Remington Where Have All The Bullets Gone??
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Nick Ross just sent me some Remington 405 grain 45-70 bullets...Thanks to Nick..!! But that reminds me of a time that we could buy bulk packed heavy cardboard box cartons of 2000 Remington factory bullets x 3 in orders to MidwayUSA. And Remington brass and primers were always available. Of course, Remington is in financial difficulty, but the shortages have been much before. Like the song title - Where Have All The Bullets Gone??
I still have a few boxes of blue square plastic bullets branded as Midway -- don't sell them anymore. And I'm glad I bought a couple thousand HBWC for my .38's some 7-8 years ago. Everything has dried up. I have plenty of primers, bullets, casting equipment, powders, etc. in large part to watching UA-camrs like you. I even bought lead weights and collected fired bullets over the years after seeing your suggestions in old videos. Now I have enough components for several years. There was a time I had some misfortunes and I was in a wheelchair and using a walker and reloading passed the time until I felt better. I always enjoy your videos like this FC45LC. thank you for years of enjoyment. Currently I'm caring for my good wife the past couple years until her time comes some day. Then I hope to get back into shooting regularly. Again, thank you for all the hours of enjoyment and the little breaks from life's problems.
Good morning, Mr.Cookie! Happy Monday! Haven't seen Remington projectiles or brass in a while.
DR - Amen to that, bro... Steve
Another good one, FC. In times like these it’s fun to “wax nostalgic” about the old days when we didn’t have to be concerned that our components might not be available when we went to order. I still have a few Remington 45 ACP and 9mm bullets laying around, but not many. I certainly am casting more now than I used to 😊
That's the beauty of casting, Walter - anytime I run short of a certain bullet, I just crank out the molds and turn on the heat..!! Happy Holidays to ya, Walter..!! Steve
Primers have gone up between 600% to 700% in the last several year.
Hornady is the only one that has seemed to be pushing out good quantities of bullets during the shortage. More than a few times they were the only ones i could get.
They stopped plating the Civil Defence rounds, just brass case now, they are skimping to save a penny or two and blaming supply chain.
JR - Berry Bullets have also been available - I have been able to get my favorite 200 grain 45 SWC Berry's along with other favorite Berry's. But, yes, Hornady XTPs and HAPs as well. Happy Holidays to ya...
@@FortuneCookie45LC berrys came back sooner than many. But i had trouble getting them for a while too.
Because theyre the most expensive… everyone bargain shopping.
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Remington and Winchester used to be the mainstay for bulk bullets and brass back in the 80's and 90's. Most of my shooting was done with them.
Bbtt - Absolutely agree...I still have a good supply of those Winchesters in those squarish cardboard boxes of bulk bullets...Best to ya, Steve
Back in the day. I can't remember what year, however, Midway used to have a catalog they would send out called the "Comload Report", it was just newsprint paper and about two to four pages, all it had was reloading components, presses, dies, and tools. they also had free shipping, however, you had to call them long distance to place an order or send them an order form with what you wanted, it could take six weeks to get your order to you. If you sent them a check, that too had to clear the bank, or you could just have it sent C,O,D. those were the days. -Dave
Hello to ya, Dave...I was up your way, but so busy with the Thanksgiving Holiday and working on my shed, no time to get together. And a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you... Steve
I miss the Remington 250-grain RNFP for the .45 Colt. Great bullet and cheap back in the day.
Thank goodness I bought 1000 of those before they stopped. Original old style. They had a hollow base and were .455" in diameter which is a salvation for colt cylinders with .456 throats.
I still have 50 rounds loaded with the Remington 405 gn .45-70. I loaded them for my dad 25+ years ago. They were his mountain loads when we would go camping in the mountains. Happy Safe Shooting 🇺🇸💪
Bbtt - You will find those loads to shoot as if they were reloaded last week... Good shootin' to ya, Steve
I was given a 50 round box of .45-70 handloads. The gentleman that loaded them isn’t with us anymore, they weren’t labeled in any way and I just couldn’t trust them. So I pulled all 50 and sure enough they are loaded with those bullets you have there. I had
No idea what make
They were and now I do! Thank you
Hello to spyderxtra777..!! Those pulled bullets are still good to go...and you could definitely reload those components as you choose... Good shootin' to ya, Steve
Scheels in Wisconsin had remington lrp last week, but were gone in no time. It is rare that I see any primer other than CCI on the shelf.
FW - Wow, you had some supplies - gotta have some money set aside so we can pounce at will... Have a great Holiday Season... Steve
I have many bags of those Remington 405's that I keep close to my heart because of availability. I did also score many of the 300 grain Remington that I mostly load in my 458 SOCOM. Recently I scored eight boxes of 400 grain Speer 458 bullets and they seem to work well in the 45-70. I shoot more lead these days in my 45-70 than jacket, just to save those scarce bullets.
I have about 100 of the 405 gr Remington bullets. They are good bullets but since I started watching your channel, and learning how to powder coat lead bullets, I am super happy with those. Makes the old 40-70's a lot cheaper to shoot. The Lee 405 mold works great.
