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I populate my spreadsheet with load data from published sources, usually Hodgdon online, but when I recently looked to see what they had, I couldn’t find the loads that were in my spreadsheet. Note to self, that’s another piece of valuable information, logging the source, and, why books are...

Are there any USPSA stage builders out there who have crafted a fixed time stage and have a good way of setting the time? I’m MD for a June match and have a stage in mind, and want to set the time so a GM might complete it, but a D class won’t be too upset.

Just curious if anyone has used a radar based chronograph when shooting from a grounded position. I had my LabRadar setup on the older flat stand, which puts the bottom of the unit about 3” from the ground. I’m doing some .243 development and was prone. The unit would trigger but I’d get the...

Most of us here that have had the pleasure of ordering, receiving and loading @longdayjake ’s bullets know that already, but the center spread of Dillon’s Blue Press announced it as well! They have an online version, but I didn’t see the October issue available yet...

I got an email from Powder Valley saying they have High Gun and Perfect Pattern. “High Gun is a flattened, spherical shotshell powder designed for light-target, handicap and super handicap loads in a 12-gauge shotgun. This powder also closely duplicates Remington Nitro 27 factory loads. High...

Informational post only. Long story, but the short version is I had a couple of mis-feeds that cost me dearly in a match, were probably due to a mag, but was advised to lengthen my COL. My current .40 major load is: 180gr FP Blue Bullet, 1.160”, 4.6gr Sport Pistol, CCI500, 174 PF, SD 10 I...

I picked up quite a bit of brass at the recent racegun nationals and I’m sure there was brass from both regular and 9mm major guns. I didn’t want to start a debate on whether or not 9mm major is a good idea, just trying to figure out if there’s any objective data on identifying it and reloading it.

This happens to be for .223/5.56, where I have two heads setup, one for trimming and then one for loading. Trim head: Dillon FL size/deprime, swage, RT1500 Trim Load head: Lyman M, swage, prime, powder, bullet, crimp ?I was curious if the community invokes the swage step on both steps of...

In an other thread, a member posted this article: http://www.lasc.us/TaylorSecrets9mm.htm The author ran a series of tests on case length and found a case length of .750” gave the best grouping. With the volume I load I’m most likely not going to be measuring case length but I found the data...

I’ve gone and done it. A friend had a limited setup that I purchased and I want to get classified before October. I’m currently classified in production and CO. The setup is an Infinity in .40, and a Safari land 014. I’ve never had a locking holster or shot an ‘11 in competition so, I have...

I just got the blue press catalog and they’re introducing the automation package for their RL1100 and CP2000. It costs 2399$ and their video says it’ll take a few hours to install, and give you up to 2K rounds per hour. http://dillon-automation.com/ While I’m still going to be pulling the...

At first I thought these were simuntions, turns out not: https://s3reload.com/ Apparently they have special dies that help push the case out of the die instead of having the shell holder pull the case. Whatever joint they’ve created isn’t infallible. Now comes the question of since...

Bullets that is. I received a shipment of various 9mm sized to .356. All were loaded at 1.120 COL, atop Sport Pistol and a CCI 500 in Blazer brass. It was an abbreviated 5 shot load development with the goal to make comfortable minor (130ish). The secondary goal was to see if the Mantis X...

It could be just me, but it appears Hodgdon updated their online reloading data site. When I select pistol, rifle or shotgun, a new tab opens (Safari), and I’m redirected to shop.Hodgdon.com. It’s still the same process, select a caliber, bullet etc but looks like they want to emphasize “Buy Now”.

Nothing stops a press faster than a lock out die or: It’s the first time I ran into this headstamp in 9mm. Since I was in a wash, rinse, repeat mode this summer, after 10k of cases I’m hard pressed to determine what range this came from. I’m waiting for the next one...

So I bit the bullet, crossed over to the dark side and Santa arrived early this year. The RL1100 is currently set up to load 9mm, and I’m populating another toolhead to process .223. 1 - case 2 - Universal deprime 3 - swage 4 - NA 5 - NA 6 - RT1500 7 - NA 8 - Lyman M die This seems to be a...

Please, I’m looking to verify a Dillon order, not debate whether it’s the right press for what I want. I already have two progressives, but WANT an RL1100. All the slack is taken up on the trigger, I just wanted to get some experts weighing in on the order. I plan to post an email to Dillon...

Let’s limit this thread to WST and 9mm only. The current online Hodgdon data does not include any WST loads for 9mm. Does anyone know why? I’ve seen many posts with “my favorite load” is WST and 9mm. Since I use WST in other calibers and find it to be a great powder, I’d like to expand...

I’m going to try SS/CDP (yes I swing both ways) and need to settle on a decent .45 full size. I did a few searches in this forum to see if this has been beaten to death already, but didn’t get any real hits. If there’s a search someone can reply with or references, please do so. I want a...

This is range brass, I'm pretty sure it's once fired, and this damage only appears on Winchester head stamps. And, it doesn't occur on all Win .45 brass, just some. I'm curious what others might have seen, or think this might be caused by? It's not a problem for reloading or shooting in a...