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I went to 5 local guns stores (LGS) today. Two LGS in NJ told me they have stopped selling powder, primers, bullets and brass and they do not plan on ordering more inventory in the future when the supply shortage ends.. They stated that they are done selling reloading supplies that they claim...

In a recent court case, the defendant used a 9mm hollow point to shoot the the 17 year old bad guy (BG) in the heart at point blank range. The BG lived for a time after the shot and said to the shooter, "OK - you got me." If the BG had a rock, knife or gun he could have inflicted more...

During the video taped interview by cops at the scene which was shown at the trial and televised, George Zimmerman says his firearm was loaded with 9MM hollow point projectiles. The autopsy report shows that the bullet fragmented into at least two pieces. Apparently, the hollow point round...

I have not bought any cast or plated projectiles in six months or so, but I began shopping again today. The prices seem much higher now. Is this a function of the supply shortage or is there some other reason? One popular vendor I used in the past is completely out, so I am assuming the...

I'm planning to move to Tenn from NY later this summer. I think there are prohibitions on hunting in state and federal parks in Tenn. If this is the case, where do hunters hunt? Thanks...

These plated 380 projectiles have been sitting in the shipping box for a few months. The green crud looks like some kind of oxyidation or rusting. Most of it comes off by rubbing the bullet in your hand. It has impacted about 5% of the cases. Is this normal or is something wrong with...

I bought some once fired cleaned brass in 380 auto. After crushing a couple of cases in my progressive press, I learned that at least 10% of the batch is 9mm, not 380 auto. Is this a common problem? Are there any easy ways to separate the 9mm cases from this batch? Unfortunately, I have...

I'm moving to TN next month and I am not familiar with the open and concealed carry laws. I believe open carry and concealed carry is allowed with a permit. Does this mean I can open carry - say in a car or a boat and then go concealed carry when I want to then enter a business or other...

I bought a few 1,000 packs of these several months ago and grabbed them off the shelf since they were the only SPP available at the time. These primers seem to slip into the primer pockets easier than all the other SPP I have tried. They certainly have a smoother feel going into the pocket in...

I am selling my house in NY and moving to Tenn or Florida 7/15/13. The new VERY restrictive gun control laws in NY are spurring this move. Anyway, I need a few powder dies and some minor stuff from Dillon. The last order of 550b heads and caliper change kits took a solid 7 weeks and the...

Well, I have been using plated projectiles for a couple of years now and they work great. I would say they perform like lead cast projectiles but they have the advantage of causing less barrel leading. As a result of the recent component supply shortage, I bought a bunch of lead cast...

My friend in SC has a receiver and parts kit and one dealer/smith wants to charge $150 for an install. I told him this sounds high.

I bought some of this a few months ago and I first tried it out on a few rifle cases yesterday. It seems to work pretty well too. The wax came in a VERY small tin and when it was shipped to my house I was surprised that the container was so tiny. Anyway, how many rifle cases should I...

I was looking at some rifle ammo that I loaded about 2 years ago and the brass cases are now heavily tarnished. I removed the case lube after they were finished - probably with a towel. These were stored in a green plastic ammo box in the basement which is dry and not humid. I use a...

I have two Dillon 550b conversion kits from different calibers that both have a #3 shell plate. I think I may have switched them in error when I put them back in the little blue storage boxes. Are all the Dillon #3 shell plates the same in every way? What about the #3 brass colored pins...

OK, so we have been living through an ammo component inventory shortage of primers, then smokeless powder, then brass, and finally projectiles for past 8 to 10 months now. I think it is understood that manufacturers like Winchester, CCI, Federal, Tula and the like are flat out making as much...

OK, this is the first batch of shouldered tapered rifle cases that I am loading on a Dillon 550B. The Dillon powder dies for the straight-walled brass cases have a powder drop insert that flares the case mouth for easy insertion of the projectiles into the charged cases. However, from the...

I just bought this swager and I'm kinda lost on how to use it. I swaged a bunch of military crimped brass and now I'm getting high primers on about 20% of the cases. They just flat out cannot be pushed into the pocket with a 550B progressive. I took some of the brass that I had run through...

After waiting 1/2 hour on the phone, I talked to a Dillon sales rep today and this is what he told me. They don't know when the surge in sales will get back to normal but they have been flat out making equipment as fast as possible. I would assume that the sales surge is largely front...

...got a new Dillon powder measure recently and the powder is sticking to the clear plastic sides. In addition, when it drops powder a portion of the charge sticks to the inside of the case mouth. I tried touching a cold water pipe (ground) to the unit without success. I'm out of clothes...