Shasta Steve - Great area for recreation in NorCal..!! Oh yessireebob... that Lee 405 is a favorite, but I've also found the 340, 450, and 500 Lees to be very good shooters. The 340 is accurate and easy on the lead supply - would be extremely fine velocity and hitting power for deer as well as for the range and recreational shooting. The others are great for the bigger critters and engine blocks...especially if cast hard around BHN 18-22. There's little sense in putting out the heavy weights shooting paper at the range. Where ever and when ever, the 45-70 lives..!! Have you tried the 340 grainer, powder coated, in the 45-70 light loaded with 11-12 grains Unique powder for fun shooting? If you don't have that mold, I just checked - $33.49 for 2 cav at MidWayUSA - ships free with $49. Merry Christmas and Best to ya, Steve
@@FortuneCookie45LCI will check that mold out. I inherited about 500 350 gr lead bullets, so have not been pouring any light ones. I just found a pound of Unique the other day and was super excited. Yeah the 405's are a little overkill. I shoot them out of my 86 and they shoot well. I can't hunt with them here in California. I have been shooting Barnes for that. I do have the Lee 500 gr mold. I made a bunch of 25-1 bullets. I have them all lubed up with my bees wax lube mix. They look great but I have not loaded any up. I am going to shoot them out of my 74 with black powder.
Sir it is always a pleasure to watch your videos. You make the day a lot more enjoyable!!! Thank you. Keep it up.!!!!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
John Mccrea - Thank you so much for your gracious comments... much appreciated... Best to ya for a great Holiday Season... Steve
Where have all the bullets gone? I just bought them all from the local scrap recycler today. I ordered a Lee Pro 4 and a RCBS Lube-A-Matic 2 about 10 days ago. They are being shipped. I stopped at a local small-time scrap metal recycler today to see if he had any lead to sell. Turns out he had a bucket of scrap lead. I bought 90 pounds. The scrap lead I bought for $1 per pound included some tire weights, a roll of square roof lead, and dozens and dozens of little bags each containing 50 lubed lead cast semi-wadcutter bullets. There are at least 1000 bullets, and each bag is labeled .452 and 155 gr. I'm guessing these bullets are likely commercially made because these bullets are so consistent and well made. I don't have a hardness tester, but my thumbnail won't leave a mark in these lead bullets. The bullets actually mic to .4525" diameter, length is .5635", and they weigh just over 153.65 grains.
What's really amazing is I'm getting into casting for shooting my Ruger Blackhawk 45 Colt. Out of curiosity, I pressed one of these bullets into an unprimed Starline 45 Colt case. The bullet was seated to the top of the second band - where the bullet tapers down to the tip. The overall length of this round measures exactly 1.60". The throats of this Ruger are all .452 measured using pin gages from a good gage set. There's just enough room to feel the .452 pin gage rubbing as it passes through the throats. The .453 is a no-go.
These bullets are lighter than the molded bullets I was planning to make. I haven't ordered the die for the sizer yet, nor have I ordered the bullets casts yet. Can these little 2 band lubed bullets be shot in the Ruger 45 Colt revolver?
An edit to my post from yesterday which adds a link to the video I just uploaded showing these "scrap lead" bullets.
ua-cam.com/video/0j7d3_cPpKk/v-deo.html
Those are pretty light bullets for .45 Colt even though they are the correct diameter. Most people use and shoot something in the 250 - 265 grain territory in that caliber. Your local scrapyard find judging by what you got all together looks like a bullet caster either cleaned out his garage or maybe passed away and his family sold his lead stash. To find COWW, roof flashing and already cast "odd" weight bullets all together kind of points to that conclusion. Most scrapyards don't really know what we generally use or prefer to use to cast our bullets with. It's never sorted out by type and it's generally not cut into pieces or processed in such a way to make it easier to work with. They just know it is lead and aren't that particular or concerned.
Been working too much too long lately, so I needed a trip on the Hot Lead Express to get my head right, and, wow, did I choose a good episode to watch! Just found out from the Gun Collective that Fiochi is building a $41.5 Million facility in Little Rock, AR to make only primers! Maybe our primer shortage will come to an end some day soon. Wow! Those bullets are beautimous!!!
Michael - My first use of Fiocchi primers was when I bought the 250 primer boxes from a shooting emporium called Traders in the East Bay many years ago. I'd rate Fiocchi primers right up there. Let's hope Fiocchi gets on line with that factory. They will sell like hot cakes as the demand is huge. Have a great day, Steve
I've bought Remington small rifle primers at Midsouth recently.
Awesome bullet, I still have about 400 of those left for special occasions.
BU - You were wise to get those while the getting was good...With the demise of Remington, we might never see those particular bullets again... Best Regards, Steve
@@FortuneCookie45LC I noticed a while ago that an online seller I use called Budget shooter supplies in BC has some in stock. Due to usa laws they cant ship to the states though. Sad.
Nice storyline. Thanks for sharing.
Really miss getting Rem 180 grain bullets for my .303 Brit... They were a bit undersized @ .310", but always shot well. As for Rem 9mm bullets, I found their std 124 gr JHP to feed very well, accurate, with very good expansion qualities... And unlike WW bullets of the same type, no separated jackets. Oh, and I would love to be able to reliably get more of their 240 grain JHP's for my .44 mag. Those swaged WCs were fantastic, and worked well even in .38 S&W with much larger bores... The soft skirt would bump up just fine.
