Ordered myself a Christmas present

CWLONGSHOT

CWLONGSHOT

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You can use Parchment or as I prefer Copper Oven Liner or silicone sheets or these Silicone mini Ice Cube trays if the bullets fall Over easy. (Any sub 35 cal) or basket bake. BUT NOT ALL POWDERS work for basket. All work for stand up. If you dont mind hickies basket is fast and easy. If your want perfect stand up.

No idea what ya coulda done Tom... I have many thousands on my Copper sheets and NEVER EVER have seen 6 bakes to one sheet of parchment. Its a burned crispy potato chip by 6 bakes.

CW

Here is my process

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Tomme boy

Tomme boy

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I get 2 bakes out of parchment paper. Don't want to risk a fire. This was the first time I have had a problem with the mats. When I picked up the mat and some of the pc was flaking off, is when I decided to try to get what was on it off. I threw them away last night. But I found two more rolls of the mats under the bench. Not sure if I am going to use them or not.

I don't stand anything up. I tried that when I first started this and gave up. Too big of a pain in the rear for me. I like to just have enough bullets to make sure none are sitting on top of another bullet.

I should have taken a pic. It looked like I took a couple table spoons of powder and sprinkled it on the bullets in the pan. It was one big blob of bullets.
 
Tomme boy

Tomme boy

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Just got am email that they shipped it. Well printed a shipping label anyway. Lets see how long it takes now to actually ship. Guessing next week Tues or Wed before it actually gets here.
 
Tomme boy

Tomme boy

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Picked gun up about an hour ago. Quick check it looks good. Good lock up. Feels like a lot tighter than the blackhawk 44 I just worked on.

Out to eat right now so i will look it over better later. So far I'm happy. Plus the dealer friend gave me a 50cal traditions muzzle loader. Said it has trigger issues and needs looked at. Fine with me!
 
Tomme boy

Tomme boy

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The forcing cone is shown in the first couple seconds. 1000 times better than the Ruger Match champion I had. That hard line is the gap between the cylinder and the forcing cone. No reamer marks at all in this one. But remember, yours may not be the same. Every gun is its own sample. This one is just a better sample.

There are 2 chambers that the mouth is a little tighter than the other 5. 5 of them seem the exact same. But 2 are tighter. I am going to mark the two and polish on them to see if that will clean them up.
 
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Jeff H

NW Ohio
Thanks, Tomme. Appreciate the info.

Yes, each one is different, that's for certain. The size of this one just made me wonder if it was now a "thing" or if maybe it was an anomaly.

Couple tight chambers is easy enough to fix, and I've had to do (or have done) a few, but never on a Taurus.

You may not even be able to tell the difference shooting it, if they're not too different.
 
Tomme boy

Tomme boy

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Another new mold from MP is on its way. Just ordered another set of dies to have set up for 38 spec. A new shell plate for the ablp press. And two crimp dies. A rcbs taper crimp seater and a Redding profile crimp die.

Then a new scope a 1-4x32 for the new muzzle loader.

Its been a expensive month for me. But I am not getting any younger so I am making the best out of each day in this journey w all have.
 
Tomme boy

Tomme boy

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Finally got out for about 30 minutes to shoot today. It was 4* out and very windy. Cold front came through.

Anyway, I shot 4 different loads. Two in 38 spec and 2 in 357 mag. The 38 was a 158gr swc with 4 gr of titegroup and the other was 4.2gr of TG with the Lee 105gr swc. I am going to load a bunch of these Lee ones.

The 357 was loaded with 10.5gr of AL-8 and a 158gr swc. And the other was the same but with a 146gr hp mp360-640. Both shot really well. Going to load a few of these too.

When I got home I scoped the barrel and there is ZERO leading or fouling of any kind. I shot a total of 40 rounds. There were a few flakes of the Alcan powder in the barrel. L think I counted 4 total. So it is burning fairly clean. It was all mixed brass and CCI SP primers. I got cold and had a few jacketed loads to try but did not.

I was glad to see zero fouling. Was really glad the timing was spot on. I think this may be a good gun. I had to go to the public range today as my private range is snowed in right now. But I did find about 30 pieces of 300 blk factory brass. So there is that.
 
Tomme boy

Tomme boy

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Got out yesterday and ran close to 100 rounds through the gun. I need practice. AND a new set of glasses. Could not make out the front sight very well.

Chronoed a few loads to see where this is running.

2400 17gr 125 sierra fp 1427fps
2400 16gr 125 xtp hp 1371fps
AL-8 10.7gr 146gr hp mp360-640 avg.1211fps
AL-8 10.7gr NOE360-183RF avg. 1117fps
HS6 9.2gr 146gr hp mp360-640 1153fps

38spec
4.0gr titegroup lee 359-105gr swc 920fps
4.0gr titegroup mp359-158 bbswc 779fps

I loaded a few of the lee 105gr in the 357 with unique at 8.0gr but the chrono was not reading right late in the day. Was having strange readings. I was shooting next to the chrono and it was picking up something. A few times it read exactly what the load I was shooting. Then it was giving 6000fps readings. I think I need a new battery but why would it pick up me shooting 5 feet away to the side????? Never seen that before.
 
Tomme boy

Tomme boy

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No! but it has a ported barrel. And the sun was to my left and the chrono was to my right. So it may have been catching the blast?????
 
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