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I have a 10mm 1911 with (what I think is) a tight chamber, and it was regularly having 3-point jams with 180gr RN-FMJs at a 1.260 COL. After asking around, I got a suggestion to load them shorter to fix the feeding problem. It did... sort of. I loaded about a hundred at 1.245 COL, but this made...

I am strongly considering buying an RCBS Chargemaster combo. It'd be used to speed up loading for precision rifle, and would replace a powder drop/trickler/beam scale setup. However, I have two reservations. My first concern is reliability. I've noticed quite a few reviews that read something...

I bought the RCBS neck turner because I thought the mic adjustment would be handy for setting the depth of the cut, but no matter how carefully I set it, the zero "wanders" during use, so I can't count on the depth of cut being the same from one piece of brass to the next. I noticed the lock...

My ambi safety broke on my 1911 and I needed a new one. I was going to go to the smith, but YouTube made it look simple enough, so I thought I'd give it a try. I thought I was going to need to fit it, but it went right in, so I didn't do any actual filing. Everything looked and felt fine at...

I bought a Forster Ultra seating die with the mic adjuster to help me with bullet runout issues (previously around .006"). The Forster improved that (now I'm getting about .0015" to .0035", but honestly, I thought it would be better than that; more like .0015" or better on most rounds. Am I...

This would be for a M&P Shield 9 (3.1" bbl). Hornady 124gr XTP 5.4gr Power Pistol 1.100" OAL (passes the plunk test in my gun) Win SP primer I've been using Unique on my practice rounds, but after looking around, people seemed to have a few go-to powders for 9mm SD applications, one of...

Has anyone had to do this? I'm no smith, but the directions seemed simple enough. I clamped the slide down and used a punch with a hammer, and that thing will not budge. I don't want to buy a site pusher. It's there anything else anyone has gotten to work?

All of my handgun loading has been for full sized guns with full sized barrels mostly 1911s in .45 and 10mm. I recently bought an M&P Shield in 9mm, and plan to shoot 124gr JHP out of it, both for practice (using Precision Deltas) and to carry (using XTP, Gold Dots, etc.). I've done a...

I'm new to reloading 9mm. I wanted a BUG, and settled on an M&P Shield in 9mm, which is on its way. I understand loading 9mm is less forgiving for the reloader than, say, .45, which is by far my highest volume pistol round, so I wanted to be a little more careful before getting started. I...

So, I've recently gone down the rabbit hole of concentricity gauges, neck turning, bushing dies, co-ax presses, etc. in an effort to eliminate unexplained flyers and hopefully shrink my groups. In a nutshell, the issue I'm having right now with my Redding FL bushing sizer is that when I FL...

I decided to put a little more effort into my case prep, and bought a Forster case inspection gauge and an RCBS vernier ball mic. I noticed the gauge reads about .002" thicker than the mic. I figure I should defer to the mic as the correct number (although it's soooooo much slower), but I was...

I'm in the process of upgrading some equipment in my reloading room and, as many others have, I've started looking at the Redding and Forster bushing dies for my sizer. The Forster neck die (and its bushings) let you control neck tension, are a little cheaper, and seem to be well regarded. Some...

Just annealed my first (ever) full batch of brass, 50 pcs. I watched every piece to make sure the flame didn't change and that the brass didn't get so hot it glowed. But whereas my pre-annealed brass would always seat within +/- .001", now that variation is more like +/- .003" now. I was...

I've recently moved from neck to FL sizing for my first bolt rifle (7mm RM). I've been trying to take care of the brass. I used my LE Wilson adjustable gauge to adjust the die to get the shoulder pushed exactly 0.002" back from fire-formed, but for some reason my die seems to be flaring the...

So, I've started trying my hand at precision rifle, and I'm getting to the point where I need to anneal. I've never actually annealed anything, but I've built this homemade annealer for once I figure out exactly how not to over/under do the heating process. I started with plans I found posted...

I have a Fusion Scout in 10mm. Everyone said the Tripp mags are great, and they are offered in 9 rounders, but in my gun all 5 constantly jam on the second to last round. The 8 round Fusion I have works ok, but not great. I've tried adjusting my loads for more/less power, just in case that was...

This is mostly for IDPA, so I'm looking for high volume, only need ~725 fps, and I don't want to have to do a lot of work to clean it up...which is part of the reason I've switched back from 200 LSWCs to 230 FJMs (Zeros) I've been using Power pistol, as its one of the only powders that my...

Edited for clarity. This is my first high-end scope. A few months ago I wanted to get into the long range game and, after doing a lot of research, I recently bought the ATACR F1 5-25, with the Mil-R reticle. So far, it has not disappointed, and I thought I'd share the good and bad based on my...

Hi all, I've been looking for a handgun safe with a mechanical lock for the nightstand. This is primarily to keep my toddler away, but still give me quick access. Thieves are only a secondary concern for me. I'm not currently interested in bio/keypad/dial/fob/key/etc. locks. I'm looking at...

So, Minnesota where I live just legalized suppressors today, and I was thinking about getting one for my target gun. While buying some other equipment for my rifles, I was directed to this video series, which claims that a good quality suppressor that is properly attached to a long range target...