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I've beeb reloading 223 successfully for my HK. I've probably put 7K rounds of my own reloads thru it. I've just bought a new AR and am finding it somewhat more finicky. The problem seems to be related to the rim-to-shoulder dimension. I'm using the Dillon case gauge and have a one-to-one...

With the case feeder installed, how easy is it to bypass? There are a lot of things I do on my press that I probably would not bother with the case feeder and I'm just wonder how much it would get in the way.

I'm curious if anyone here has a Dillon RF100 Automatic Primer Filler. I can't image spending $315 to save the 90 seconds it takes me to fill a pickup tube manually. If I were running a high-volume commercial operation then maybe. Am I missing something?

I've been reloading .45acp for years and now I think it's time to introduce my son to the benefits of reloading for his Glock 40S&W. We'll be using 180gr FMJ flat nose bullets from Precision Delta. Powder will be Unique because I've already got about 12 pounds of it. We'll chrono some factory...

At long last, my comparison test of case cleaning methods is done. It should be no surprise that wet tumbling and stainless steel media did the best job, but it is surprising how well a good old buzz bucket and corn cob media did on brass that is the normal level of dirty and tarnished...

Here's the Speer manual for 40S&W, 180gr bullet, and Unique: Starting: 6.0gr (849 fps) Max: 6.7gr (1000 fps) Here's the Lyman manual: Starting: 4.9gr (839 fps) Max: 5.6gr (916 fps) I think I'll start at about 5gr and see what the chonograph says.

I found this on the Hornady website: http://www.hornady.com/store/Lock-N-Load-Ammo-Plant-110-VT

My sone shoots a lot of 40S&W and I've been collecting his brass with the anticipation of reloading it for him. A few days ago someone here mentioned that there is something particularly critical about reloading 180gr projectiles for 40S&W but I cannot find it. Can someone help me find it or...

I was visiting the Hornady website today and noticed that Hornday has introduced a new (third) ultrasonic cleaner with a capacity that fits between the two existing offerings: http://www.hornady.com/store/Lock-N-Load-Sonic-Cleaner-and-Accessories/ The original 'small' model has a 1 quart...

Yesterday I was reading a bit about chronographs and a question occurred to me: What do I compare the chronograph's readings to? I'm sitting here with the Speer #14 Reloading Manual in front of me looking at the .223 Remington reloading data. I don't see any data here about the kind of gun...

My HK93 clone spits out really dirty cases. I mean really dirty. Several hours in the polisher with brand new media and Nu-Finish won't get then completely clean. I'm wondering if Hornady's ultrasonic cleaner will do the trick but before I spend the $200 I would like to find out for sure...

I'm looking for some advice. I've been loading for .223 with 26.5gr of Win748 behind a 55gr FMJBT bullet. The price of WC844 is pretty attractive and I'm contemplating buying a bunch (hi-techammo.com has it for $85/8lb and if you buy 4 they waive the hazmat fee) I understand that with...

How long has it been since Winchester packaged primers in white boxes like these?

I have about 3000 cases that need trimmed staring me in the face. It is time to step up my case trimming throughput. While the Giraud trimmer is really nice, the thing that attracted me to the Dillon is the fact that by mounting it in the press it becomes a part of the sizing and decapping...

I was decapping a thousand rounds of 223 today, most of them with crimped primers. Every now and then I would hit one that the primer was in the pocket really tight and the decapping pin would go 'thunk' when it hit it. (yes, they are all boxer primed). After the second time I broke a...

It was time to size and decap a bunch of 223 cases. I recently bought an RCBS Lube die so it seemed like a good opportunity to try it. I put it in station 1 and my sizing die (minus decapping pin) in station 2. I was decapping and sizing cases as fast as I could pull the handle. The Lube...

1. Make sure the edges of the slider (pointed to by the arrows below) are smooth. If you can run your fingernail along the four edges and your fingernail catches then the edge is rough. Use some 320 grit sandpaper to smooth the edges Mine also had a small vertically-oriented ridge on...

Has anyone ever tried to make a primer pocket swaging tool that would screw into the Hornady LnL-AP in place of the primer seater punch? I called Hornady today and passed the idea along to them but who knows if anything will happen or even if it is feasible.

I recently acquired a bunch of reloading stuff from a guy that included about 1500 rounds of 223 cases that had already been sized and primed. I had no idea how old they were or where they've been but I figured 'What the heck' and loaded up a test batch of 100. About 25 of the 100 had dead...

I bought Hornady's COAL gauge. I wanted to see what the max COAL would be in my two rifles for the bullets I'm using. Rifle 1: Century Arms C93 .223 Rifle 2: JLD PTR91 .308 Using Rifle 2 as an example, I came up with a max COAL of 2.99. Let's say I back off of that .20, resulting in 2.79...