JF - Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with all of us... Continued good shootin' to ya, Steve
I like the hollow-based wadcutters. Load them "upside down" and they appear to be a super-effective soft-lead hollow-point!
AD - We used to load those as well - doggone things would expand well, even if shot out of snubbies...not gilt edge accuracy, though, but fine at close range. Best to ya, Steve
What seating stem do you use to seat them?
@@pkplith I use the same one that I use for the Lyman 358429 bullet. The flared-rim of the inverted hollow-based bullet matches nicely with the shoulder of the stem. No deformation!
Go to NOE Bullet molds and get a mold to make your own, That is what i am doing now. I am powder coating them as well.
Hickamfield - Good castin' to ya, Hickamfield - Hail to Hawaii... Steve
As for me… I am studying the art of the paper patched bullet. I use them in smokeless and black powder cartridge. I have done caplock revolvers and flintlock muzzle loaders (more than 40 yrs.).
I'm looking at two of those "crouching cop" trophies as I type. I used to shoot DEWCs that a former PPC competitor cast and sold from his gun shop. They were flat base, fairly soft, and shot tiny groups. I originally loaded hollow base bullets, but soured on them when I got a bad batch where some had internal flaws. Several bullets separated and ruined my scores when I had seven-ring (or even out of the scoring rings altogether) hits from the "flying doughnuts"! I was only running 2.7 grains of Bullseye, so it certainly wasn't from driving the slugs too fast, plus some other guys on the line had the same issue with bullets from the same lot. As to the Remington swaged bullets, I still have a couple hundred of their 38 SWCHP- excellent for duplicating the old "Treasury load"- and even a few of the 45 Colt 255 grain RNFPs left over from a decade ago, but I haven't seen any new on the shelf for LONG time.
Noahmercy -Mann - Yes, indeed - you are referring to the "blowing off the skirts" effect where we'd shoot a shot and there would be two wild holes in the target from the hollow base doughnut separating from the front nose of the bullet. With the Remington 148 HBWCs, that only happened when the powder charges were in the 3.5 grains of Bullseye or thereabouts. And you running 2.7 grains is definitely OK so bullet defects are definitely in play...those shots are critical losers in competition for sure. I have some boxes of fine shooting Hornady lead bullets as well. Those are currently not available as Hornady is focusing on producing their jacketed bullets at this time - they sell very well indeed for good reason. Thank you for sharing with us... Steve
Now that Vista Outdoors owns Remington you won’t be seeing any Remington components for a looong time.
Vista/Federal is only selling ammo and a few components to the big box stores forcing reloaders to buy their high priced loaded ammunition.
The big retailers like Brownells, Academy, etc are putting big purchase orders and therefore controlling the supply.
There is no “ shortage “.
I love those 38 special hollow point wad cutters!
I bought bulk Remington bullets from Midway also. Mostly 140 and 158 grain .357 for revolver shooting. I did buy one batch of 300 grain 45/70 bullets and sure wish I had bought more of those.
Being from Arkansas that town is pronounced "lone oak". Lived there for a while back in the 70's.
JG - OK, "lone oak" it is...good to know. Those were some fine times...we could buy primers 10K, 15K even 20K at a time, and there was no mention of any limits or shortages. I'd be able to do the same at a gun store called Traders in the Bay Area - just buy primers by the 5K sleeves and 10K cases - and at sale prices. I'd walk into Bill Davis' shop and buy WC PPC ammo in 1000 round bulk packs. Just incredible. Government regulations has put an end to all of that...today we get what little we can and be happy to get that. Best Regards, Steve
I can see some very nice, consistent, groups out to a hundred yards with those rem, bullets
Indian Creek - Don't know about 100 yards, but those bullets did the job if we did ours even out to 50 yards prone or kneeling 38 Special. Good shootin' to ya, Steve
i have an original bullet mold for .38 S&W and there is no step at the ogive and there is usually some tangible rifling imprint on the nose of the bullets.
they still shoot straighter than i can and the mold is easy to cast with albeit very slow since it is a single cavity mold made of steel. i think the mold is from some time between 1890 and 1914. got it on ebay for fairly cheap.
45 -70 bullets are one of the calibers where casting is no problem
Petalexben - Hello to you, sir..!! And casting for the 45-70 is one of the best reasons to get into casting for sure. Buying 45 cal bullets is an expensive chore for sure. And cast bullets serve so very well in 45 cal, that alone provides incentive to cast. Best Regards, Steve
I always overbought unique bullets, like Hornady 500gr XTP .501, they were the best Beo round ever, even got lots on clearance but long gone now. Shame.
The IRS got them!
Hello Gary... and your conclusion does make a case for itself... Happy Holidays to you, Steve
That reminds me I was looking for some Remington 9 mm a while ago and I gave up and I came across Everglades really like those
Hog Hunter - Everglades is a fine outfit for jacketed bullets... and the pricing is reasonable. Best to ya, Steve
It's a shame PPC has pretty much died with the advent of high cap wonder guns. (as in I wonder where all the bullets I fired at the suspect went). That said a PPC shooter can transition to IPSC, but an IPSC shooter can't easily transition to PPC. I have a model 52 and load the HBWC for it. Very finicky, but very accurate when you nail the recipe. Thanks for the vids. Former HM class PPC shooter.
