Recent content by CaneCorso85

I reload down in Oceanside (not too far from LA). You're pretty much at the mercy of online retailers for components save for a handful of locations that usually don't have what you're looking for. I know plenty of people within my local gun club that reload with no issue. In all honesty its...

I wasn't aware that the trim to length was different than the SAAMI spec. I'll definitely change course there. As for the crimp. I use hornady 124 FMJ-FP's which also don't have a groove (I really haven't found many .355's that do). I do chamfer the inside of the case mouth as well, and I've...

I recently purchased about 1,500 pcs of once fired 357 sig brass (that says 357 on the head, not .40), but 99 percent of it is between .858" and .860" in length. The SAAMI spec is .865". Sizing it does not put make it the correct length. I haven't had any problems loading them, but the issue...

I've had a chance to play around with this stuff. It makes a pretty gratifying boom.

To those of you who are using the FCD with this round; I have not been able to get this die to screw down far enough to get a crimp. I just run out of thread. I'm using on an LNL AP. Anyone else using this setup and have this problem?

Thanks for explaining. I think I'll try the #9 rear and if that doesn't work than the #10. Hopefully my needs are in intervals of 2" because I really like my TFO front and truglo doesn't appear to make a shorter front sight.

Wouldn't the 357 shoot higher, if anything, being that it generally has a flatter trajectory than the bigger heavier .40? Does the velocity have to do with the position the pistol is in as the bullet exits the barrel mid-recoil? It's a little more difficult for me to compare original sight...

I also recently started loading 357sig for a P229 and I went through the same ordeal you're having. I'm using hornady 124 gr FMJ-FP's and have been able to get a consistent 60-80lbs (sometimes even a hundred) of pressure on the bathroom scale. I use a hard surface, like the side of a magazine...

I hadn't considered it from that perspective. The perceived recoil between the two calibers is just about the same when both cartridges are loaded to their ideal velocities and powders with similar burn rates. I had heard that sig may put different rear sights on their .40's and .357sigs...

1.5" could be the difference between a vital organ or complete perforation. It could also be the difference between a hit and a miss. Assuming that you're only going to use your pistol at less than ten yards is a potentially fatal mistake.

Alcohol and CCW is a funny subject. I'm an LEO and personally, I understand that you are very likely to run into the same bad guys you put behind bars years prior, while you're out to dinner or possibly having a drink. Despite how I (and I'm sure the rest of you) feel about CCW laws, an...

Hey guys, I recently purchased a sig p229 BTFO (the one with the fiber optic front) in .40. In its original configuration it fires dead on. I purchased the Bar-sto 357 sig barrel and it was firing tight groups but consistently low 1.5" @ 15 yards. (1" @ 10 yards). I consider myself an...

What press are you using? I can't get the FCD to screw down far enough to make any sort of crimp on the round. It is the FCD specifically for the 357sig. Regarding the belling, I think after I'm done with this current lot of 124gr fp fmjs I will be switching to the MT golds or a similar plated...

The crimp in those photos is about .376. I'll ease it back to .377-378. And for what its worth, I agree about the thump thing. I've been using a beretta magazine instead of my thumb. I'd honestly like to see 90lbs on his thumb. As for factory loads, I've discovered a couple so far that...

Hey guys, I am beginning to reload 357sig round and I'm unsure on how to go about the best crimp for this round. I've read the info on the pete's 357sig page (in the link below) probably 10 times, but I'm not having quite the same results he did. According to his tests the hard jacketed...