Recent content by lordpaxman

I populate my spreadsheet with load data from published sources, usually Hodgdon online, but when I recently looked to see what they had, I couldn’t find the loads that were in my spreadsheet. Note to self, that’s another piece of valuable information, logging the source, and, why books are...

LMAO… Following to see if the 10mm loads work out with BE86. I only started 9mm/BE86 loads because of all the chatter here, but it’s a slower powder than what I typically load. I reserved it for the higher power loads.

What dies are you using and what’s your process? I’ve not heard of a flaring die, but an expander, yes. The expanders typically will expand for the bullet, and put a flare on the case to make it easier to start the bullet. The more recent one’s are of the M style, a stepped expander. Bullet...

Those are pretty lipstick rounds! Regarding @vaalpens method, just try this: Resize a case. By hand, Take a bullet and insert it into the case the wrong way, pointing end in. It’ll stop somewhere on the ogive before it gets to the bearing surface. If your COL of a finished round places that...

You can wet tumble? I’d like to know if it’s better or worse than dry tumbling. If there are any favorite recipes out there, that’d be nice too. Oh wait, I just remembered there was a thread or two that discussed this very topic!

Sorry about that - the longer rounds are definitely gun dependent and while fitting a chamber may not operate in the magazine. I should have mentioned I’m shooting a 2011 style .40 which I’ve heard is a .45 1911 wannabe. The strip and chamber dance that round does is a work of art.

I’ve been using Blue Bullets 180s with success. My gun likes them at 1.200”, a bit longer than SAAMI max. They’re worth a shot until @longdayjake comes up with the jacketed variety.

Very nice!

I’ll admit I never thought about choosing carry ammo based on primer size. My .45 LPP Vs SPP revealed no statistical difference in the loads I worked up. Precision was the same. On the progressive I used to load on I’d need to switch from lpp to spp, depending, so I’d save them for a batch...

It could be a fast barrel or a batch of fast powder. How’s your chrono setup? Sometimes gasses ejected from the barrel can influence readings. That’s why they have a minimum distance to the screens. I’ll put a few known bullets across the chrono first, usually a 9mm with blazer 115s that I...

Assuming you already did a plunk test and determine Max COL, FTFs can be a number of things but if factory ammo isn’t a problem then: -Did you case gauge or test in the chamber to make sure there was enough crimp to remove any bell or flare? A small amount of case mouth can get caught up...

There’s nothing wrong with lubing cases for carbide dies. You could also try lubing every other case since the residual lube will still be in the die. If that works, cut it in half again. As far as gumming up the dies, run a cleaning patch up in them every once in a while, like when you take...

That’s what I started out with as well, but quickly decided it was just another thing to keep track of. I’m probably the only one here that’ll admit you can zone out running a progressive. While I try to check for a powder charge before placing the bullet, there are times when I try to...

I‘ll go with published load data any day of the week, but that can be inconsistent too. Different testing and measurement methods may yield different results. The burn rate charts have a use for me, but I don’t read into them what isn’t there.

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