye for now .
hairy1harry1 - lol..!! I really like your comments...that is one fine shootin' iron ya got thar, pardnah..!! What you have is the equal of what Elmer Keith used working up his stoked 44 Special loads - reports were 17.5 grains of 2400 powder and his 250 grain Keith bullet - start low if you want to work this up if you haven't done that already. Your 90 grain bullets in 357 remind me of fully loaded 90 grain 38 Supers - they turned water bottles into vapor quite nicely back in the year 1970 when shooting water bottles wasn't often reported. Good shootin' to ya, Hail to Florida..!! Steve
@@FortuneCookie45LC I've done 19 gr . of 2400 with a 220 gr. hard cast and 15.7 gr. H-110 with a 295 gr. hard cast , too ! Yee haw !! Yes I cast . Fun , isn't it ? My Ruger 45 LC is apocalyptic . Same recoil as a 454 Cassull in the same gun . I only use Starline brass for the crazy hot loads . Keep warm and safe . Happy Thanksgiving . Feliz Dia de Gracius .
A bruise on the middle knuckle, a worn spot atop your left boot from shifting the Harley; a blister from twirling rope. All marks of someone who rides, ropes ,and shoots. Good life.
Barchetta Always consult a reloading manual. Honestly, you can start with 44 special brass and come up with some pretty hot loads. Look to a 180 grain projectile at around 1050 FPS. You’ll have something akin to a 44 special +P.
Chris Chiampo - And those rounds had warm, but not high pressure primer signs, easy extraction and ejection. Still reserved for strong revolvers like the Rugers - not old Colts or even today's Colt clones. The Keith loads, of course are well stoked and led to the development of the 44 Magnum. Good shootin' to ya, FC Steve
Hey FC. I just got a Rossi model 92 in 44mag and I am going to cast my own 240g swc and powder coat them with either harbor freight red or Eastwood Ford light blue. How hard of alloy should I use and what load data should I use? Cast lead or jacketed?
Josh Wideman - Great questions..!! Congrats on your Rossi. I have 2 of ‘em, and i’m Hangin’onto ‘em + shoot ‘em a lot. With PC any BHN alloy of 12-18 will do. For your 44 Mag, you should use cast bullet Reloading data, but if pressures are OK, you can extend to jacketed Reloading data. For example, I shoot the Keith load a lot in my 44 Mag -that is 22 grains of 2400 powder with the 245 grain Lyman429421 bullet.powder coated - a maximum load that should be approached with good Reloading practices. Good shooti’ To ya, FCSteve
Hey FC. I have a follow up question about my Rossi M92. On the wrist it is also stamped Puma. I presume thats part of what model it is. What do you know about this Puma and whats it worth if you dont mind me asking? I know you shoot these is why Im asking you. Thanx.
Josh Wideman - Your Puma is an upgraded M92 Rossi. The Rossis are made in Brazil on CNC machinery and are mighty fine shooters. The Pumas are made in Italy on similar machinery but more finely finished. Legacy markets the Pumas and yes they are higher quality and more costly. In used good condition at a gun store, they are in the $800 - $850 range, but if you found one and did a person to person transfer through an FFL, you could get a good deal. This would be in California. A new Rossi M92 is pushing $675 - $700. Best to ya, FC Steve
FortuneCookie45LC Ok thanx Steve. I gave $629 for it from the gun library but now I think I did pretty good with the info you gave me. Thanks again. Love your videos BTW. Keep yer powder dry pilgrim.
Another great video FC I have never shot through a chronograph before but you talk a lot about standard deviation what is that and how is it calculated? I shoot steel and other reactive targets mostly only shoot paper before deer season. Thanks in advance
Sam Brewer - SD is a statistical term for how likely any single item or event is likely to fall in relation to the mean of the group. Two Standard Deviations from the mean = 95% will fall in that range. For shooting, the SD is expressed numerically in fps. Lower SD means more consistent fall, with narrower spreads. But there are many other factors that result in the accuracy of any gun / ammo / shooter system so that low SD doesn't always mean better accuracy. However, it does mean more consistent ammo so it shows how good our reloading practices are. Best to ya, FC Steve
Wow those look hot! I’m working up some 44 special and magnum loads for my new Henry and Ruger. Really enjoyed you and Dave’s videos on it. Did you post those videos elsewhere? I saw you pulled a lot of them.
