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I am loading 115 gn 9mm at 6.5 grains of Accurate #5. The only small pistol primers I could find are Winchester Small Pistol for Magnum loads. No one in town has any small pistol for standard loads. Is there any problem using these primers in this standard load? Thanks, Rick

I am having a problem with the primer feed on my RL550B. When I cycle the ram the cup is not picking up a primer. If I put some downward pressure on the follower rod it will pick up a primer. I tried adjusting the set screw that controls the outward travel of the primer, slide first out and...

I have some questions on reloading .223. I am using a Dillon 550B. I lubed the cases, de-primed and full length resized them, then trimmed them on my RCBS trimmer. Now I am ready to put them in the tumbler for a few hours to shine them up. But the tumbler media will remove the lube. Do I...

I want to order an RCBS trimmer for .223 (right now that's the only rifle brass I'm going to load). I am thinking or of ordering the Trim Pro, either the one with no shellholders or pilots, or else the Trim Pro Kit that comes with 4 shellholders and 9 pilots. But here is where I run into...

When I adjust my 550's powder/expander die to get about a 15 thousandths of a bell and then pull the handle all the way down with no case present in the second spot, the shellplate is hitting the powder funnel and causing the charge bar to move. It is moving the charge bar not quite half of...

I'm getting ready to load my first rounds tonight. The dies are all set and now I need the right charge. The manuals say starting load is 7.8 with a max of 8.7. But I have read that the starting loads won't cycle the slide though. Since the range is about 30 miles away, I am hoping someone...

I am trying to set my 550 up for the first time. The instructions say to adjust the die so that the bell is 'just enough to allow the bullet to sit on the case mouth" and to not shave any brass off when seating. But for a newbie, how much is that? Is there a good adjustment to start with...

I read the previous post about practicing and making inital adjustments using spent primers. And that got me to thinking...... I have read several manuals that talk about the proper primer seating depth, and all have appropriate warnings to NEVER de-prime a live primer. But none of them...

I need to order a tumbler and looked through the forums for recommendations and pictures that show what others are using. One that shows up a lot and that I like is the Lyman 1200 versions. I see a lot of complaints about the Turbo Pro 1200 sifter lid causing dust to go everywhere. But it...

Well, after about 6 weeks of learning what I could and LOTS of help from folks here, I finally ordered my press last night. At first, I had pretty much decided to go with the Lee Classic 4-hole Turret Press. It hass low in price, had lots of satified users, was simple to understand and...

I am geting ready to order my reloading equipment and have a question about the dies and crimping. I would appreciate it if anyone could tell me if I am making any mistakes here. For my .38 Special revolver I understand I need a roll crimp and there is not a real reason to do a use a Factory...

Does anyone know for sure if Cabela's Kinectic Bullet Puller will work on .45 ACP? Their website says it works up to .416, but it has 3-collars just like the more expensive RCBS and Dillon's. Matter of fact, the puller looks exactly like RCBS's puller. Tnx

I am considering a Hornady LNL AP and want to use a powder cop die. To do this I am thinking about getting pwder though expander dies to free up a station. I need would need an expander to fit .38 spl, 9mm luger, .45 acp and .223 rem. But how do I figure out which expander die goes with which...

I am trying to evaluate the cost differences of the RL550B vs a Hornady LNL AP for loading 4 different calbers (.38spl, 9mm, .45ACP and .223) and hope the experts here can help me out. The cost of the press itself is within $10-$15 if you don't figure in Hornady's free 1000 bullet offer. And...

Before anyone beats me up too bad, I realize there is a HUGE difference between these presses and the upper end of their capability. But what I am trying to decide is whether or not the roughly $450 difference between the two types is justfiable for my situation. I am hoping folks here my have...

I have given up waiting for a Hornay Lock-n-Load AP to get in stock somewhere (anywhere) , so I am going to order a Dillon RL550B from Brian Eneros. I am trying to read and understand dies and there is a lot of conflicting info (shock!), so I thought I would go to the "experts". The Dillon dies...

I will (hopefully) soon be a new reloader and was talking to one of my mentors yesterday about primers. I mentioned that there local gun shows seem to have CCI primers, but hardly ever any other brand. He said that if you use CCI primers on then you have to keep using CCI on that brass...

I am researching how to get started in reloading and what all the myriad of choices there are. As such, I am reading Richard Lee's "Modern Reloading". In there he continually attacks primer tubes as a huge safety issue because if one goes off, the whole tube does. His only example of where...

I'm about to become a newbie to reloading. I have read most of the Lyman Reloading Handbook, talked to a dealer at a gun show and read a lot of online info (and misinfo). But I have a question for the folks here with more specific experience and less vested interest in selling something...

I have a Taurus Model 85SS2 .38 SPL revolver made in 1993, stainless with rosewood grips. I have been thinking about selling it but have come up empty trying to find out what the value is on these. All the blue book listings I have seen only go back to around 1997. Its in mint condition and...