Good advice above. You said 4 or 5 round magazine capacity. If you want 5 or more you are going to have to get a removable magazine. You can use a blind magazine with 4 rounds in most standard size rounds (473 bolt face).
I have a holster for a S&W 625 that is really close to fitting my GP-100. The barrel on the GP-100 was replaced to have that squared off look similar to the Performance Center 627. I no longer have a 625 and I'm willing to try to heat the holster and change the shape. My question is what do...
Don't squeeze plated bullets too hard and they will shoot fine. Load up a few rounds and take one apart. If there is a mark on the bullet then you are crimping them too hard. Once you get the crimp perfect they will shoot accurately.
I have a LH pre-accutrigger Savage 110 in 30-06 that I am very happy with. I am thinking about a 243 barrel for it for practice and just because I can.
I don't have any high tech tips, but here are two things I did. I loaded ten primers then marked the fiber rod. I made another mark when it was empty. I can make a pretty good estimate of how many primers I have left by looking at those two marks. I ground off about half of the lip on one of...
Pick a random round out of the batch and pull the bullet. Inspect it and see if it is deformed. Your crimp should not deform the bullet. Adjust your crimp as necessary.