Kyle Lusk - I am in the process of posting all my videos on Vimeo. But with YT, I'm not sure what is going to happen as YT has not put out any additional annoucements, information, follow up, Q & A, updates, deadlines, timetables, penalties - zero since the bombshell of guideline changes. What a way to run things to help those that make videos for you!!?? That's why there is so much guessing and consternation going on...and YT knows about it and offers us nothing at all. If you haven't dropped by my Patreon channel at www.patreon.com/3circles you might find the four Open House visitor videos interesting... Have a great day, FC Steve
FortuneCookie45LC yes sir! I had to rethink a few of my videos and take some down as well. It’s crazy how vague they’re being. Thanks for the info and keep up the great work!
To make them look more authentic a dark grey powder coat would look, and give the lead the protection that is beneficial to fight leading but from a distance looks like ol' fashioned lead. I want to do the same with a 158Gr LSWCHP mold from LEE, that I'd love to give the same shade of navy blue coating of that of the old S&W /Federal Nyclad bullets.
I still love wheel guns my personal favorite of mine is my colt 38 det spl 2in barrel .i was wondering if you had some load data that you came up with for some loads i wanted to try something new in my old colt that i havent tried yet
Steve Obee - I did a video on two round ball duplex loads in snubby revolvers that you might find interesting...each ball is same velocity as that shot out of 36 cal cap and ball Colts back in the Civil War. Best to ya, FC Steve
For healed bullets .. wrap the "step" of the projectile with Teflon plumbers tape and when you remove the tape after baking .. no powder coat.. did this with 41lc .. enlarged a Lee S&W 40 sizer die to .402 for my pre 1889, 1877 colt ... after 1889 the cylinder chambers appeared be bored straight through for the new encased projectile .. I do not own a post 1889.
Ross C Conrad - Thanks for your posting... I guess I'm like those Russians that went to Smith and Wesson and said no to healed bullets (22LR is the only exception). Wouldn't even know the peculiarities of loading a healed bullet. Best to ya, FC Steve
The Eastern front - The Old Vaqueros were Blackhawks in disguise and could handle 44 magnum. The New Vaqueros are smaller frame Colt size to make the cowboy action shooters happy - but these cannot handle heavy loads - the 44 magnum has even been dropped from the New Vaquero line. But the Old Vaquero - just blast away and it's ready for more... Best to ya, FC Steve
FortuneCookie45LC The older Ruger cowboy revolvers are quite stout but recoil from a Bisley Vaquero 5" isn't pleasant with heavy loads. I find something around 1100 fps manageable and less punishing. Despite it's little warts it's a tough piece.
Hi FC I have a couple questions for you if you don’t mind what’s the difference between the swc bullet verse the Keith bullet plus are you at the San Leandro gun club and are you a member and if you are can you tell us or me what’s the member benefits are if you wouldn’t mind and or witch gun range you were at it looks like a nice range and just one more thing FC those looked to be some hot rounds you were shooting out of your stainless pistol once again thank you for everything you do for all of us on You tube
Willie Bulletman - Not a member of any range (used to be a member of three) at this time. It is the Optimist Range where this video was done. The Keith bullet is a long nose SWC with tapered crimp groove and three equal width driving bands, one big grease groove - weighs 245 - 250 grains. The hot loads you saw being shot were Keith loads using the Keith bullet and 22 grains of 2400 powder. The jacketed Speer load 240 grains also loaded to max with 22 grains of 2400 was also shot in this video. Good shootin' to ya, FC Steve
That load of 7.5g of Herco sounded a bit warm to me, based on all my reading over the years (and subject to my questionable memory!). I did not know the Keith bullet is too long for the levergun in a 44 Spl case. Interesting. Always learning something from your videos. I learned an awful lot from your videos on processing range scrap when i watched them almost a year ago. Something else i need to do. Best to you
Troy - The Keith bullet is not too long in 44 Spl. Too long in 44 Mag cases though. Feeding may hang up with the bullet shape in any event. Best bullet for lever guns is the RNFP or variant. Yes, 7.5 grains of Herco or Unique is in the realm of Skeeter loads - they are for strong 44 Specials or 44 Magnum guns only. Good shootin’ To ya, FCSteve
@@FortuneCookie45LC I suspected that was the case. I had to cut the stop on my B92's carrier to allow it to feed Keiths in magnum brass. I wish I would have just put the loads up in special brass.
