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I have about 200 rds of .380 that I need to break down with my inertial bullet puller. If the primers will survive the smack of the puller, then I can remove my decapping pin and reload the primed cases and pulled bullets. If the impact of the puller will damage the primers, then I'll just...

Has anyone here recently ordered something from Dillon? If so, did you get it and how long did you wait? Their website says they are having "network issues" with the phones. The recordings say that the powder funnel/expander die I just ordered will not ship for 30-60 weeks, that seems...

I have about 500 rds of once-fired Remington .357 Mag brass, unplated. When I used to buy commercial reloads, the ones in .45 Auto Remington brass had much less pull resistance than others. My own .380 reloads have less bullet pull in Remington cases than other brands, but not so extreme. I...

Our current homeowners insurance has some small of coverage for firearms, without having to list the actual guns & serial numbers. If I want to increase the coverage, then I need to provide a description, serial number, and approximate value of each gun. I'm not worried about some government...

My 11-87 Premier is just like my previous 1100; if the bolt is closed but the magazine is full, pulling the bolt open will position a shell to be fed but won't close the bolt; I must hit the release on the bottom to close the bolt and chamber the shell. When I was using an 11-87 Police, it was...

I've used all of the items discussed here before, without problems. But... Yesterday I went to tumble ~1500 mixed .380 cases in my Dillon FL2000B. The corncob media had been used previously but not a lot, it was still pretty clean. I added 4 capfuls of Dillon Rapid Polish to the media and...

I have about 20k once-fired commercial Winchester 9mm (unplated) brass, mostly dating from the 1990's. Some of it was tumbled before being put away (in a climate controlled area), some was just picked up and put in the bin. Recently I cleaned a couple of thou in a Dillon tumbler with corncob...

When I started reloading .380 with the XTreme 100 gr FP plated bullet, I just bought a box of Freedom Munitions reloads that use the same bullet, measured them, and used the same OAL of .950" Five thousand rds later, they've worked just fine in four different guns. Now I'd like to switch my...

The DOTn requirements for ammunition packaging are listed as follows: (2) Packaging for Cartridges, small arms and eligible Cartridge, power devices as limited quantity or ORM-D material must be as follows: (i) Ammunition must be packed in inside boxes, or in partitions which fit...

In the cooler weather, I may be spending some time in the Chandler, AZ area. A good shooting range makes life more fun, and perhaps you folks can make some suggestions. Here's what I'm looking for: Must be outdoors and preferably allow both pistol and rifle (different bays ok). Must allow...

Winter in Illinois can get darned cold outside, which translates into low humidity inside our house. The house is very tight and we don't have a humidifier, normally not needed for human comfort. But I can still get sparks from some clothing or dragging my feet across the rug. All year...

Gun: Glock 42 Load: Mixed headstamps, mostly one fired. COAL is .950", same as Freedom Munitions ammo that uses the same bullet. Winchester small pistol primers. Powder is 3.4 gr of WW231. Bullets are X-treme 100 gr plated flat point, .3551 diameter. Crimp is just enough to...

In the past, I've always kept the powder level in my Dillon powder measure within the embossed "Dillon" area on the side of the clear hopper, which means about 1/2 to 3/4 full. Doing it that way, the machine throws charges that are as consistent as I can measure with my scale. But I'm...

I've found two different types of pre-moistened wipes for removing lead from the hands after shooting. "Hygenall LeadOff Non-Rinse Wipes" Ingredients: Water, ethanol, isostearamidopropyl morpholine lactate, citric acid, fragrance. "D-Wipe Towels" Ingredients: Water, SD alcohol 40...

9mm- I carry 115 gr +P+ in the gun, so for practice I prefer something that will give me good velocity at standard pressures with 115 or 124 gr plated bullets. Recently, I've been loading with Power Pistol; lots of flash and blast but maybe that's good practice. Good velocities. .380- I...

My county uses the "2006 International Fire Code". This code has no restrictions on "... small arms ammunition when packaged in accordance with DOTn packaging requirements." As a reloader, I have some ammn stored loose in GI 30 cal ammo cans I don't know if the "n" in "DOTn" is a typo...

I've been reloading (Dillon 650) with Winchester small pistol primers for many years, partly because I was usually issued Winchester ammunition (9mm/380/38Spl) for duty. Now that I'm retired and carrying Speer ammo in my .380, and do most of my reloading in that caliber, I'm thinking of...

My Dillon 650 is one of the very first made. It came with two primer pickup tubes (small primers) that have a white plastic "nozzle" on the pickup end, and the cotter pin that keeps the primers from running out the other end is drilled right through the aluminum tube. Recently I bought two...

I have two, 4 lb jugs of WW231, made maybe five years ago and purchased about the same time. Where would the lot number be marked on the container? The front label has the typical bar code with numbers beneath it, the back label has a small vertical "t0106" that looks like a permanent...

Over the last 30 years, I've shot up a mountain of WWB range ammo in .45 ACP, .38, and 9mm, then later reloaded the empties multiple times with Winchester primers. It has been excellent brass. So when I bought a pair of Glock 42's last year, I bought WWB ammo to test and practice with, and...