GD - PPC just wasn't well adapted to be for spectators so that TV could not be interested (just as Camp Perry would simply be boring for spectators as well). And so PPC just faded into oblivion. However, I'm sure you noticed the PPC influence with the Bianchi Cup - Doug Koenig really excells at the Bianchi Cup (18 times winner, but has also done well in other competitions) because of the emphasis on accurate shooting. The time Rob Leatham missed a plate in Bianchi Cup has been immortalized in memory.... Best to ya, Gavin... Steve
50' NRA Bullseye pistol is the same way. Anybody can run around looking like a idiot with a shot timer doing mag dump after mag dump at fairly close range. It takes a extremely accomplished shooter to empty a cylinder or magazine into a hole no bigger than a .50 cent piece and do it with only one hand.
Still have Remington 30-30 brass and bullets. Got them at Cabela's in Reno when they first opened.
Yeah I recall back in 1990 when I was shooting steel with you at the SL range, I would stop by Traders and purchase Remington primers 5000 for $45.
Darryl - I think I have some photos of you and I during our Saturday Night Steel shoots buried somewhere - yes, and thanks for posting..!! I have one photo where I Sharpied in all the names and yours is in there. Hello to ya, Jeff..!! Blast from the past - literally..!! Yes on those primers. During Traders sales, I'd stock up with multiple boxes of each kind of Remington primer. Best Regards, Steve
Yes I agree those Remington primers works just fine. Picked up a few slips and tried about 200 of them which made me wish to have bought more. Currently have about 3-4 slips or sleeves left. Awesome video @FortuneCookie45LC
MT - Thanks for posting comments and for your gracious remarks... Best Regards, Steve
I remember those days. We used to shoot them with abandon like there was no tomorrow. Luckily, I burned myself-out and managed to save a few hundred. Glad I did.
I tried all sorts of powders and bullets in a 16” Contender pistol. Those 405’s and Reloader 7 were excellent. Finding powders, like H1000, is still crazy.
Jeff in TD - Thanks for sharing your experiences...Best to ya, Jeff.. Steve
Shotgun wads also, they sold everything in bulk, hornady still does.
I can remember in the 1990’s it was Remington reloading components at a lot of the stores I shopped and they were more reasonable priced than other brand’s were. I gess because it was in bulk
Scott - Yes, Remington primers were even availble on shelves at stores like Gemco (like Target today) and even Payless Drugs (like today's Rite-Aid) where even ammo and also gunpowder was sold in 8 pound cans..!! Government regulations and PR has put a stop to all that... Best to ya, Steve
I have a few Hornady .38 hollow base wadcutters that I can load this Winter, left over from years ago. I mostly cast and reload cowboy loads nowadays because I cannot get surplus rifle ammo from PPU most of the time. I have not been able to get 7.65 Argentine or .303 British for several years. I will be making .44 Colt paper cartridges from flash paper and flash glue to have something to do. They burn 100% and leave zero debris in the chambers of my 1860 Army percussion revolver. I have black powder and .454 lead round balls to use.
rr - And definitely, milsurplus ammo, supplies have dried up or are being import blocked, is no longer. You are doing well with your black powder and casting. Continued good shootin' to you, Steve
@@FortuneCookie45LC I received some 7.62 Mosin rimmed rifle cartridges from Graf today along with a Lee .303 British 3 Die Set and 50 PPU .311 FMJ bullets for reloading. I looked at the included load tables hoping I could use some IMR4891 powder I have. Much to my chagrin, it was not on the list. I need some H-Varget to
reload .303 which with tax at a local Bass Pro will cost $53 for 1 lb. I wish I had not ordered the reloading dies or bullets. A great way to stop people from sport shooting is to make ammo nonexistant or too expensive to reload.
Crazy how much stuff has gone up!
Rawhide - My first house was 2100 sq. ft. and cost $55,000 in 1973. That same house today costs 17X dollars. It's not that the house has gotten more valuable, our money is just worth that whole lot less. There was a time not so long ago when someone said that back in the 1880s, you could walk into a store and slap down a $20 double eagle gold piece and walk out with a new Colt SAA in 45 Colt caliber. And at same time not so long ago, you could walk into a gun store, slap down the same $20 gold piece and walk out 10 days later with a new Colt SAA in 45 Colt caliber. The only difference would have been the 10 day waiting period. Inflation really hits hard on everyone but the elite who have profited much more from all the money floating around today. Higher prices mean nothing to those who are awash in paper. Best to ya, Steve
5:15 I'm pretty sure those bullets came from "Lone-oak" Arkansas, not "La-no-kee". Good video, as usual, Cookie.
WDTA UT - Thanks for the correction..."Lone-oak" it is... Best Regards, Steve
I’ve been getting Remington small pistol primers on the regular so they’re out there keep your eyes peeled.
AK living - Congrats on getting some Rem primers... Continued success to you, Steve
I ask this same thing when I live 20 miles from a Remington ammo factory and you can't find any local Remington ammo
There seems to be a war going on against reloading in general. It's hard to find anything now a days and when you do the prices are beyond ridiculous most of the time. There is no way for example to justify primers being three times the price they were just a couple of years ago. Powder recently has taken a major price hike at least in my area also. In some cases, I can actually buy loaded ammo now cheaper than I can produce reloads.
