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I purchased an Ed Brown beavertail safety from midwayusa, model 868-1, their ad said for series 70 or 80, but when I installed it in a 9mm series 70 Colt commander the "nose"?, is too short to prevent the trigger bow from moving. There is enough movement that the pistol will fire without...

This weekend I loaded some 10mm with hornady 180g hp-xtp bullets and Accurate #9, according to Hornady 7th edition, should be able to go up to 14.4 gr. OAL 1.260. After I loaded them I checked Quickload, (I know I should have checked first). Quickload shows this as a 125.8% fill and a max...

I am not sure if this is the right place to post this but thought I would try it here first. I recently purchased a Dan Wesson 1911 in 10mm. After about 100 rounds I have not had any feeding problems but have had 7 cases that look like these, (lost 8 so may have had more). It occurs with...

How do you use your chronograph data. I’m not interested in setup and function, but what value do you get from the measurements and how do you use them to work up loads. I realize that with an average velocity you can calculated bullet drop at various ranges, but what else? How accurate are...

Will be competitng in my third IPSC match this Saturday. I am not fast at any part of the competition but my mag changes are terrible, Have been practicing and they're better. Could someone explain in detail the best way, especially the orientation of the mag, i.e. bullet forward or back, or...

I am attempting to build a Fusion kit and I am having a problem with the safeties. The Thumb safety functions properly but is very stiff in both the on and off positions. I think it just needs a little more taken off to loosen the “on” position but what is making it so stiff in the “off”...

I haven't been able to get 200 g LSWC to feed reliably so I loaded some 200g RNFP's. couldn't find COL for bullet so used COL for JHP, 1.155. With every mag the second from the last cartridge fails to feed. Six Wilson 47d's and two Chip McCormick Power mags. First time thru two of the...

I was recently offered a good deal on a .280 so I bought it. Comparing it to my .270 they appear very similar ballistically. But reloading data consistently shows lower maximum pressure for the 280. On Hodgdons web site the powder/loads for a 140 grain bullet show pressures in the range of...

Not sure where I should post this or if anybody can help. A couple of years ago a storm up-rooted a large black walnut on my property, I left it lay until it wasn't fit to carve/use in any way and it's bothered me ever since. A couple of weeks ago the same thing happened. I want to save the...

I had a rifle that I could not make shoot better than 3-4" groups at 100 yards, numerous powders/loads and more than 250 rounds. My dealer sent it back and the company sent me a completely new rifle (explanation of company was that the rifle did not meet company specs). My problem is that I...

Relatively new to reloading, I have worked up a load for my .270 and a 130g bullet. I tried five or six powers and varied loads by 1g from minimum to 0-.5g from max. Shot 3 shot groups and took best and continued to refine/shoot until rifle is shooting good. Question #1. If I change from...

On Hodgdon reloading webpage they list : 9 mm 125 GR. LCN for the last two days I have tried to figure out what "LCN" stands for. Probably will be obvious when someone tells me but I give up. Any problem substituting those loads for 125 gr. LRN?

I am new to reloading so don’t be too hard on me if I this is a stupid question. I bought a Hornady OAL gauge and am trying to find the proper bullet length for my 223. The length to the ogive (with bullet comparator) varies from 1.826 when I feel it touch the lands to 1.868 if I force it with...

This summer I bought a CZ 550 in .243 win, at the same time I bought threee different boxes of ammo. The Hornady 100 gr BTSP shot great. Since then I started reloading and have yet to find a load that is anywhere near that load. I am using the same hornady bullet and have tried different loads...