I have had terrible luck with the majority of the store bought cast bullets i have tried, they are usually way too hard and sometimes undersized. you'll have much better luck with bullets you cast yourself, because you can make them just how you need them for your application.
GS - Very important to fit cast bullets to your gun...I have full videos up on that under my Let's Not Have Leading playlist...Good shootin' to ya, FC Steve
Fortunecookie. A nice houge grips on that black hawk will help a lot . You will shoot all day long and night if you have the ammo . See you soon . Thanks
Nick L - Those grips are the standard factory grips. I actually need the ones that fill in behind the trigger guard so my middle finger knuckle doesn't get the bejabbers beat out of it. Other shooters may not have this problem though. Have a great day, FC Steve
craftsman89 d - That's the thing about 45 ACP. All fast and medium burn pistol powders work just fine. The case is too small to use the slow burning powders as you are fully aware. I always liked Bullseye because of its economy. Others like WST or Clays for clean burning. Gunsite liked Red Dot (and Promo is same as RD and very economical also). Win 231 is a favorite. Target shooters like 700X and TiteGroup. All are good powders for the 45 ACP. Good reloadin' to ya, FC Steve
Rick fm - That 22 grains / 2400 Keith load is the 245 Keith bullet in 44 magnum. The 17.5 is the Keith load in 44 Special, but some view that as being on the hot side so 17.0 2400 would be a more conservative max load. Of course, work up to these if you want Keith loads in your shooting... Best to ya, FC Steve
Awesome work. I shoot that same Boolit powdercoated in clear for traditional look. We miss you over on Cast Boolits. If you will do a video book you can have my mold when this runs.... castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?354293-MIHEC-432640-Lyman-Devastator-RERUN
JAG827 - That's because I've found that it's fun going to the range anytime and anywhere with any and all shooters of safety and good conscience. Best to ya, FC Steve
Pink, Red, Green, and YELLOW bullets in your bullet loops would Probably get a lot of attention and Negative comments in the ol Days. Probably start a few shoot outs also.
archersfriend - No doubt, Rufus..!! Yellow bullets would be for "You yella rat rascal pig punk..." And no one out there has said - "Hey, those are UCLA bullets..." or similar. Best to ya, FC Steve
Training and action-testing DUMMY, not "dud", rounds generally have a blue finish. It's a bit darker than the Ford Blue shown. "Dud" means a round that misfired; "dummy" means a round with no primer or propellant.
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Very informative video on the.44 Special shooting the various powder coated projectiles. Great job!
Michael Turnage - The 44 Special in strong revolvers like the Rugers is a very fine cartridge for just about anything we need to have done with a handgun... Have a great day, FC Steve
I Have finally broken down and jumped into the powder coating game, my eastwood ford light blue (and gloss black, and dark green and hot pink) powder is in the mail. The toaster oven is plugged in on my workbench and the strainer basket is ready to go....I sure hope I can make some PC'ed bullets look as nice as yours, and again, thanks for spreading the info and thank you for what you do!
spyderxtra777 - I'm glad you are giving PC a go... you will find that the bit of extra (ha,ha pun lol) work will add joy to your shooting. Plus, no lube reloading and encapsulated lead are significant benefits. Good reloadin' to ya, FC Steve
One thing about the .44 cartridge family, it seems that a person never gets tired of shooting them. You can load them for light serious target use all the way to super duper plant destroyers. Ether punching paper or taking Game there is something for everyone in loading and shooting those cartridges.
