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  1. BiknSwans

    Lyman brass dryer

    I used a food dehydrator for years, then bought the Frankford Arsenal brass dryer. My food dehydrator would not close unless every 9 mm case was perfectly on its side. I found that making that happen was very annoying. The FA has a much larger space between trays and is much easier to use...
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    Gauges Aren’t Barrels—A Saga of Four Barrels, One Gauge, and One 45 ACP Round

    Excellent summary. It still annoys me that the two reloading books I have do not mention the plunk test. It seems the plunk test should be one of the basic lessons in a reloading book. I learned the hard way. I sometimes couldn't remove a round from the chamber, and got my first DQ when I...
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    Mixed cases and powder drum malfunction

    CQB45ACP is correct. And the length of the case will not affect the amount of powder dropped. You might look at this thread from 2017, especially the video and last post regarding the disconnector. This thread was very useful for me when I was setting up my auto drum...
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    Round Sticks in Redding Micro-crimp Die

    I timed the lubing in my loading process for 200 cases, and it was 3 minutes and 36 seconds. Lubing the cases is 7% of my total loading time. Pretty short bridge, but I get your viewpoint. If you ever try One Shot or WD-40 Dry Lube, you'll never stop. The operation is soooooo much smoother...
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    Round Sticks in Redding Micro-crimp Die

    I had sticking using my Redding 9mm micrometer die. The solution for me was to spray the inside of a 1 gallon Zip-Loc bag with WD-40 Dry Lube, dump in about 200 brass cases, place the bag flat on a towel, and roll the brass against the wetted bag surface. This coated the outside of the brass...
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    Which case lubricant?

    For 9mm pistol rounds on a progressive press, I use WD-40 Specialist Dry Lube with PTFE. It's available locally at an auto parts store and costs less than Hornady One-Shot. I can't tell the difference between the two. The cost of either is insignificant relative to primers, bullets, range...
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    Different 9mm- different ejection

    Maybe too strong a recoil spring in the M&P. I use a 13 pound spring in mine and get about 5 feet with a new spring.
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    Wet Tumbling Issue

    I tried all of the above suggestions and sometimes my brass was still dull. The brass was clean, but not shiny. Somewhere on this forum I saw a suggestion that worked. What worked for me was to make absolutely sure that all the steel, aluminum and nickel plated brass was removed. Then all...
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    Pyrex Powder Hoppers

    I have a DramWorx hopper mounted on a Lee Auto Drum and like it very much. I wish I would have known about being able to ask for a smaller/shorter version, but the full sized one works fine. For me, it was a safety and convenience issue. After a short time, I couldn't see through my Lee...
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    Skinny bullets from Xtreme

    1.250 inches is well above the SAAMI maximum OAL of 1.160 inches. Maybe using a shorter OAL would prevent the jamming and bullet setback. I'll defer to the more knowledgable forum members on this. If you push a round against the loading bench, can you reduce the OAL? If so, you may need an...
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    New Progressive press for the new year?

    The new Frankford Arsenal progressive won't be out until the end of the year, but you can see a video of how it works here: https://forums.brianenos.com/topic/291699-frankford-arsenal-fx-10-progressive-press/?tab=comments#comment-3241599 Several very new features caught my eye.
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    Pressure signs vs velocity

    Pressure and force are not the same. Force is pressure times area in this case. More pressure on the slide (actually force) does mean more velocity for the same recoil spring. Velocity of the slide is a function of the mass of the slide and the stiffness of the recoil spring. Using a stiffer...
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    New Progressive press for the new year?

    I don't see a new press on the Frankford Arsenal website.
  14. BiknSwans

    Lee Bulge Buster

    See post #10. I copied and pasted the text from the PDF form of the manual. Only the weight of the rounds above the round getting its bulge removed is involved in possibly pressing on the primer. I can't imagine how this could be a problem. Lee also says you can use a "loaded case" in their...
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    Lee Bulge Buster

    I only use the Lee Bulge Buster on loaded .40 S&W ammo. I don't want to case check every sized case before reloading and then case check the loaded round again. Even the Lee manual indicates that you can bust bulges on cases or loaded rounds. It's less risky than seating a primer. From the...
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    Rcbs turret press priming problem

    I had this problem too. There is no adjustment. I fixed mine by making sure the "APF primer Plug" was centered in the shellholder. In my case, I could push the "Primer Transfer Bar" too far into the slot in the ram. I used hot glue and a strip of a credit card to make the slot a little more...
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    380 Auto - Are primers flattened?

    The Lyman W-231 maximum load of 2.9 grains you quote are for a 95 grain FMJ and an overall length of 0.900 inches. The OAL tested is less than the SAAMI minimum of 0.910 inches, which would reduce the maximum load. The next bullet listed is a 100 grain FMJ. The OAL used for this bullet was...
  18. BiknSwans

    Lee 9mm resizing de-capping die setup

    This is the first time I've seen these instructions. Thanks! I now have today's reloading project defined. I love this forum.
  19. BiknSwans

    S&W M&P 40 Mod 2.0

    I'm confused. The picture in your first post of the flat primers don't look the least bit flat to me, but I'm no expert. I see a nice radius on the outer edge of the primers. I probably need to be educated about flattened primers. I'll be interested to see your chrono results.
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