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mdi reacted to FROGO207's post in the thread Educate me re bullet diameter for 45 Colt vs 45 ACP with
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This! All my 45 ACP use .451 and 45 Colt i always use 250 grain .452 bullets due to where sights are regulated. -
mdi replied to the thread Educate me re bullet diameter for 45 Colt vs 45 ACP.I have always used .451" for my 1911 (slugged throat) and .452"+ for my 45 Colt SAA (to match the cylinder throats)...
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Old School? Yup, me too. Most of my targets are printed on 8-1/2X11 copy paper so I just punch holes (pardon the pun) in them and store...
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mdi replied to the thread Tip: Keeping Used Load Development Targets.I have been saving targets since the late 90s. I keep a hard copy of my handloads in 3 ring binders and include good targets with...
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mdi replied to the thread What have you done in the reloading room today.Went through 6 reloading manuals (1990-2024)looking for data for 40 S&W 170 gr. LSWC with Blue. Dot Found a few other powders and True...
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mdi replied to the thread what did I do in the reloading room today?."There's only one way to eat an elephant, that's one bite at a time" I have had occasion to pull about 150 30-06 surplus rounds (147 gr...
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mdi replied to the thread .357 125 gr vs .38 +P 125 grain, practical differences?.For me, I chose 38 +P for all my SD/HD loads. 357 Magnum is punishing in a 2"revolver and "follow up" shots difficult. I have 38 +P...
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mdi reacted to Heir Kommt Die Sonne's post in the thread .357 125 gr vs .38 +P 125 grain, practical differences? with Like.
Night Cobra, 2'', and then the rest are 4''. I dont think the length matters at this length, you're only getting a hundred feet per...
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That isn't your black sharpie. That IS unburned powder being slung from the base of the bullet or lead from the bullet coming apart...
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I would not start at max. If brass is thicker less volume possibly raising pressure. I would work up from star load looking for pressure...
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mdi replied to the thread What do have waiting for you in the reloading room?.I have 100 sized, flared, primed and ready, mixed headstamp cases and some Hornady 180 gr. XTP for my Glock 22 40 S&W. About 3 lbs of...
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mdi replied to the thread Help a Newbie.As mentioned above, do a load "work up". Even after 40+ years of reloading I normally start a new to me caliber with book minimum loads...
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Welcome to THR. Just like any other load development, you do a load workup. From you reloading books they give you a range for the...
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These are not trivial points. For those responding about the use of standard small rifle primers, please be aware that imported milspec...
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I’ve tested some sr primers in 9mm, and some wouldn’t go off, but most did, depends on the handgun
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