Thor's Axe - That needs to be added to the Preamble of our book... neat comment... Hello to ya, Dave - Steve
Hey FC Steve, those look almost good enough to eat. I need to get another Ruger in 44 or 45 Colt. I have two of the 38's
for Cowboy but would like one to shoot 45 Colt in. Or 44 wouldn't hurt either. Does your range allow pistol caliber rifles in the handgun section ?
I cannot wait for the day I can buy a SA revolver. So many autos and I feel I am missing out on some great shooting and reloading. One day... one day soon.
FC, is the bullet crimp the same for the special & magnum loads. No difference in degree of crimp ?
Walter Palmer - Practically speaking, we can use the same crimp for both +P and Magnum loads. For the light and standard Specials and easy to ignite powders like Unique, Red Dot, Promo, Bullseye, TiteGroup, a light crimp is all that is needed. Have a fine day, FC Steve
Hey Steve , I have a Taurus 44 special 4 inch and worked up some hot loads for it . They are virtually identical to yours and the recoil is impressive . My middle finger is all beat up , but I look at it as a badge of courage . In fact , I do a lot of things you do and see your video on it later . Great minds get the same results . I wish you were my neighbor here in South Florida . I recommend your channel to people who call me crazy . I'm 72 and have been rolling my own since '73 . It's fun , eh . Keep up the great videos . Try some 90 gr. .380 bullets in a .357 and have flat primers . It's fun to vaporize objects with these little bombs going very , very fast . Take care , my Canadian brother . Bye for now .
hairy1harry1 - lol..!! I really like your comments...that is one fine shootin' iron ya got thar, pardnah..!! What you have is the equal of what Elmer Keith used working up his stoked 44 Special loads - reports were 17.5 grains of 2400 powder and his 250 grain Keith bullet - start low if you want to work this up if you haven't done that already. Your 90 grain bullets in 357 remind me of fully loaded 90 grain 38 Supers - they turned water bottles into vapor quite nicely back in the year 1970 when shooting water bottles wasn't often reported. Good shootin' to ya, Hail to Florida..!! Steve
@@FortuneCookie45LC I've done 19 gr . of 2400 with a 220 gr. hard cast and 15.7 gr. H-110 with a 295 gr. hard cast , too ! Yee haw !! Yes I cast . Fun , isn't it ? My Ruger 45 LC is apocalyptic . Same recoil as a 454 Cassull in the same gun . I only use Starline brass for the crazy hot loads . Keep warm and safe . Happy Thanksgiving . Feliz Dia de Gracius .
A bruise on the middle knuckle, a worn spot atop your left boot from shifting the Harley; a blister from twirling rope. All marks of someone who rides, ropes ,and shoots. Good life.
Another great video. I learned something new, and I was not aware a .44 special cartridge + P (the bullet) can be powder coated. Thank you.
JaY ThiZzLe - Oh yes, PC works very well with any of our big bore projectiles - Good reloadin' to ya, FC Steve
Why is the Keith bullet too long to function if the brass is Special and it’s a magnum rifle?
what would be a moderate load for the 44 mag? something that's comfortable to shoot. learning alot from your videos thanks
Barchetta Always consult a reloading manual. Honestly, you can start with 44 special brass and come up with some pretty hot loads. Look to a 180 grain projectile at around 1050 FPS. You’ll have something akin to a 44 special +P.
My favorite reduced load for 44 Mag is a Keith or the MP HBWC over 4.5 of W231 or HP38.
