Recent content by Fisherdave10

Use them all. Shoulder dents are usually caused by excessive lubricant when resizing. Body dings are usually caused by the casing hitting a shell deflector upon ejection when firing. They'll both pop right out next time they're fired.

^ What they said. Look towards the inside wall of the frame.

When I first started loading .223 for my AR, I had the same confusion, especially when I bought a bag of random 55gr FMJ pulled bullets. The cannelures were in different locations for most of the bullets. Seat to the cannelure. Different bullet profiles are going to be seated differently...

I think you have a sizer issue. All of my FC brass (probably the majority of my brass stash) works wonderfully. Talk to RCBS about your die and they'll probably take care of you. If not, I like my new Hornady 9mm die set. With the rebate, you'll get free bullets with the set too. You might...

Temporarily, I rolled up a tiny piece of paper and placed it above the operating rod inside of the bracket. I tightened down the bracket so everything is somewhat held together and so far it functions as it's supposed to. Just because it's broken doesn't mean it won't work. ;)

I have loaded lots of 9mm, .38 and .357 magnum (same dies) on my dad's old SDB that he bought in the 80's. It's a nice press, doesn't require too much adjustment and it's relatively simple when you do have to adjust things. What I hate about it is it takes it's own proprietary non-standard...

Thanks for the information guys. Good to know I am not missing any parts after my incident either. :o It's also good to know I can fix this redneck style and it will probably work fine until the new bracket gets here. I called Hornady before work this morning and a new bracket is on the way...

I don't think this endeavor is worth your time R&Ding it or the mountains of money you would have to pay just for the bullets. Expensive, fragmenting specialty bullets are garbage and are marketed in a deceiving way IMO. http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot23.htm The 7.62x25 caliber already...

I thought rifle primers whether large or small are taller than pistol primers both large or small. Try putting one of each side by side. If one cup is taller than the other, it should be the rifle primer. Correct me if I'm wrong.

My google-fu cannot find another instance of this part breaking on somebody so I'd figure I would ask if anyone has had this part break on them before and what may have caused it. The part is LNL Item #8, Hornady Production part #392202, "Bracket LNLAP". I just received my press today and...

Hey VT, Even though you have many strong and obviously very educated and well informed opinions about reloading, I disagree with nearly all of your statements. Especially that reloading does not save you money and that reloaders are not able to meet or exceed factory ammo reliability. I...

My friend who also loads .223 on a Hornady LnL also had a near-squib with his Colt 6920 a few years ago but like yours, the bullet did not budge. The primer fired, but there must not have been any powder in the case.

All of the 'blemished' bullets I've bought from MidwayUSA in the past have all been packaged in the blue plastic containers. I'm sure your bullets are Hornady factory firsts but the containers might be the best solution to packing since Midway may get large boxes of loose bullets. Those little...

What kind of temperature were you shooting in? Different temperatures and altitudes can affect bullet stability. Usually colder or denser air makes bullets slightly more difficult to stabilize.

Don't worry, that's just Power Pistol. :) When I decided to try Power Pistol for the first time I loaded 115gr bullets over 6.1gr of PP seated near the maximum length in a BHP and I was also surprised by the extra energetic results of pulling the trigger. I shot some HSM 115gr reloads and...