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Ok fellas I have been stumped. I may have had this issue, but not realize it till now. Any way I am bumping my shoulders back .005" on my .223 loads. While doing a spot check I ran across a case that was only bumped .003". Being caught off guard I checked all 1k cases, and had 5 that only bumped...

I have 100 pieces of 300wm brass that was purchased new, and has been fired once, and resized only bumping the shoulder .001". I also have about 50 pieces that's on there 4th firing, and I annealed these before the last resize. Here's my question. Would it be beneficial to anneal the once...

I got the phone call I have been waiting for since Feb. The gun club I'm a member of called me Saturday to let me know 1 of 3 8lb jugs of Titegroup I ordered back in Feb arrived Friday. The price is up from $117 OTD to $130 OTD. I can't complain since I was down to 6lbs! Maybe the others will be...

I'm at the range today running some 7mm Rem Mag loads across the chrono. This is from a Once fired case that was fired in my rifle new. The load is as follows FC Brass Federal Mag LRP 68gr of Retumbo 160gr Sierra GK BTSP What do you think could have caused this? I hand prime all my...

Just got a email from XTreme Bullet Co. They are doing the 10% off again!

Does anyone have any experience dealing with Top Brass.com? I am needing some .300WM brass, and noticed they seem to show its in stock. I know its mixed headstamps, but I also have about 50 cases of mixed head stamps now. If I could buy some, and add to what I have I may be able to get enough of...

After my IDPA match today one of my shooting buddies told me to stop by his house on the way home. He said he had a little brass for me! Cool! Sure I will stop by. Well when I got there he ask me if this was enough .40s&w, and could I make use of the .223 brass. All is once fired through his DD...

Well I decided to take a 35min trip up to a local gun/reloading shop today in search of bullets, and primers to replenish what I have used this year so far. I think I hit the jackpot! Picked up 1,000 Rainier 40s&w bullets for $125 (little pricey, but I need them), and 5,000 SPP at $36/k, and...

Ok I need some help. I just got a shippment of Missouri Bullets in (IDP#4-XD) 200gr .452. I have been loading 45acp for 3 yrs without a problem. Tonight I started setting up for these new bullets, but can't get my case tension correct. Some of these bullets want to slide back in the case when I...

I am ready to beat my head against the wall. LOL! I have a earlier post about loading 180gr lead bullets over WST. I have decided to start at 3.6gr which should be really light. My problem now is getting these loads to pass the plunk test. I have run my OAL in to 1.101" and still get a little...

I have been searching for a 40s&w load using 180gr lead bullets, and WST. I searched Hodgdon's site, and looked in my loading manuals. I couldn't find any thing in Luman's, Speer, or Lee's. Does any one have a load for this combo? I thought about reducing my Platted load by 10%, but just curious...

I'm looking at getting a Chronograph. I am very familiar with Compitition Electronics thru racing. My onboard telemetry unit, transponder, and hand held lap timer all are CE. For this reason I am leaning toward a CE Chrono. Am I missing something that I need to look at from another company? If...

I have about 150 .357 cases that I have picked up at the range. My wife shoots .38spl. I would like to cut the .357 cases down to load as 38spl. What all do I need to do to trim them down?

I have some carbon fouling in one of my lands back near the chamber on my 1911 barrel. The carbon is collecting some minor leading, which does remove easily. I have used a brass and nylon bore brush with hops #9, but can't seem to remove it. I also tried a bore snake. What do you suggest?

I have a new local range that said he would sell me his brass at $1.50 per lb not cleaned. It didn't sound like that good of a deal til he said bring your own bucket and just go thru my buckets and discard the non reloadable stuff. So that would mean I could make sure I have all brass. What you...

I purchased 1lb of W231 last month and have used nearly all of it. I have just enough to cover up the hump in my powder measure. I just picked up 8lb of W231 last weekend. My question is can I add to it from my 8lb container or do I just toss what's left? I know I can't mix powders like W231 and...

Hello. I am working up some new 45acp loads. Rem/UMC brass, X-Treme plated 230gr RN. My head spaces are flush or very slightly below flush. Am I ok with the heads flush with my barrel hood? Even with no bullet, just the case ran thru the crimp die they still head space the same. My crimp is .470...

I am getting ready to order 1k 38 SP plated bullets for my wife's revolver. She has a Tarus 605 2" bbl. I'm trying to decide between 125gr or 158gr plated bullets. I plan on using W231/ HP38 to push them. I'm looking for a nice low recoil load that would be great for target practice. We shoot...

Ok to start I'm loading 40s&w 180gr Berry's FN. I'm pushing it with W231. I'm trying to use up these 180. I researched this and it looks like Lyman 49th has the load at 5.0gr of 231 with a max of 5.6gr at a OAL= 1.115". the Hodgdon site has this load starting at 4.1gr and Max at 5.0gr. With a...

I am having a time with trying to keep my Walnut media out of my flash holes. I clean before depriming. So far I have been getting it out by tapping the case on the bench or using a fish hook that I bent out straight to remove the stuck media. Will it hurt to deprime with the media in the flash...