Recent content by Sledgehammer

Thanks to all for the feedback. I am going to increase the Win 231 load and will report back with what we find.

Hi All, I have loaded some 9mm Luger rounds for a shooting buddy of mine and we went out to the range today so he could test them out. Out of about 130 rounds, he had 2 stove pipes and 2 failures to feed (no failures to fire). The gun is a Walther P99. He has shot about 600 rounds of...

Ordered the Redding Taper Crimp die from Midway. It's on backorder until mid July but once I have it in hand I will post the results! Thanks to all for your help! JB

Thanks for the suggestions. In searching for a standard or taper crimp die...I see a couple options on MidwayUSA...Would it be the Taper or Profile crimp? Taper: http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=709739 Profile...

Hi All, Been loading .45 ACP for a month or so now with good results. I started with Montana Gold 230gr FMJ .451 and am eating quickly through my supply. To save on costs I decided to order some lead bullets from Missouri Bullet Company. I just received 500 rounds of their 230gr .452 round...

Thanks to all for your feedback. I went ahead based on suggestions here and other readings regarding tumbling solutions and added two capfulls of NuFinish to my tumbling media (previously I was tumbling with the media and some cut up dryer sheets only). I ran some brass through for a few...

Hello All, Newbie here...been reading manuals and some forums for a few months now but never had anything to post until now. I have a question for anyone using the Lee Powder Through Expander Die... My setup is the Lee 4 Hole Deluxe Turret Press, with Lee Carbide die set (all 4 dies). I...