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Sensible Heavy-Bullet Sixgun Loads

By John Taffin Standard bullet weights for the .38/357 are normally around 158 grains; for the .44 Special/.44 Magnum, 240–250

By John Taffin Bullets have gone through tremendous advancements, especially in the past 40 years, while cartridge cases have been

Rim Rock Bullets By John Taffin My initial reloading efforts were not the most fruitful. This was in 1956–1957 and

By John Taffin The first after-market “consumer” cartridge boxes for reloaders I saw needed improvement right off the bat, however

By John Taffin A handloader is an experimenter, constantly looking for better loads by changing components, powder, primer, bullets, even

The .44 Magnum By John Taffin Whether we travel the sagebrush, foothills, forests, or mountains these are the sort of

An Acurate Gentleman’s Cartridge. By John Taffin The .32-20 started life in the Winchester Model 1873 and then shortly after

By John Taffin Today’s reloader has a nearly endless supply of jacketed and factory cast bullets available for reloading the

By John Taffin Hodgdon’s Pyrodex powder goes back to the mid-1970’s when R.E. Hodgdon was informed by Warren Center of

Handloads for Non-Handloaders. By John Taffin Back in 2010 in this column, I shared “Handloads For Non-Handloaders” which came from

By John Taffin When I mention “.38 cartridge” what’s the first thing coming to mind? For most shooters .38 means

Approximately 10 years ago Hodgdon introduced Trail Boss powder, originally designed for use by Cowboy Action Shooters who were walking

By John Taffin In the 1950’s there were no replica black powders available, so it was strictly real black powder

By Randy Garrett If you’re casting for fun, going slowly is fine — even part of the fun — but