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I thought some people might like to see this. I have recently started tumbling with stainless pins in a Thumlers Tumbler. Wow does it work! For this post I took 50 of the grungiest .223 cases I could find. I was given tens of thousands of empties that were picked up on a military firing...

Yea, the pic says it all. Turns out a 40 S&W 165 GR JFP is more than enough round to stop a charging F1 Chrony. :o

I recently bought a huge lot of reloading stuff and there were probably about 12 different cans of powder in with it. Of those cans five of them were Unique. Two of those were really cool old square metal cans, one of which was still factory sealed! I got a large 4 lb keg that was unmarked...

I have got an Auto Ordnance GI Spec 1911 that is the first handgun I ever bought. I bought it when I was 20 (17 years ago!), and even though it has never been much to brag about I have always liked it. When I was younger I shot the heck out of it. But over the years it got shot less and less...

It showed up today, thanks FedEx for the Saturday delivery. I just got it set up and made some practice rounds, no powder or primer. This thing is AMAZING. Poetry in motion so to speak. I think I'm in love! My little Lee Classic Turret has been temporarily removed to make room for...

Just made up 20 rounds this afternoon with Ramshot True Blue and Winchester 124 grain FMJ's. I saw an average of 970 FPS according to my F1 Chrony. That seemed a little slow to me. Shouldn't I be in the 1050 FPS range? The spent cases were not sooty at all and it cycled the action great on...

Like many I have been curious if tumbling loaded rounds had any impact on the powder. Last night I decided to do a bit of experimenting. I loaded 20 rounds of .45 ACP. I then tumbled 10 of them for 15 minutes and left the other 10 just as they came off the press. Recipe was as follows...

I really liked duck911's post about the groups he got with his handloads. His pics were very interesting. So I am doing a copycat post. I recently purchased a Remington 700 SPS Varmint rifle chambered in .223 and have begun working up handloads for it. Today I got to the range with...

I was putting together some new loads tonight for my .223 bolt rifle. I used both IMR 3031 and 4064 at 25 grains. Both of those filled the cases to the brim of the case mouth. However, multiple sources listed 25 grains or MORE for a .223 round. I don't know how you could get any more than...

I have had the itch for a new bolt rifle for target work for a while but didn't want to spend a lot of money. I wanted .223 as I already load for it and it is pretty darn cheap. I have read some good reviews of the new 700's and with a little bit of shopping my mind was made up. I...

O.K. I know its early for deer season talk but I am starting load development early here! :neener: I put together my first trial loads this morning and took them to the range. Results were marginal in the accuracy department so I am calling on the wealth of knowledge here at THR to point me...

After sitting on the fence for ages about reloading the monster 50 BMG cartridge I finally got all my stuff together. I finished my first 10 rounds tonight and I am anxious to see how they shoot tomorrow. They are light target loads but supposedly they should be quite accurate. Although I...

I hope this is not a repost. I did a search and came up with nothing. This is NOT my rifle. But it is an interesting story. Guy buys a repro Springfield Garand and some "reloads in a plastic bag" :scrutiny: The pictures tell the story better than I can here. But I will say that I...

Hey all- I have got a pound of Power Pistol on the way and I was hoping I could get some input/recipes from you all. It will be used primarily in 40 S&W but I would like to try it out in 45 ACP as well. I have loaded many thousand of rounds of 45 ACP using Bullseye and it has become my...

Hey all- Thought I would share some of the fun from last weekends shoot. I was there for a very short time but my lovely wife got some good footage of me, and I got some good footage of her. The opening scene is of her shooting her Mini-14. Maybe I am biased but there is something...

Hey all- The other day I posted a thread about a new upper I had gotten for my registered reciever M16. It can be seen here: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=381241 Today I managed to get to the range and try this sucker out. It rocks! I must say, it is extremely LOUD...

This just showed up today and I have to show it off! 7.5" E.R. Shaw barrel YHM 4 rail carbine length handguards YHM Phantom flash suppressor Low profile gas block to fit under handguard RRA Flat top upper And my Holosight that I transferred over from old 14.5 inch upper which has been...

Hey all- I have gotten the itch for an over and under. The incredible range of prices has left me scratching my head as to what to buy. I think the Ruger Red Labels and Browning Citoris both look very nice and fall within my price range from what I have seen. Can anyone offer some...

Hey everyone! Tomorrow is the big Fall machine gun shoot at a private range I belong to. I am so anxious I can't even go to sleep. :o All of my gear is packed and ready to go, now I am just watching the clock. This is an extra special one for me as in just four short weeks I will be...

Like the title says! If so, I would love a description, or better yet pics, of the actual process. For the past year I have been heavily into reloading and for the life of me I can't figure out how ammunition manufacturers can turn out rounds by the millions and make any money at it. I...