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I like Dajim's Grips on ebay.

Since you are reloading, I would just go with .38 Short Colt. It is the simplest, cheapest and best answer. I toyed with the idea of full length sizing 9mm brass in a .357 die and using it's slightly thicker moonclip in my .357 caliber SP101 but came to the conclusion that it's just not worth it with .38 SC available.

Sorry I'm tardy to the party. I must have every sort of large primed 45 ACP brass represented in my pile. I do not sort them and they all go bang every time. I'm using Fed 150's and priming on my LNL press. I have no doubt that my trigger pull is heavier than most tuned revolvers here, but it is far lighter than a stock 625.

I would think you could easily make major with a 158 or heavier bullet in a 686. I would find 200 gr. LRN's and use volume to replicate .45 ACP loads. Be carefull with those shortened cases and fast powders!

FWIW I use the standard 452-228-1R and size to 452. Shoots fine. Earplug uses the TL. I would send it back, I doubt it's the bore. I detest the TL designs, they have never worked well for me. On the other hand, I film lube conventional designs and load them as cast with great success. It's a shame Lee doesn't make a traditional "hardball" profile mold with the conventional lube configuration. As it is, I use the 452-228-1R. Agreed 100%. I would buy a 6 banger in the pointier hardball in a heartbeat. Their 452-228-1R has too many weird things going on with it, ....but the 625 eats em all.

When casting a hunting boolit for my rifle in .357 I was told to water drop a 50/50 mix of WW and dead soft lead. Soft enough to deform and not shatter. Bore fit is essential. Of course..... I havn't tried it yet.

And just because you are in the casting club doesn't mean you are no longer allowed to purchase commercial or jacketed bullets anymore. If anything I still need a cylinder full of jacketed to clean my barrel at the range! On the safety side of it, you can pass lead through your system. How many of us have taken wild turkey and pheasant with shot and ate it? It is in it's dust and gaseous forms that is unhealthy. Just keep the area well ventilated and don't stick your head over the pot and get a lungfull.

I don't know if that was meant to be sarcasm or not. But with my health insurance, I go in at least once every six months to get my blood lead levels checked. They were checked a couple of weeks ago and the result was an 8. The time before that it was an 11. And way back when, when I used to shoot an indoor match every Tuesday night, it was even higher at a 20. IIRC, the doc said anything above a 27 is where they put people in the hospital. My co-pay is only $10. My employer pays the rest, which if I have read the bill correctly is still only $90 for the lead test. Casting lead bullets is no more dangerous than a lot of other activities....if you know what you're doing and take reasonable precautions. I took it as sarcasm, though it is serious issue no doubt. I have also considered shooting indoors with little ventilation to be more hazardous than the average outdoor casting settup. When I started casting last year I never considered saving $$ a priority but if it happened it was certainly welcome. Having complete control over type of boolit, alloy, lube and bore fit is what I was going for.

Earplug, Those Lee .45's have a goofy OAL. What are you using? I believe 1.200 is proper for an auto.

^^ Clearly you are a caster too Mike.

I don't have a chrony, but am tickled to death with 3.9gr. of WST in a 38spl case under a 158gr LRNFP. Meters consistent and shoots clean.

Remmington may be just using a slower powder to get a long burn and more velocity, this could be what is making your chambers dirty. You could, clean chambers between stages or reload with a faster powder. This is why Clays is a favorite among .45 shooters.

Finesse is a good word for it. You can be a little rough with them but not abusive, to quote JM.

Okay, yr & a half later here's my Ti Cyl experience; I put about 3K rds through this gun and countless dryfires and the Ti is no worse for wear. I have been hard on it with dryfires, doing fast splits. Notches look new, only difference is a turn line. I don't miss the weight of the steel cyl. at major PF, but going beyond that to some 250gr pin loads I have been playing with lately I put the steel cyl back in. The one thing I like about my steel cyl that the Ti is lacking is Mike's chamfer job. The 250gr RNFP's fall right in perfectly.

Congratulations Cliff!

Lew Horton/S&W ran a blued 3" 8 shooter coupla yrs back... if those are allowed? Mean looking snub. On a side note, does anybody do a snub match that limits the frame size and weight of the gun?

Very cool, I am envious. Hopefully building one in the next coupla yrs just like it. Any Idea what expected barrel life is for the Grendel?...... Sorry for any thread drift.

FYI, Hornaday is now producing 6.5 Grendel ammo and I assume brass too. Never found out if it was Large or small primer.

Sorry, I don't know which are or not by #. I just know it can be done. Maybe someone with the proper catalogs will chime in. I know the 70's were notorious for soldered on sights.

Yes, check the dash #. This should tell you pinned or not.

I'd sure like to see a 6 1/2" 625 too. Same barrel profile as the 6 1/2" 25-2's. Something sort of like my frankingun Yes! Like that. With the new "faster" EDM barrels please.

I've heard Kroil is quite good.

Definately the sexiest stocks to grace the D frame. Love 'em on the SP101 as well.

Sounds like a customs nightmare!

Tks for the writeup. There is not near enough info out there on these. I bought 2000 pcs of brass last yr. The seller said he would clean & casepro them for $20 more. My frantic searching turned up little on the subject. BTW are these still hard to get?