Loaded a tray (50) of .45 acp using xtreme 230 gr rn over cleanshot.
I think i ruined a carbide sizing die by not cleaning the shells enough, I never could get that die clean enough to not leave deep streaks during...
yep, forgot the earplug :)
sized,primed,flared, loaded with powder , seated bullet, crimp, then plunk. I usually only make up 6 shells if some component is new and take them...
You do have a kinetic hammer? Somewhere, probably a thrift shop ,I ended up with a mag light which turns out to be helpful on my reloading...
Already I'm thinking too far ahead, no plunk test yet :)
.45 auto , I love .45 auto in my blackhawk with the Berry rn 230 i see on your bench. I never had much luck with the lee ram primer but the lee...
i understand where you are coming from....
Its 3am in the morning and I'm not calling this Cabellas (Wichita , ks) which is out of driving range to me but online I am seeing stock of 1k...
you did, don't believe what anybody else might say, been there done that :)
Range in the morning, clean shells in the afternoon, stuck in a rut 50 each .45auto 27 each .45 colt 10 each .45 colt to ftx length 32 each 9mm...
Clicked on your link, if i was reloading rifles, especially volume, i'd have to have it :)
I don't think it was cheap but my arthritis in hands and fingers is getting worse. Like my grandma said, growing old is the pits.
maybe something similar to this (pic) might help with the sore fingers
I check col before i crimp more with my taper crimps.
I've personally been checking "local" gun shops , by local i mean within a two hour drive. Several weeks ago even those sources dried up. Not...
I went through a time, several years ago, when I tried a lot of powders for my pistols but longshot wasn't one of them. After reading above...
my first lee press is dedicated with a universal lee decapper
I only load straightwall pistol loads so my list of powder looks nothing like yours, but yes I take a list and what lead I have already in what...
I admit it, those phillips head bullets look cool.
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