Buckhammer length

[5shot]

Old 5 shot is waiting for the phone to ring because of a new S&W mountain gun no lock showing up. The Smith might be a while so I could just grab the X and it'll make the wait less agonizing.

In the meantime I can make up my mind which mountain gun to get. He's got both the 686 and .44 ordered. And...gotta figure out what to sell...personal piggy bank is drying up.

[rickhem]

The 360 Buckhammer seems like a logical addition, given that you already have bullets for your .357. The 350 Legend uses smaller bullets, but I'm guessing that is why the 360 was the one rattling.
You need to scratch those itches, and opportunity is knocking.

[5shot]

The 360 Buckhammer seems like a logical addition, given that you already have bullets for your .357. The 350 Legend uses smaller bullets, but I'm guessing that is why the 360 was the one rattling.
You need to scratch those itches, and opportunity is knocking.

Yes the .360 is appealing because of the .358" bullet. I bought a second H015 single .357 with the intention of getting it reamed to .357 Max but it shot so well I couldn't bring myself to desecrate the pretty little thing. Finding .30/30 brass is no problem so even if the cartridge is a commercial flop it will always be easy for a handloader to feed.

[5shot]

Gonna put this idea on the back burner for the time being. There is no brass available loacally or online that I could find. No loading dies available around here. Not much information about the cartridge other than a couple of gun writers gushing over it.

[Mags]

.....No loading dies available around here. ...

Ya, you'll have to buy them online.
Amazon has an RCBS set. https://www.amazon.com/RCBS-3-DIE-Set-3 ... 0CHMZVRS6/
MidSouth Shooters Supply has a Lee set. https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/ ... -steel-set

[rickhem]

Ya, you'll have to buy them online.

Unfortunately, a lot of the local shops are falling short for much of the reloading supplies market. I try to buy local whenever possible, but sometimes they just price themselves out of the sale. I was going to buy a pound of powder from a local shop until he told me his price was $75 for the pound. It's listed at a number of on-line places for about $50, and while I want to support the local shops, paying 50% more isn't how I'll do that.

Lots of availability for the Buckhammer on the internet, and once you have the dies and brass, you already have all the rest to load for it.

[Mags]

Ya, you'll have to buy them online.

... I was going to buy a pound of powder ...

It's also getting to the point where you think you're buying a lb and it turns out it's a 14oz or 9oz can.

[BigAl52]

Im glad I stocked up when I did. Ive seen Unique for sale here in Texas and its 60.00 a lb. I guess if a guy really wants some he would probably pay that price. But there is other stuff at a better price point. Now with the big excise tax coming to Colorado there wont be any gun related purchases for me at all. Im not supporting this phoney tax they are collecting. I will order and have it shipped somewhere else. I have enough stocked to roll my own for quite sometime. There are certain groups of people who want guns gone for good. What its doing locally is gun shops are closing the doors.

[5shot]

.....No loading dies available around here. ...

Ya, you'll have to buy them online.
Amazon has an RCBS set. https://www.amazon.com/RCBS-3-DIE-Set-3 ... 0CHMZVRS6/
MidSouth Shooters Supply has a Lee set. https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/ ... -steel-set

Yes, I know loading dies can be found online but I haven't found brass anywhere and I'm too stubborn to buy factory ammo in order to have brass. Really surprised Starline hasn't made any yet. I've watched a couple of videos about chopping off .30/30 and .38/55. I'd need a little chop saw (more $$ to China) or a trim die. Also need a case holder for the Wilson case trimmer unless Lee has made one of their little contraptions for the .360.

Anyhow.....after thinking it over a little more I decided maybe I didn't want one all that much. If there's a need for more reach than my pistol caliber carbines can provide I'll just have to hammer the buck (pun intended ) with my .257 Robts M70 or Tikka 7/08.

[BigAl52]

.....No loading dies available around here. ...

Ya, you'll have to buy them online.
Amazon has an RCBS set. https://www.amazon.com/RCBS-3-DIE-Set-3 ... 0CHMZVRS6/
MidSouth Shooters Supply has a Lee set. https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/ ... -steel-set

Yes, I know loading dies can be found online but I haven't found brass anywhere and I'm too stubborn to buy factory ammo in order to have brass. Really surprised Starline hasn't made any yet. I've watched a couple of videos about chopping off .30/30 and .38/55. I'd need a little chop saw (more $$ to China) or a trim die. Also need a case holder for the Wilson case trimmer unless Lee has made one of their little contraptions for the .360.

Anyhow.....after thinking it over a little more I decided maybe I didn't want one all that much. If there's a need for more reach than my pistol caliber carbines can provide I'll just have to hammer the buck (pun intended ) with my .257 Robts M70 or Tikka 7/08.

Go old school and use the 38-55.