YEP......primers were $28.50 per thousand if you got a really good deal and $34.95 if you didn't just back in 2019. Most powders were $16.95 - $22.50 per pound in 2019 as well.
UP 3x or 4x that price now.
I thought there was a new primer plant that was supposed to solve our problems. Any word?
@@Michael-rg7mx
Hot air and BS......
The owner has already started up several other businesses in the past that failed and
went out of business. I would look for more of the same here.
I bet you could open a store or a museum with the stuff that Steve's wife has thrown out! 😆
SD - It was during a time of spring cleaning when those PPC trophies were thrown out...I was into IPSC competition at the time and those old PPC mementoes just didn't seem as important...I just shot local IPSC matches where we were just shooting to improve our skills so that our shooters would go on to other bigger shoots where they won the prizes tables including new guns, equipment etc. A couple of them even went on to master class, but I saw the amount of dedication and expense required to get there. They were encouraging me to go that way. But I was spending enough already just to be able to own my own comp guns and feed them (plus taking time from the family)...and the enjoyment of those was enough for me. Best to ya, Steve
Unfortunately anyone selling primers, they’re a small fortune. Loaded factory ammunition is cheaper than reloading components depending on the cartridge. I picked up 11 boxes of Norma 308 Winchester Whitetail ammunition directly from Norma at $16.99 for 20 cartridges and free shipping.
Also we know Remington went bankrupt a year or 2 ago and was split up into several pieces. The ammo division the firearm division, they sold off the Marlin division to Ruger etc. I forget who bought the Remington ammo div. But they are keeping it all the same thankfully including the name.
Those were the good old days. Boxes of 2000 pieces.
Wannabe - Amen to that, bro.... Steve
When remington was bought and split up Vista Outdoors bought the reloading side of the business. They have moved all production to complete cartridges. They also own CCI and Federal. Now with remington they control the marketshare. 3/4 of the business and with only Winchester/Olin being the only company that makes primers They have essentially cut out reloaders. They aren't selling components to individuals in favor of selling complete rounds. This is why the reloading hobby is suffering.
willwood487 - That is good to know and makes all the sense in the world. And the biggest buyer of ammo is the fed. Thanks for the info... Steve
Remmington primers have been showing up recently at Scheels in South Dakota over the past couple months.
mosin66 - Your governor may be either the best or the second best governor in the country... Best to ya, Steve
yep
With our current affairs abroad with war etc Ukraine, Taiwan, Japan is also preparing … It doesn’t seem likely that we will see reloading components like the good ole days.
We got a way to go before reloading supplies come back. I was rdy for the shortage and even i have a list of stuff I now need
Yep. Billions of dollars sent to ukraine in guns and ammo
JK - Inevitable for any reloader out there to run dry if shortages last long enough. This current shortage has lasted the longest in our combined memory. I'm getting by by not shooting as much to stretch what I have remaining. We all have to make do with what we might be able to get. Best Regards to ya... Steve
I recently ordered a couple boxes of revolver bullets from X-treme Bullets. Sale priced and free shipping,
CK - Yes, those X-tremes are well regarded, like the Berry's Bullets that I use a lot of... Happy Shootin' to ya, Steve
@@FortuneCookie45LC They are near the many boxes of Berry's bullets. YT guy "Never enough ammo" convinced me post Obama that you need 5K rounds stocked for your common calibers and I try to have 0.5K rounds for the common rifles for deer season. 22 probably 10K.
remington. ......R.I.P.
Just remember remington ammunition company was separated and sold to federal cartridge owners umbrella corp
Remington primers are showing up in the Cabelas/Bass Pro stores. Free ship to store. Could have purchased sr benchrest this morning 12/5/22.
RWS - I just checked and they must have sold out almost immediately... Best Regards, Steve
Something tells me "Remington" bullets are being made. Vista Outdoor, the company that owns ammunition makers Federal, Speer and CCI, purchased Remington's ammunition business based in Lonoke, Arkansas, as well as certain intellectual properties.
BW - The breakup of Remington was to the detriment of US shooters...Vista Outdoors has some huge federal contracts and much of the output is going there... Best Regards, Steve
The government can and will drop a contract at the drop of a hat. It would be wise for manufacturers to remember the consumer during these times, and maybe then us consumers should forget the brands that neglected us when their govt contracts get dropped.
Hornady use too sell the same bullets but they use a different lubricant, but I think that they too have stopped, too bad for it's a great bullet
KMJ - Yes, I have some of those Hornady lead bullets - they shoot well, and I agree that they aren't available as we speak... Best Regards, Steve
Don't try to push those Remington 405 45-70 bullets to modern speeds. They have a reputation of being too soft and over expanding on game animals. They do however reportedly work just fine at traditional trapdoor Springfield .45-70 speeds. Remington factory load bullet. If you need a bear bullet, the 400 grain Speer and the Hornady 350 grain flat point are much better.
John Norman - Thanks for the insights... Best to ya, Steve
WOW Steve, 2000 bullets for around $70.00 that must have been a while ago. Have always wanted a 45/70 rifle.
