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Does your seating die have a lock ring on the seating stem ?

I have Hornady bullet feeder dies. I had a bushing made to drop-fit on top, which accepts a 1/2-inch copper plumbing tube. The tube is around two feet long, with holes on each end for large cotter pins to keep the bullets in while filling. Drill a number of holes on one end to be able to see...

I would not carry a 357 snubby with factory ammo.

What brand of seating die ? And can you run another batch, record the sequence and measure the AOL as the rounds come off the press ? A Lee bullet seater has no lock ring on the seating plug. It has a rubber o-ring, and it is possible for the plug to screw itself out very slowly while...

The best practice is double action shooting. Mild recoiling .38 special will do. Draw and fire two shots as quickly as you can at a target not less than seven yards away. With practice of the trigger control, you can get snake-eyes. Then you'll be able to shoot any revolver more...

Between the 250c and the 320F, the grips and mags are interchangeable. The trigger internals and firing mechanism are completely different. Not sure if the barrels and recoil spring assembly can be swapped around.

For a good value pistol, the Glock 20 is it. Parts for the Glock are available everywhere and are cheap. Felt recoil can be reduced with a steel / tungsten guide rod. If you're just looking for something pretty to look at, then the more expensive steel framed models will do for you.

I would say more of a 'boom' fetish. I like it more when it's a 'boom'.

Bulge Buster from Lee. It goes faster with a squirt of case lube spray. Keep in mind that after bulged brass is resized, firing it in an unsupported chamber a second time greatly increases the odds of a kaboom. It can only bulge once at a given point, the second time at the same point, it...

There is a crimp how-to in pictures here http://www.ysterhout.net/docs/crimp_setup/index.html

There are three practical considerations I can think of for choosing a specific brand of single stage press. 1. the die body is larger, and won't fit in normal threads, the Rockchucker is normally used in this case because the die thread insert can be replaced with one accommodating large...

Lee Classic Cast Turret is the best press to come out of Lee, and is equal in quality and durability to any other press out there. I bought one to reload rifle calibers. I keep the dies setup and stored on the 4-hole for each caliber. I don't use the auto-index feature, so I can't say if it's...

To prove to yourself one way or the other, chrony each round of different AOL in the same pistol. I would not expect a meaningful velocity change by a 0.02 inch AOL reduction for 9mm, all other components remaining the same. A change in velocity would be more noticable if one pistol had a...

If you handload, you can go bigger from the start. Don't assume that women have to shoot small calibers. For example, you can start her on a 30-06 with 180 grain bullets at 2300 fps. Perceived recoil may be a lot less than a 308 shooting factory ammo. A 300 Win Mag can be loaded to 2400fps...

Because they are a lot of fun to shoot. There is only a need if you have a want.

The 10mm Glock gives you 16 rounds, very close to the max capacity of a 9mm, with the power that equals a .45 at a minimum. The Glock platform is good, handling is great, and muzzle flip can be further improved with the aftermarket steel and tungsten recoil guides. It is a large pistol, but...

Just one thing, when considering the load data people are offering, ask what make of revolver/rifle they have. For example, a Redhawk can shoot stout loads all day, but Rossi revolver not. Same for the Ruger .44 rifle.

Picture would help. If it's uniformly concave below the base of the bullet in the case, it means you have a few cases a bit undersize, so the brass is stretched.

If the o-ring stayed absolutely in place the bullet AOL would not creep.

The Lee bullet seating plug has no lock ring, so it can unscrew a bit under pressure from the bullet being seated, changing the seating depth. Wrap the threads of the seating plug in plumber's tape.