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LEARNING LOADS
(Continued from page 44)
Now, I save all my .38 Special and .44
Special brass for use in guns chambered
for those calibers.
Using Magnum brass for both heavy
and light loads could lead to some confusion
if one is not careful. It would be a
shame to try to stop a grizzly with a
"learning load" or pop a grouse with an
inadvertently chosen bear load.
The varieties of loads can be identified
by a dab of Marks-A-Lot on the primer,
but I prefer a different method. I use brass
of one brand headstamp for the "learning
loads" and another for the Magnum class
loads. For example; my light .357 Magnum
loads are always put in 200 Browning
headstamped cases that I reserve exclusively
for that purpose. If I pick up a
.357 Magnum case ofany other headstamp
from my storage box I know it is a hot load..
These practice loads, because of their
light recoil will not require the heavier
crimp needed for hot loads, therefore, with
a little care the brass will last for quite a
while. That also helps the cost factor.
These loads are good-for their intended
purpose. Don't try to substitute them for
high velocity loads. They are for small
game, gophers, rockchucks, plinking, and
informal competition.
I am not a great handgun shot, but I am
much better now than I would have been
without the practice made possible by my
inexpensive and accurate ......
"learning loads." ~
HANDLOADING
(Continued from page 67)
pendulum. Meanwhile, 6.0 grains gives
803 fps and would make a very decent defense
load.
"These velocities were chronographed
five feet from the muzzle ofa Colt Government
Model. Incidentally, all 230-grain
factory loads I have chronographed have
failed to break 800 fps.
"Of the bullets,1 prefer the RCBS. It
feeds well in all pistols I have tried. It
should be seated with 1!l6th-inch of the
forward driving band showing.
"The Lyman SWC feeds well in my
throated pistol, but in few others. It has an
excellent shape, and if I had to use my
pistol for defense I would load this slug in
the chamber and the RCBS loads in the
magazine. The practice of loading the
most efficient bullet shape into the chamber,
and the best feeding shape into the
magazine is hardly ever mentioned, but
seems a good idea to me.
"The Lee bullet has a good nose shape,
but it is difficult to handload. For reliable
functioning it has to be seated well out, but
it then catches on the rifling when it
chambers.
"One spin-off of using heavier-thannormal
cast bullets in barrels cut for jacketed
bullets is that they tend to take the rifling
better because you are not pushi,ng
them so fast. This applies equally well for
the 9MM Luger?'
Mr. Pantting's account of heavy-bullet
research is well worth serious review by
anyone interested in lending more clout to
an already-potent handgun round. Furthermore,
his notes on the various feeding
characteristics of different types of cast
bullets are well taken.
In our next issue I'll have much more
handloading information to share. The letters
continue to come, and although I can't
guarantee a personal reply to each correspondent,
the spirit of cooperation is appreciated.
We seem to be proving that even
though no one knows it all, everyone can
benefit when knowledge is provided the
advantage of widespread ...
circulation. ~
HANDGUN LEATHER
(Continued from page 24)
hand rather than machine embossed. The
holsters have nicely finished edges,
double-stitched points ofstrain, and are
finished in an attractive shade of brown.
Adjustable tension holsters are the current
state ofthe art. Such big name custom
makers as Milt Sparks and Gordan Davis,
as well as holster maker giant John
Bianchi, offer such holsters. It was Milt
Sparks who took an earlier FBI revolver
holster having an adjustable welt to retain
the gun, and modified it for use with the
Colt .45 auto pistol. Milt inverted the welt,
putting the adjustable portion at the bottom
of the holster. If one wants more tension
on the 'pistol, the tension screw is
Blocker holster fits nicely on belt.
AMERICAN HANDGUNNER • JULY / AUGUST 1981