Had a chance to buy one at a gun show in Wash. for $450.00! I won't see that again. Hope all is well with you :-))
Nick J - How goes it for ya, Gig Harbor...!!?? It was actually a bit less than $70 for the big box. Some shooters told me they bought the 3000 bullet crates. I would have gotten those, but Midway didn't carry the crates in lieu of the cardboard boxes of 2000 - so I never even saw any of those crates - didn't matter because I bought three boxes equals 2 crates. Those were all specially intended for the PPC competition shooters and police departments. When the 7 yard 12 round in 20 seconds including reload stages were fired, the line sounded like mass automatic weapons fire. We practiced a lot of that because a competitor could not afford to lose even one point in that stage...and racking up as many Xs in those stages was important. Some of the rapid stages were shot at 15 yards. And then the 25 and 50 position shooting - some PPC extension matches had 35 yard stages and prone stages at 50 yards thrown in. PPC was huge back in the 70s and before, so Remington sold a stupendous amount of those HBWCs to police departments and civilian shooters alike. Not too many chances for civilians to rub elbows and storm chat with LE personnel today. We respected and learned from each other, and much of that is lost. Have a very fine Holiday Season to you and yours, Steve
@@FortuneCookie45LC Thank you Steve. That was great hearing about the early days. Wish we still were able to do that type of shooting today.
I hope you and yours are having a wonderful Holliday season. Are there any cooking videos coming up ? 🙂
I forget, are you still in the Bay area or Wash. ?
Lo-ah-noke
Lots of hard to pronounce names in Arkansas. I live in the Quachita mountains.
Wash-eh-taw
Powder coating rocks...once you get it right. My gripe is I can't find Speer shot capsules for any caliber. If SPEER is not going to make them anymore, you would think SPEER would let us shooters know. Or could an entrepreneur start making them.
That’s a shame. 38 special shot capsules always worked great
Hello to Doug Hill..!! Yes, haven't seen any Speer shot capsules in many years...they made great snake loads. Best Regards, Steve
Do you have any videos on reloading the .223/5.56. I bought my wife an AR 15 for Christmas and ammo is just too expensive to buy any quantity! Which die set is best? I’m a little confused about the two cartridges as well. I don’t want to make any mistakes. If you don’t have any videos maybe you could point me in the right direction to another video. Thank You! Grindstone Cowboy 🤠
What’s really going on with shortages??
The Biden Admin is forcing manufacturers to drag their feet, hold up production and relentlessly lie to the public making bogus excuse after bogus excuse why they have been out of stock for nearly 3 years now with no relief in sight. Also they are placing megaton massive U.S. Government orders they do not need just to tie up and use up all the supplies so that no civilians get anything.
You can thank vista outdoors for the lack of items , and those bullets from midway would have been 0.035 cents a round.
M1A2 Abrams tank - Thanks for the math correction. Have a great day, Steve
I haven't seen any Remington brand reloading components since big green went bankrupt. Idk if they discontinued their line.
Joseph thatguy - the demise of Remington will have repercussions far and lasting on our shooting industry. Hopefully Remington will survive this in some manner or form.
FC, what are 3 circle passengers???
SteveinLA - The 3 Circles is my Patreon site - refers to the shooting industry in the USA - the shooters, the guns and the ammo - without any of the 3 Circles, there is no shooting. And the 3 Circles is made up of a whole bunch of characters where videos made strictly for the 3 Circles are posted. Thanks for asking, Steve
I have never found 240gr core lokt for my 444 marlin. Pistol bullets shoot shot gun pattern @2268fps out of micro groove barrel. I think they are falling apart in flight outta the barrel. No tumble. Just erratic
Hornady makes some real decent bullets for .444 Marlin. Check their website or call and ask them. 265 grains was the real magic number for those Marlins.
Mike Sauer - Indeed, the 444 Marlin was the super long 44 case like a souped up 445 SuperMag. Needs bullets tough enough to stand being driven to the higher velocity plus provide the terminal effect we demand. The Magnum 44s from Hornady plus that 265 that John Norman is suggesting - that 265 seems to have been made with the 444 in mind. Good shootin' to ya, Steve
When .444 first hit the scene, the ammo from Remington was using the same 240 grain bullet for .44 Rem Mag and .444 Marlin. There were complaints about lack of adequate penetration on game tougher than deer. When Hornady made that 265 grain the .444 got a big improvement. The XTP series hadn't even been made yet. The magnum version of the XTP is intended to operate at much higher speeds than typical handgun velocities. It works well in sabot loads in muzzleloaders. Should be an option for .444 if the crimping cannelure is appropriate for proper overall length for .444 Marlin.
I've often seriously considered getting into casting my own bullets over the decades to use as a stop-gap measure if components were to dry up for any reason, but due to decades of increasing banning of led out of common use, availability of scrap has by and large disappeared, so I've never quite bit the bullet on that.
go ahead and start slowly getting what you need. molds, pot, etc. that stuff has just now come back in stock. Lead is out there. marketplace and craigslist has it if you keep watch. it is too pricey to ship so you only have to compete with locals sort of speak. just know that new wheel weights are zinc so stay away from that. test the WW with cutters to make certain it is soft.
i load 45 colt for 5 cents per round. (based on a 3.5 cent primer). it wont be this cheap again, but even at todays prices it 10 cents per round. 38 wad cutters same price basically.
these old black powder rounds take almost powder. the brass last forever. find lead for $1/lb and make your own lube from bees wax, parrafin, and vasaline.
if you just like to shoot, get into the old stuff. way cheaper. just start gathering now, prices are not going down on anything.
