Recent content by 1911Teacher

I never empty my 3 hoppers and load in an unheated detached garage. I leave a label attached to each hopper describing the load and powder. I always use the same 3 powders and leave them in my house. There is some discoloration in the lower hopper where there is always powder. No problems so...

If you think single to turret was an improvement, wait till you go progressive. I have 2 dillons and then got a classic turret thinking that it would be ok for .38spl since I do not shoot the caliber much. The ammo is good, but 100 per hour kills me. Also, "I can't drive, 55!"

Coated bullets are one of the greatest things to hit the reloading scene in years. Buy them. Shoot them, Love them. I can not attest to the velocity claims. I load them soft.

I use a lee turret on .38 spl. I tossed the primer system and place the primer in the cup by hand. Faster and easier.

Sounds like a lot of trouble for an item that is supposed to be a time saver. I have lost a couple of hours trying to mod mine.

I have 2 vibra-primes. They are junk. I even sent one back to the factory and they modified it and it still is useless.

I would forget loading shotgun shells as the cost of lead shot has driven up prices to the point that it may be cheaper to go to walmart and buy factory rounds.

Coated bullets from Bayou bullets are hard to beat.

The first step to recovery is to admit that you have a problem. I am not at that point yet. No problem here. Just having fun!

I find S&B primers harder to insert into a case. They seem to have more squared shoulders than many other brands. They also stink when fired.

For FMJ go with PD. I am switching to coated bullets which shoot as well a my FMJ loads for less $. I do not plan on buying another plain lead bullet.

Try coated bullets and get the best of both worlds with no smoke.

I shoot bullseye and bayou bullets all the time and they shoot clean.

WST, green dot, red dot were seen locally last week in 1 lb containers.

Perhaps a heavier gun with small grips would be a good idea. I do not enjoy shooting a shield or xds or kel-tec in 9mm either. Try a full sized 1911 in 9mm with thin grips.