WILDCAT Reloading (part 1)

Posted on December 22, 2009 by 50BMG

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Well i ask if any listener would like to host their own episode(s) and Eric McClure anwsered that call for wildcat ammo.

This is a 3 part segment.

The Wildcat

Common Sense Approach to Wildcats

• What do you want to do?

• Is there ALREADY a cartridge that can do the job?

• If not, is there ALREADY a wildcat that can do the job?

• Am I fixing a problem?

• The 44/40 Ruger fix

• The 375 SuperMag fix

• The 7.62X54R fix

• The story of the .38/45 Clerke

• Is this a rechamber job?

• Will this involve a barrel swap?

• Will the action contain the intended cartridge?

• Single Shots

• Bolts

• Pistols

• Lever guns

• Semiautomatics

• Brass cost and strength issues

• Questions about types of brass

• Is there a cheaper solution?

• 30-30 vs. 375 Winchester

• .400 Corbon vs. .40 S&W

• Brass life

• Manufacturers of brass

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Hornady Brass

•

Starline Brass

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Jamison Brass

•

Lapua

•

Nosler

•

Norma

•

Grafs & Sons

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Buffalo Arms

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Cowboy Brass

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Top Brass

• Bullets

• The sub calibers

• 10-20 caliber

• .22 and the rest

• What is the intended purpose?

• Hunting

• Varmint

• Dual rig

• Target

• Obsolete

Reloading Radio – HOT AND COLD TEMP EFFECTS OF AMMO

Posted on December 12, 2009 by 50BMG

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:55 — 14.5MB)

I found this article in the American Rifleman magazine in the AUG 2009 issue.

I read this article and thought it would answer any question that you had about how well the tempture that your ammo is stored and used at and how it was affected.

here is the link to American rifleman maganize

http://www.americanrifleman.org/Default.aspx?cid=24

Reloading Radio – 13 STEPS OF PISTOL RELOADING

Posted on November 27, 2009 by 50BMG

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This show we discuss the 13 steps of reloading pistol ammo

SELECTION OF RELOADING DATA FOR SPECIFIC CALIBER
SELECTION RELOADING COMPENTS FROM RELOADING DATA
CLEAN CASES
INSPECT CASES
CASE LUBE
SIZING CASE AND DECAPPING OR DEPRIMING
PRIMING
CHARGING THE CASE
SEATING THE BULLET
CRIMPING (OPTIONAL)
INSPECT THE LOADED ROUND
DOCUMENT YOUR LOAD IN LOADING LABEL
TEST FIRE AND DOCUMENT YOUR RESULTS IN HANDLOADERS LOG

These videos where found on youtube and they are made by the ammosmith.com and he does a great job in each video

FLAIRING PISTOL BRASS VIDEO

SEATING PISTOL BULLETS VIDEO

PRIMING ISSUES VIDEO

CHARGING PISTOL BRASS VIDEO

TRIMMING PISTOL BRASS VIDEO

SEATING CANNELURED BULLETS VIDEO

DEBURRING PISTOL BRASS VIDEO

SIZING PISTOL BRASS

TAPER CRIMP DIE PART 1

TAPER CRIMP DIE PART 2

Reloading Radio – Powder History

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Mark

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:33 — 12.4MB)

This episode is all about the history of gun powder both black and smokeless. How it is made and how it has evolved in to modern propellants.

I discuss the following:

Black powder

Pyrodex “gun cotton”

Nitroglycerine

Single base

Double base

Deterrent coating “burn rate”

Different shapes of powder, and how that affects burn rate

This episode is to give you a basic understanding of how, and why powder (propellant) works. Explain how burn rate is controlled by either with deterrent coating or shape of powder granules.