Recent content by Rico567

I agree with "klw"'s assessment. Metallic lead poses very few hazards, unless you're grinding it up and sprinkling it on your breakfast cereal (common sense prophylaxis discussed earlier, such as hand washing, wearing nitrile gloves, is always a good idea when handling any number of solvents or...

I reload a lot of .45 ACP Winchester cases, white box label "Win Clean." They have been using both the standard and larger flash holes for some years. My cases are a mixed bag of both sizes. When I first noticed these, I went to the Winchester web page, and the reloading FAQs stated that the...

I use Lee dies for .40 S&W and .45 LC, an old set of Lyman carbide dies for .38 / .357, and the Dillon dies that I ordered with my 650 for .45 ACP. They all work great. I have added a Lee FCD for the latter two calibers, as now I wouldn't load without it. I would only add what several earlier...

For years, I had a Winchester M70 in .222 that was a tack-driver. Unless you're planning on reaching out beyond 250 yards, the .222 is plenty of gun. IT is really a wonderful caliber.

I'm a Varget kind of guy; it meters pretty well. As has been mentioned, Benchmark is also good. If I have to fool around with stick powders that don't play nice, I just use my RCBS electronic scale / dispenser combo, but with one twist. If you wait for the dispenser to measure out the full...

Just what the forum needed....another hysteria thread.

I used the Lee Auto Disk on two Pro1000s for over 15 years with complete satisfaction. But, as has been stated by several people in this thread, a measure of this design that happens to be accompanied by a chart of "probable" powder charges should never, EVER be relied upon for accurate weights...

^^^^^^ This is excellent and should be made a sticky.

Yep. I think that 300 grain bullets can be fired in .45 ACP, too.....but should they? Every caliber has a range of bullet weights that make up a ballistic "sweet spot." If all one cares to do is to prove the extremes to which this can be taken, well, rock on.

I would under no circumstances consider reloading 200 grain bullets in my .40 S&Ws. Can it be done? Sure. Should it be done? No, IMHO. Even the 180 grain bullet is a carryover from the days when 10mm emerged, before it was supplanted in popularity by the .40 S&W. In any case, 155 - 180 grains is...

I am with the contingent in this thread that says that the bottom line is the only thing that matters. To cite an unrelated area, I am a homebrewer, and shop online from two outlets in Minneapolis-St. Paul. About five years ago, they both had free shipping. Then one dropped the free shipping in...

I would have to say that, over nearly 50 years of reloading, I have dealt with the customer service of most, if not all, of Lyman, RCBS, MEC, Lee, and Dillon, and they've all been great. Now if I could just find a car dealer like that......

You will find a lot of discussion on this subject here on THR. It makes sense to look at the most likely suspect first. Load so that the recommended COAL (Cartridge Over All Length) is correct. This should chamber in your gun, and remove that variable as a possible problem. Notice that...

Quote: "From the police's point of view, if you have enough time to get to your gun, then you have enough time to call the police..." This is a joke where I live in Central IL. Police response time is about 40 minutes, res ipse loquitur. As far as the implicit police protection behind such a...

My measuring technique for Unique is to use Universal*. *There are other equally useful powders, of course: WSF, Power Pistol, etc., and some of them may meter better than Unique.