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Hello all, While using my Hornady LNL press to reload 308 cases, I noticed that the powder measure was throwing very inconsistant charges.I'm shooting for 41.5 grains of IMR 4064 powder and I'm getting everything from 40.8 to 42 grains of powder.Now I realize that 4064 has the large...

Hello all, I've been buying and shooting this 308 ammo from Walmart called ZQ and it looks to be decent ammo. The stuff is made in Turkey and seems to shoot just fine. My question now is: has any of you tried reloading this ammo and if so what kind of results did you get? I have saved a...

Hello all, Just got a box of tulammo brass max 223 from Wally world yesterday .The box says it's made in Italy and boxer primed and I just wondered if anyone has tried to reload any of it yet.The cases are brass and looks pretty good but I just don't know if I should save them and try to...

Has anyone else had trouble with the shell plates on the Hornady LNL press,with the case retainer spring sticking up too high and preventing the case from feeding onto the shell plate?I'm using the case feeder and each time it feeds a case to the shell plate,it trips over the spring,preventing...

Thinking of getting one to add to my LNL press and just wondered what you all that have one ,think.I've been reading some negative reports about them and just wondered if it was really worth the money.Also wanted to know if it's O.K. to put primed cases in the hopper.{I prime by hand}Appreciate...

Am first time reloading for my 8x57 Mauser and was told to neck size the brass instead of full length resizing.Can anyone tell me why you neck size for bolt actions and full length size for semi-autos?I guess its supposed to extend the life of the brass also.I have FL sized about 20 rounds and...

Hello all, Am going to start reloading for my 8 mm Yugo M-48 Mauser and am looking for opinions on bullets and powder.I'll be using my once-fired Prvi Partizan brass and just picked up a box of Sierra{323]175 gr. spitzers to try.Was also thinking of using IMR 4895 powder sinse I already have...

Hello all, I'm new to reloading this size cartridge and just wanted to get some opinions from the experts out there.I'll be reloading for my WASR AK and Yugo SKS rifles and so far have a box of 123 gr. [310. diameter] Hornady bullets.After doing a search,I've found that AA 1680 seems to be the...

Hello all, Newbie here,looking for recomendations for a scope for my Ruger mini-14 ranch rifle.I'm looking for something to be used mainly for 200 yd. target shooting and would like to be under $300.00 in price.I have a set of Ruger scope mounts that came with the rifle and would like to use...

Hello all, Thinking about ordering a new rifle online through Guns America and need to first get your feedback.I have a place nearby to handle the transfer.Can I get some opinions on Guns America for buying online.Thanks in advance.

Hello all, I'm thinking about buying one of these for trimming .30 carbine brass and would like to get feedback from those who are presently using this unit for this.I like all the primer pocket cleaners also,but am mainly interested in the trimmer function.It seems a little pricey to me but if...

I'm attempting to reload 223 {for ar-15} using the Lee pacesetter dieset and am having some problems.I've done some reloads for .30 carbine and .45 acp but this is my first try with bottleneck cases.The problem is I can hardly get the bullets to start in the cases as the necks don't seem to be...

Hello all, Just got a new Lee pacesetter dieset for 223 and have a resizing die,bullet seating die and crimp die.Was just wondering why there isn't a die for using my Lee pro auto disk powder measure with this set.I tried calling Lee and couldn't get through.If anyone is using this dieset,could...

Hi,new reloader here.I've just reloaded my first batch of .30 carbine rounds and they are not all going BANG when I pull the trigger.About 1 out of 8 fail to fire,sometimes when I try them again,they fire.There are marks on the primer when I checked them.My recipe is-14.3 gr. of W 296 behind a...

Hello, I'm a newbie reloader using a Lee carbide dieset to reload my M-1 carbine.I plan to use W 296 powder with a 110 gr.fmj Hornady bullet.I'm looking at the Lee data sheet for my dieset,in the last column it lists the oal for that particular combo as being 1.625. This differs with my Speer...