Recent content by RiverRider

That's just about the same place I've found myself at the conclusion of my quests. I see it as a matter of balancing accuracy with velocity. If you look for trajectory, then you realize that velocity is your friend, BUT you also find that to obtain significant trajectory advantages, a LOT more...

I prefer a short trigger myself, Bruce. I have large hands but relatively stubby fingers...it makes good glove fitting challenging, too. So how did it work out?

I've used a lot of Fiocchi small pistol for 9mm, and got nothing but perfect performance out of them. Sorry, but I have not used any other Fiocchi primers. I wouldn't shy away from any of them, though.

The best reason of all for a handloader to own and use a chronograph is to get a reasonable guess as to whether or not you're keeping pressures within the bounds of sanity. What were long regarded as "pressure signs" just are not adequate. Many who have developed loads and used them "safely" for...

First sentence made me start laughing. I don't test drive new Corvettes or BMWs for a very good reason. As far as firearms go, I am much more in the offloading mode than acquisition these days so I'm not too stimulated when my nephew puts one of his high-dollar pistols in my mits. The number...

I've had varied success using various bag and rest combinations, but noticed that horizontal dispersion was usually what ruined my group shooting and that was just not acceptable for load development. I found that I was often fighting the rear bag. When I saw this thing I realized it would make...

I remember thinking it was like I was being held down and sodomized by a whole herd of demon donkeys the first time I paid $35 for a pound of powder. Now that $70 or thereabouts seems to be the standard going rate for a pound of Re16, $35 sounds like being bound by silk scarves and being gently...

I got one just like that, Guy. It was the first 9mm I ever bought to be a range toy and I only took it in a swap because I knew I was getting way more out of what I was offering by taking it. Once I took it to the range and gave it a whirl, it became one of my favorites and then this happened:

If you have velocity data, I'm sure we'd all like to know what you're seeing in terms of velocity/seating depth.

In handgun cartridges, seating deeper means higher pressures and that's pretty much a hard and fast axiom. I think this is so in part because of the relatively small volume of handgun cartridges. The smaller the cartridge, the more significant seating depth becomes in terms of pressure...

I've loaded lots of .280 Remington in several different rifles. IMO you cannot go wrong with any of the 4350s or 4831s, and even IMR 7828 will work as well as H1000 with heavier bullets (150 and up, in my own thinking). I also found Re26 to be a very good powder for the cartridge. I've sold off...

"Berdan" was the first thing that crossed my mind. You can shine a flashlight down into the case and see whether it's Boxer or Berdan primed. Another possibility: I've had undetected foreign objects such as small stones or gravel cause a broken decapping pin.

Whoa. The thread title kinda startled me, Guy. Glad you're doing well and I hope you acclimate quickly to, and enjoy, your new digs. I guess that makes us neighbors!

I will exceed max book charges if: 1. Velocity readings are significantly below what is commonly seen or expected, or 2. I am working with a cartridge which is endowed with SAAMI pressure specs that are "unnecessarily" reduced (.280 Rem, for example), or 3. It is apparent by observing a trend...

I was at the range the other day and as so often happens, I ended up shooting the breeze with another shooter. He was shooting a Canik pistol (9mm, of course). I asked him how he liked it and he was very fond of it. He insisted that I check the trigger pull on it, and when I did I was very...