I Think Those Full Power Keith Loads Were Quite Impressive FC Steve :]
Chris Chiampo - And those rounds had warm, but not high pressure primer signs, easy extraction and ejection. Still reserved for strong revolvers like the Rugers - not old Colts or even today's Colt clones. The Keith loads, of course are well stoked and led to the development of the 44 Magnum. Good shootin' to ya, FC Steve
Those are some nice looking bullets there FC plus I have to say that is a nice looking rig
Thanks Willie, and would look good on the trail today... Best to ya, FC Steve
Hey FC. I just got a Rossi model 92 in 44mag and I am going to cast my own 240g swc and powder coat them with either harbor freight red or Eastwood Ford light blue. How hard of alloy should I use and what load data should I use? Cast lead or jacketed?
Josh Wideman - Great questions..!! Congrats on your Rossi. I have 2 of ‘em, and i’m Hangin’onto ‘em + shoot ‘em a lot. With PC any BHN alloy of 12-18 will do. For your 44 Mag, you should use cast bullet Reloading data, but if pressures are OK, you can extend to jacketed Reloading data. For example, I shoot the Keith load a lot in my 44 Mag -that is 22 grains of 2400 powder with the 245 grain Lyman429421 bullet.powder coated - a maximum load that should be approached with good Reloading practices. Good shooti’ To ya, FCSteve
Hey wait the Lone Ranger had his silver bullets ?
Grate video thanks
Hey FC. I have a follow up question about my Rossi M92. On the wrist it is also stamped Puma. I presume thats part of what model it is. What do you know about this Puma and whats it worth if you dont mind me asking? I know you shoot these is why Im asking you. Thanx.
Josh Wideman - Your Puma is an upgraded M92 Rossi. The Rossis are made in Brazil on CNC machinery and are mighty fine shooters. The Pumas are made in Italy on similar machinery but more finely finished. Legacy markets the Pumas and yes they are higher quality and more costly. In used good condition at a gun store, they are in the $800 - $850 range, but if you found one and did a person to person transfer through an FFL, you could get a good deal. This would be in California. A new Rossi M92 is pushing $675 - $700. Best to ya, FC Steve
FortuneCookie45LC Ok thanx Steve. I gave $629 for it from the gun library but now I think I did pretty good with the info you gave me. Thanks again. Love your videos BTW. Keep yer powder dry pilgrim.
Josh Wideman - Yes, you got a good deal there, pardnah..!! Hee,hee,he Will do, amigo... FC Steve
Like the rifle!
Dean Hudson - It really is a handy rifle - for hunting from blinds on deer and hogs - it would be most auspicious. Good shootin' to ya, FC Steve
Another great video FC I have never shot through a chronograph before but you talk a lot about standard deviation what is that and how is it calculated? I shoot steel and other reactive targets mostly only shoot paper before deer season. Thanks in advance
Sam Brewer - SD is a statistical term for how likely any single item or event is likely to fall in relation to the mean of the group. Two Standard Deviations from the mean = 95% will fall in that range. For shooting, the SD is expressed numerically in fps. Lower SD means more consistent fall, with narrower spreads. But there are many other factors that result in the accuracy of any gun / ammo / shooter system so that low SD doesn't always mean better accuracy. However, it does mean more consistent ammo so it shows how good our reloading practices are. Best to ya, FC Steve
Skin lost is skin in the game 👍
Wow those look hot! I’m working up some 44 special and magnum loads for my new Henry and Ruger. Really enjoyed you and Dave’s videos on it. Did you post those videos elsewhere? I saw you pulled a lot of them.
Kyle Lusk - I am in the process of posting all my videos on Vimeo. But with YT, I'm not sure what is going to happen as YT has not put out any additional annoucements, information, follow up, Q & A, updates, deadlines, timetables, penalties - zero since the bombshell of guideline changes. What a way to run things to help those that make videos for you!!?? That's why there is so much guessing and consternation going on...and YT knows about it and offers us nothing at all. If you haven't dropped by my Patreon channel at www.patreon.com/3circles you might find the four Open House visitor videos interesting... Have a great day, FC Steve
FortuneCookie45LC yes sir! I had to rethink a few of my videos and take some down as well. It’s crazy how vague they’re being. Thanks for the info and keep up the great work!
Those look like candy!