45 colt:
2 cents of powder
3 cent bullet
.25 cent lube
primer???????
BTW, shotgun primers are easy to find. cast 00 BS and slugs. i load slug loads for less that 40 cents at todays prices. components are way easier to find.
525 grain at 1500+ fps.
@@univalve1 Yeah I do reload my 28GA shells, but never thought about casting for my 12GA, something I need to keep in mind. I don't have any black powder arms, but thought good to cast for my 45ACP and my 30-30. You do have me thinking about it again, I'll be scoping out prices once I've catch up with current expenses.
Oldhogleg - You can still get lead...I used to get all the lead I needed by picking up range scrap by the scoop under the slanted armor plate backstops at my range during target changes. But that came to a stop with a change in range policy recently - can't take lead out any more as all the lead has to be taken out and shipped to foreign countries for smelting (then they sell it back to us in automotive batteries). However, the rangemaster has sources for lead and has arranged for any shooter interested to be able to purchase pigs of lead. Plus we do have sources like RotoMetals who will ship lead for no cost shipping with orders over $100. But please check on that as that may have changed. Best to ya, Steve
@@FortuneCookie45LC Thanks, plus I know wich range you are talking about, so i can check with the range Master as well.
@@FortuneCookie45LC Rotometals is still offering free shipping on orders over $100. I just bought 50 pounds of Hardball a few days ago with free shipping.
Try finding 35 caliber 200gr projectiles or 35 Remington brass let alone a finished cartridge
.35 Remington seems to be so far on the back burner these days you would think it's about to fall off the stove. Another gem of a deer, bear, and hog cartridge slammed into near instant obsolescence by the ammo companies not adequately supporting it.
Johnny 1982 - I just checked - Midway has some 35 Remington ammo coming soon. You'll need to get your notification in ASAP. I used to always tell people at the range who were leaving their brass on the ground that they should save that for possible future reloading. When they said they didn't want to do that - and somehow, I knew they wouldn't want it since they weren't picking it up as they were going along (there were no shortages - who could blame them), then I said to them that 1) if they didn't mind, I could sure use it or 2) I knew someone else who would love to have that brass for reloading. Oftentimes, they would even help me gather it before giving it to me. No rangemaster would ever step in to enforce any rules about picking up brass with that going on (they mostly didn't object anyway as long as we weren't using a shovel and a bucket). Today, I'd tell shooters to 1) scrounge up some LR primers, and then 2) get some Lee dies, and 3) get a hold of the Lee 200 grain 35 cal 6 cavity mold, cast 'em up, and 4) reload the daylights out of 'em. But without brass or ammo, we'd just not be able to shoot.... After the last shortages we went through several years ago, I stocked up with 100 rounds of brass 25-06, 6mm Remington, 445 SuperMag, 500 S&W, 38 Super +P, 30-30, 375 H&H, 458 Win Mag - and everything else I have in buckets. As you say, no brass - no shooting. No primers, no shooting. I have some primers but am shooting less to conserve what I have. Powder has come back - no problem there. So best advice is to have some money set aside so that when ammo, brass, primers, etc are found, we can pounce. Best to ya, Steve
been thinking, after watching you load your own slugs and seeing a black magic brenneke slug turn to lead "dust" after striking a line-up of paper plates - That 45-70 bullet ~size and shape with a bit wider flat point, cast with hard cast, would make a great dangerous game smooth bore shotgun slug when encased in a homemade, Non-discarding sabot stabilized with the weight forward bullet slightly protruding from the front of the non discarding "sabot" that has a longer, lighter weight rear section to stabilize it as with the russian, weight forward, attached long wad design. just been thinking - pvc pipe? nylon pipe? delrin pipe? heated up and run into the bore for sizing? then "milling" down areas to fill with grease and to isolate some driving bands? some light strong something? to plug up the open rear section? wood dowel? and glue? to experiment to see if it is possible to well stabilize a one piece bullet core, plastic outer, shotgun "slug" or "composite bullet" in the smooth bore shot gun so many have
jk - Sounds like you should join the bunch with Jeff over at TAOFLEDERMAUS as he shoots all kinds of shotgun slugs and projectiles and tests 'em all. Jeff does things with toilet paper mache' in some of his loadings as well as creative sabot ideas. Thanks for sharing... Good shootin' to ya, Steve
i have been picking up Remington Pistol and Rifle Primers
Twelve bucks a sleeve
TL - Score..!! Good reloadin' to ya, Steve
Bullets aren't the problem it is primers other than small rifle... I can't find Larger Pistol for anything.
Tex 1680 - Indeed, LP primers are unavailable for sure... Best Regards to you, Steve
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We are having alot of shortages in Australia.
tastiger91 - Shortages are only one of many ways to control the people. And the ones in control have no shortages. Best to ya, Steve
The American taxpayers are shipping huge amounts of ammunition to Ukraine.
The US gov wants to aid in Slav depopulation.
