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Follow up post. My son read the Lyman reloading chapters and even made notes on some questions to ask me. So, tonight we went over the questions and the processes for pistol and rifle reloading. One question was about lube on cases. I explained why it's needed, and about carbide or Hornady's...

I've had my 14 YO son help me on the reloading bench for a while. He recently "discovered" my Glock 22 and .40 cal. Went through the stash of 400 rounds in a few outings. So, I had him help me with the reloading. We loaded three different bullets that I hadn't loaded before, so showed him to...

Love it, those pixies are tricky and mischievous. I've used up some of my various old/pulled powders during New Year's. Run a line or two of powder to a small pile and start it from one of those store packaged shower of sparks "fireworks".

A few of the Pistol Cartridge Carbines...

What, you don't sort out the cases by weight to with .001 grain differences? --- Rookie! :neener:

And, 9MM will fire in 45 ACP as well. --- ask me how I know that one too!

As to the guppy belly brass, even with some very old Glocks (17 and 22) I haven't created brass like that. But, my 9MM Bushmaster tended to do something similar as it would start extracting the case before enough energy had dissipated. It tended to be most of the way around, but scary looking...

It gets your attention, because generally, it will sound like a weak report and will not cycle the slide back. So, you tap and rack and hopefully you notice the severely expanded case. If not, then you fire again, and go through the same motions. -- I've seen a buddy of mine do it on one of my...

The first one is a 9MM fired in a .40. The second one is an example of the guppy belly brass from a seriously unsupported chamber.

From some other conversations -- IIRC, MEHavey uses the colors to differentiate the alloys/hardness for his cast bullets and them uses them for selected applications.

OP, what brass are you using? Is it factory 300 blk cases or converted 223/556? If so, which headstamps are you using? There are some brands of converted cases that have thicker brass and particularly at the neck they end up being too thick to work right for most.

Paul, that is me some days. I've been known to bring the marshmallows as well. At my last job I gifted one of the admin assistants a box of matches and a bag of marshmallows to help get past the dumpster fire of the project she was involved in. And, for some fun -- I have a friend who is...

Oh, this poll is interesting and I don't honestly know how to answer it. Are we talking rifle, for plinking, for blammo? Are we talking pistol for semi auto, for revolver? I have different levels of headstamp sorting consistency ranges for the different cartridges I load. For rifle I mostly...

Capt Kirk, FMJ will have an exposed lead base. That's how FMJ is formed/made. Hollow points have the exposed lead at the point. If you want fully covered, then plated is what you would need. Some companies market a TMJ (total metal jacket) which are plated, albeit thick, but plated. And of...

Keep an eye out for Midway's clearance or 2nds sales. I've picked up some .311+ suitable forthe 7.7 and 303 when I've seen them pop up.

Hodgdon reloading online has data for BL-C(2), and a few others. But, primarily jacketed bullets.

Chief, Would it be similar or dissimilar metals, as in bullet jacket and cartridge brass? Or more likely, I'm borrowing a term and using it very loosely. But, some of the older cartridges with the cupronickel jackets were notorious for sticking (welding?) to the case necks.

OP, nearly everything has been covered, many times already. But, you are referencing MilSurps and 223/5.56 in ARs. And you asked yourself: Well, the answer is found in the many pictures and stories of the shattered, busted, and broken rifles and bloody faces in those photos. Understand that...

GW, Yes, you are correct, flying as a hobby makes us reloaders seem to be in the t-ball stage compared to Major leagues. I have some friends that fly, and have let me have the controls once we were up. I was an aviation mechanic (structural) in the Marines, then in the Air Force (Engines). So, I...

I was going to comment on that too. Looks like some Italeri, Hasegawa and maybe Tamiya, and yep, looks like 1/48th to me as well. GW, are we correct? And, yes of course we love all of the inventions and improvements you've shown over the years.