To make them look more authentic a dark grey powder coat would look, and give the lead the protection that is beneficial to fight leading but from a distance looks like ol' fashioned lead. I want to do the same with a 158Gr LSWCHP mold from LEE, that I'd love to give the same shade of navy blue coating of that of the old S&W /Federal Nyclad bullets.
Beautiful Holster. What brand is that?
I still love wheel guns my personal favorite of mine is my colt 38 det spl 2in barrel .i was wondering if you had some load data that you came up with for some loads i wanted to try something new in my old colt that i havent tried yet
Steve Obee - I did a video on two round ball duplex loads in snubby revolvers that you might find interesting...each ball is same velocity as that shot out of 36 cal cap and ball Colts back in the Civil War. Best to ya, FC Steve
For healed bullets .. wrap the "step" of the projectile with Teflon plumbers tape and when you remove the tape after baking .. no powder coat.. did this with 41lc .. enlarged a Lee S&W 40 sizer die to .402 for my pre 1889, 1877 colt ... after 1889 the cylinder chambers appeared be bored straight through for the new encased projectile .. I do not own a post 1889.
Ross C Conrad - Thanks for your posting... I guess I'm like those Russians that went to Smith and Wesson and said no to healed bullets (22LR is the only exception). Wouldn't even know the peculiarities of loading a healed bullet. Best to ya, FC Steve
Some toasty loads there Cookie.
Can that Vaquero take full on magnum loads like the blackhawk?
The Eastern front - The Old Vaqueros were Blackhawks in disguise and could handle 44 magnum. The New Vaqueros are smaller frame Colt size to make the cowboy action shooters happy - but these cannot handle heavy loads - the 44 magnum has even been dropped from the New Vaquero line. But the Old Vaquero - just blast away and it's ready for more... Best to ya, FC Steve
FortuneCookie45LC The older Ruger cowboy revolvers are quite stout but recoil from a Bisley Vaquero 5" isn't pleasant with heavy loads. I find something around 1100 fps manageable and less punishing. Despite it's little warts it's a tough piece.
I like my dads Vaquero much better than my model 29 for stout 44 mags.
Hi FC I have a couple questions for you if you don’t mind what’s the difference between the swc bullet verse the Keith bullet plus are you at the San Leandro gun club and are you a member and if you are can you tell us or me what’s the member benefits are if you wouldn’t mind and or witch gun range you were at it looks like a nice range and just one more thing FC those looked to be some hot rounds you were shooting out of your stainless pistol once again thank you for everything you do for all of us on You tube
Willie Bulletman - Not a member of any range (used to be a member of three) at this time. It is the Optimist Range where this video was done. The Keith bullet is a long nose SWC with tapered crimp groove and three equal width driving bands, one big grease groove - weighs 245 - 250 grains. The hot loads you saw being shot were Keith loads using the Keith bullet and 22 grains of 2400 powder. The jacketed Speer load 240 grains also loaded to max with 22 grains of 2400 was also shot in this video. Good shootin' to ya, FC Steve
Thank for all that info FC I do appreciate the information keep up the hot lead zone
That load of 7.5g of Herco sounded a bit warm to me, based on all my reading over the years (and subject to my questionable memory!). I did not know the Keith bullet is too long for the levergun in a 44 Spl case. Interesting. Always learning something from your videos. I learned an awful lot from your videos on processing range scrap when i watched them almost a year ago. Something else i need to do. Best to you
Troy - The Keith bullet is not too long in 44 Spl. Too long in 44 Mag cases though. Feeding may hang up with the bullet shape in any event. Best bullet for lever guns is the RNFP or variant. Yes, 7.5 grains of Herco or Unique is in the realm of Skeeter loads - they are for strong 44 Specials or 44 Magnum guns only. Good shootin’ To ya, FCSteve
@@FortuneCookie45LC I suspected that was the case. I had to cut the stop on my B92's carrier to allow it to feed Keiths in magnum brass. I wish I would have just put the loads up in special brass.
Is that chamfer, a heavy crimp or both. 1:17?