Yep. Millions of rounds. Sure does put a strain on raw materials. The one with the biggest check book gets the bread
Herr Prepper - Full agreement that huge amounts of aid are going over there. Note that the Ukraine soldiers are seen using ComBloc weapons probably chambered for the 5.4 or 39. As such, any guns and ammo we are supplying them are a lot of that. And make no mistake, we can buy all of that from Nato countries from the old Eastern Iron Curtain countries for sure. I'm sure that we are also sending them M16s and variants of same and lots of 5.56, but this adds logistical problems for them as does all the types of artillery and missile systems they are getting from numerous sources - plus training. That does complicate any battlefield anytime anywhere.
All I can say is thank God I topped off my component inventory the year before the scurge of Wuhan
Oldhogleg - Timing is not everything, but certainly counts a great deal... Happy Holidays, Steve
Hard to find much of anything these days
yea FC, you cant find anything !
What die do you use to seat the 38 WC with
Trade ya 400 pieces of new 204 Ruger brass for some of those hollow point 9mm
BigDMike - Sorry, Mike - but two days ago, I received a MidwayUSA order that included 200 rounds of Dogtown 204 brass... Along with all the Hornady 204 I have, I'm good to go even for any big varmint expedition that might come up...but the high winds in the canyons of Williams and Weed, CA don't do the 204 any favors....neither do all the illegal drug farms up that way....gotta keep clear of those... Best to ya, Steve
Remington is dead. "Federal" bought the ammo part and is using the name and making ammo and some components. Any components are primarily being used for ammo first, with the high demand.
35 Rem - The demise of Remington is a very sad event for shooters worldwide... Best to ya, Steve
This is all Government-created.
GERALD F. - Now we have to ask, Is it from ignorance, incompetance or by design.
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It's entirely on purpose and part of a carefully executed plan. They can't go after the guns as they are protected under the 2nd Amendment. The 2nd doesn't say a single thing about the ammo they need and eat. Obama and Joe did this once before.....remember?! That is how he learned how to do it from experience.
I need bullets, .264 diameter. And .308 diameter. Im low on them. But one thing I am not low on. Is FortuneCookie45LC videos to watch.
DA - Shortages hurt the reloading companies as well...when primers are in short supply, we don't shoot as much. Progressive presses aren't selling as well as they used to... Best Regards, to you, Steve
They get hoarded and then price gouged along with all the other brands of primers, bullets and brass.
frank - It's like when CTD price gouged 22LRs, we don't forget about that... and if those that hoard try to resell on the secondary market with the idea of price gouge, we simply say no to that. And if we can't say no, for whatever reason, then we're saying yes - and that would be that... Hope that made some kind of sense... Best Regards, Steve
Good day my name is Uynes Gysman and I am from South Africa can you please email me the data sheet that show how lead allow to get the proper brn hardness no
Uynes Gysman - A Lead Hardness Calculator program on the mixing of lead alloys to get the BHN hardness you want can be downloaded from the CastBoolits website...just do a search on Lead Alloy Hardness Calculator
@@FortuneCookie45LC Thank you very much for the help and may God bless and keep you for many years to come to continue with reloading from Uynes Gysman of South Africa best Regards to you and your family
Only in America can Remington declare bankruptcy multiple times and go out of business when EVERYBODY wants to buy your ammo and long guns.
Remington 870 shotguns, Remington 700 bolt actions, Remington 11-87 and 1100 semi-auto shotguns.....Remington Thunderbolt, Golden Bullet, Yellow Jacket .22 LR bricks by the train car loads etc etc etc.
JD - Yes, we all lament the demise of Remington... Hopefully the company will be able to survive. Best Regards, Steve
manufacturers slowly moving away from retail customers, because they know it is all going away pretty soon. As history shows time and time again, who creates the money out of thin air gets to say what happens next. And they money creators long decided to cancel 2nd amendment in this country. Between firearms registry processes and upcoming central bank digital currency system, people will be lining up to handover their firearms, I can already see the long lines being formed at designated drop off centers...
I don’t think so Tim
Do you speak chinese?
Titus C - No, but when Chinese and Japanese see me in Hawaii, they start babbling and smiling... Have a great day, Steve
Had no idea the 45-70 has no free bore.
Oldhogleg - Interestingly, my own take on that is that is perhaps one of the best reasons the M70 458 Win Mag African rifle has the long freebore it has - so that no 458 Magnum ammo would have any bullet feeding issues during those times of stress when an enraged Cape Buffalo is charging. Also, I considered ordering an Encore barrel in 45-90 just so that I could seat my single shot bullets as far out as I might want. Good shootin' to ya, Steve
I miss the Remington 180 Gr. Core Lokt ammo for .303. It seemed to work well in all L-Es. Also, those bullets helped to fill the freezer back when I was dragging financially.
butchyboy69 - The demise of Remington will have repercussions for years going forth... Best to ya, bro... Steve
@@FortuneCookie45LC Merry Christmas, Mr. Cookie and best of everything in 2023!
I have one 20 round box of Remington factory 405gr 45-70. I think I'm going to hold on to it in hopes they ever come back again...
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A Shot in the Dark - Here in the Bay Area of CA, we are used to terms like Ohlone, Mojave, Pomo and Modoc so Lonoke Low - Oh - Key just seemed natural...thanks for the correction... Steve