I am new also, the way I understand it, as long as you do not go under min OAL you should be fine, but going longer will not hurt anything as long as your firearm feeds the longer round. I welcome correction if I am mistaken.
Yup they all fired and ejected fine. After reviewing different books and such I chose to start with the load data from the powder manufacturer, which for 115 gr lead cast round nose the min Cartridge Overall Length (COL) is 1.070
Ive heard "Self-imposed" shortage many times recently, and I can not agree more. The longer people pay the extremely inflated prices the longer the gougers will be making ~100% profit. IF I see some instock and walmart or dunhams i will get a box or two, but I just cannot fathom the NEED to have...
Finally got to test my first hand loads
10yds
9mm
Accurate #2 (3.4gr, 3.6gr, 3.8gr)
1.075 OAL
115gr cast lead round nose (falconbullets.com)
I think Im going to stick with 3.6gr
After researching prices a bit I fear I may have no choice but to start with a Mosin. I may try to hold off a few months and try to make it to a few gun shows to see what shows up. I just got back in contact with an old co-worker who is into the older mil surp rifles as well so I will have a few...
I have gotten most of my info from my brother-in-law, he has be into guns for over 30 yrs and when we are at family functions we talk about guns while our wives and their sister bicker.. lol. He is the one who had told me I could not reload for mosin. As to why I want to reload for what I get...
Thanks for the info guys, lots to research. When you say CMP is this the correct website Civilian Marksmanship Program ? As to my price range, right now it would probably top out around $300-400 with tax season just around the corner I will have a little extra play money.
I am new to firearms (just over a year), and I am interested in getting into some old military rifles but I am also on a budget. I know a lot of people will say to get a Mosin, but what other options are out there that wont break the bank? I also just got into reloading and from what I've been...
I am extremely new to reloading and picked up a pound of Blue Dot and found out it is not an optimal powder for loading 9mm especially under a 115gr lead cast round nose. I have a pound of Accurate #2 and would like to keep to the same powder.
For Trade 1 pound bottle of Blue Dot
Looking for 1...
I have been looking at this location to take my wife for her birthday, Cabins and Candlelight, a romantic log cabin getaway in Indiana. It is in Colfax Indiana, since it is near Indy and I know a lot of members here are from the Indy area I am curious if anyone has visited this place and what...
After receiving my test pack of targets from NiceTargets and excitedly opened the package I was surprised at the quality of the targets, I was expecting thin and flimsy plastic that would not hold up well but the durability of these targets was very good. I took the target of the rabbit (see...
I am fairly mechanically inclined, Like Bauerr3 above you I need to get finances straight. I had some cash saved up and was contemplating purchasing a stripped lower but I decided to get some reloading equipment so I am in a better situation to feed said AR once it gets built. Again thank you...