Enjoy all of your videos....
oak mg - It is a medium heavy crimp. If maximum loads in 44 Mag, would have heavy crimp. Good shootin' to ya, FC Steve
Nice loads, Need to set up to do my own casting eventually.
I haven't had much luck with accuracy when loading cast bullets in the past.
I have had terrible luck with the majority of the store bought cast bullets i have tried, they are usually way too hard and sometimes undersized. you'll have much better luck with bullets you cast yourself, because you can make them just how you need them for your application.
GS - Very important to fit cast bullets to your gun...I have full videos up on that under my Let's Not Have Leading playlist...Good shootin' to ya, FC Steve
What about me ?you didn't mention me I'm a famously famous gun movie champion. At least in my mind.
Svern Warunos - And I didn't even mention Clint Eastwood, so you and many others are in good company...lol Best to ya, Svern..!! FC Steve
Fortunecookie. A nice houge grips on that black hawk will help a lot . You will shoot all day long and night if you have the ammo . See you soon . Thanks
Nick L - Those grips are the standard factory grips. I actually need the ones that fill in behind the trigger guard so my middle finger knuckle doesn't get the bejabbers beat out of it. Other shooters may not have this problem though. Have a great day, FC Steve
FortuneCookie45LC Lol, "bejabbers", love you man!
How about silver powder coating? I can think of a cowboy that would use them.
Phil P - There are also copper colored powders as well as clear coats... Best to ya, FC Steve
What's a good powder for 230 grain 45 acp full power loads??
craftsman89 d - That's the thing about 45 ACP. All fast and medium burn pistol powders work just fine. The case is too small to use the slow burning powders as you are fully aware. I always liked Bullseye because of its economy. Others like WST or Clays for clean burning. Gunsite liked Red Dot (and Promo is same as RD and very economical also). Win 231 is a favorite. Target shooters like 700X and TiteGroup. All are good powders for the 45 ACP. Good reloadin' to ya, FC Steve
Those are lively 😂
Isn,t max keith load 17.5 gr 2400?
Rick fm - That 22 grains / 2400 Keith load is the 245 Keith bullet in 44 magnum. The 17.5 is the Keith load in 44 Special, but some view that as being on the hot side so 17.0 2400 would be a more conservative max load. Of course, work up to these if you want Keith loads in your shooting... Best to ya, FC Steve
You said garry Cooper, but not Clint Eastwood! 😲🤤😫
Nicholas St - How could I forget Clint??? I guess I always think of Clint as Inspector Callahan of the SFPD. Best to ya, FC Steve
FortuneCookie45LC back at ya cookie. I honestly dodnt think anyone read these 🤠🤠🤠👍👍👍
Or Randolph Scott, or Ward Bond......:)
Awesome work. I shoot that same Boolit powdercoated in clear for traditional look. We miss you over on Cast Boolits. If you will do a video book you can have my mold when this runs....
castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?354293-MIHEC-432640-Lyman-Devastator-RERUN
I feel like it would be fun to go to a range with you
JAG827 - That's because I've found that it's fun going to the range anytime and anywhere with any and all shooters of safety and good conscience. Best to ya, FC Steve
FortuneCookie45LC can you do a video on how to collect range scrap it's really tedious picking up one bullet at a time
Pink, Red, Green, and YELLOW bullets in your bullet loops would Probably get a lot of attention and Negative comments in the ol Days. Probably start a few shoot outs also.
archersfriend - And today, there's room in shooting for all preferences - in lube systems and colors...Have a great day, FC Steve
archersfriend - No doubt, Rufus..!! Yellow bullets would be for "You yella rat rascal pig punk..." And no one out there has said - "Hey, those are UCLA bullets..." or similar. Best to ya, FC Steve
44 special plus P ammo on UA-cam
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I thought that color of blue meant dud rounds at 1 time!!!!
Training and action-testing DUMMY, not "dud", rounds generally have a blue finish. It's a bit darker than the Ford Blue shown. "Dud" means a round that misfired; "dummy" means a round with no primer or propellant.