Sharps Old Reliable . 40 Caliber - Northwest Firearms A 40-90 Sharps Bottleneck has a case length of 2 5 8" A 40-90 Sharps Straight has a case length of 3 1 4" (There is conflicting information as to whether this cartridge was an original Sharps offering) If readable the cartridge, including case length, should be marked on the top of the barrel near the receiver I envy you your possession
Largest 5. 56 based cartridges? - Northwest Firearms What are the largest cartridges based on either the 5 56 NATO or 223 Remington cases? I keep thinking its the 300AAC blackout? On another forum; a person mentioned putting a rim cut in his 300 BLK handi rifle and using 357 Magnum cases necked down to 300 for his rimmed 300BLK loads got
Huntington Die Specialties | Northwest Firearms Just got off the phone with them Huntington Die Specialties is going out of business, a sad time for sure They do have a limited supply of some Woodleigh bullets Of particular interest was 416 Rigby, 500 Jeffery, 505 Gibbs The inventory listed on their website does not reflect what the
9mm wildcats? - Northwest Firearms Are there any 9mm wildcats, and if not, why not? There's bottlenecked pistol calibers from 25naa ( 32acp necked down to hold a 25acp bullet) up to 440corbon ( 50ae necked down to hold a 44mag bullet), but I don't recall ever seeing any 9mm wildcats, which I find odd since 9mm is the most
Bought a 9mm cylinder for my New Model Blackhawk . 357mag to make it a . . . At one time, I had an extra cylinder for one of my Smith Wesson Model 16-4's The 16-4 is 32 H R Magnum, the extra cylinder was in 32-20 Win which had been made by Wisner's in Adna, Wash I think the 32-20 cyl had started as a 22 LR K frame cylinder It worked fine The only thing about it was, apparently Wisner's didn't have a 32-20 Win reamer, so they created the bottleneck effect
9mm Luger carbide dies: Lee vs. RCBS | Northwest Firearms I'm starting to reload 9mm Luger and I have two sets of dies available to me I'd appreciate feedback on your experience with them Mixing and matching from both is also possible Lee Deluxe 4-Die Set (carbide sizing, powder-through expander, seater, carbide factory crimp) RCBS 3-Die Carbide
5. 7x28 vs. 9mm vs. . 357 SIG - Northwest Firearms I always liked the 357 sig in theory because the bottleneck cartridge should feed better than a straight wall ( or even slightly tapered) case Unfortunately, that round never really caught on Maybe it'll come around eventually OK, an even more esoteric round: The 9MM Action Express 41 AE necked down to 9 Fits a 9mm slide
Best case lube for reloading | Northwest Firearms For a long time I only loaded straight wall handgun ammo and used carbide dies When I started loading bottleneck cartridges I bought case lube in an aerosol can When that ran out I bought some from a smaller company that came in a small, pump button spray bottle Had nothing but trouble Changed to One Shot with mixed results
Best Powder check die | Northwest Firearms Hello folks I am about to start reloading 45ACP with a Hornady LNL progressive loader and after seeing all the pics of firearms destroyed by double-charged or squib rounds I will not even start without a powder check die -I know the Hornady Powder cop die is a simple and effective die
To crimp, or not to crimp? Reloading 223 ammo for AR15s. To crimp, or not to crimp, that is the question I just started loading my own 223 tonight and it is intended for use with my semi-auto AR rifles I have 100 rounds ready to go I have not crimped any of them Is crimping my 223 really necessary? I've been loading 224 Valkyrie and 308 for a