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    What to do with these .38 bullets?

    TitleGroup is simply too touchy. Bullseye was always very well-behaved, as were almost all the old Hercules flake powders (except Blue Dot) A very interesting powder is True Blue. In some cartridges it is a lot like 231/HP38 and in other cases it is like Silhouette. Great metering and really...
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    What to do with these .38 bullets?

    Thank you and thank you also looking it up.
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    What to do with these .38 bullets?

    More empty cases have been missed using loading blocks then by charging the case, immediately look down the case at the powder, and immediately seating a bullet.
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    What to do with these .38 bullets?

    The SAAMI specs for the barrels of 38 Spl and 357 mag are exactly the same as 9x19. The only of those I called was the bullets for 9x17. Check the SAAMI and stop assuming things. It is all public knowledge.
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    What to do with these .38 bullets?

    The 355 bullet will work in 9x18, 9x17, 9x21, 38 Super, 38 Spl, and 357 mag. However, I have never gotten accuracy with a plated bullet unless it is a Speer/Hornady level bullet, and even then the real jacketed bullets do a bit better.
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    Is it a good way to select powder based on burn percentage?

    I only rate powders by accuracy in my guns. If I shoot 1" or smaller AR 25 yds, I really don't care about unburned powder. The target rells me what I need to know
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    Lyman primer flip tray help.

    I dump primers in the tray and load the shiny side up primers. I then cover, flip, open and load the rest of the shiny side up primers. Contact Lyman over sticky lid, lightly sand around contact surfaces, place a little graphite or talc around contact surfaces, or follow other suggestions. I...
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    FCD Swages Bullets? These pictures say otherwise.

    FCD works great, except with lead bullets where it has swaged my bullets.
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    Power measure for stick powders

    I find that the Lee Perfect Powder measure does a great job with stick powders. I have no idea why that cheap measure works so well, but it is my bench-mounted measure. It did leak with fine grain powders, but it wore in. If it leaks ans bench-mounted, just put paper below it to collect the...
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    Old 9mm brass update….here goes

    9x19 cases have the largest variation in wall thickness. When I reload, I always do a thumb push test after bullet seating but before crimp. Any cartridge where the bullet moves at all is thrown away I hate plated bullets and one issue has been undersized bullets. I prefer 357" bullets over 355...
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    Powder handling mistakes

    I actually had a measure with a full hopper I turned upside down to check something...
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    Need reloading data for .452 230 grain round flat nose plain base lead

    If you start at start load and work, you don't need special data.
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    Myth Busting 9mm R-P "thin" case wall notion

    I reject cases that fail bullet grip test using test thumb. Never been any consistent brand. Never found any except for 9x19. Always do a push test after seating bullet
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    Sort 9mm by headstamp?

    If shooting a ½ MOA firearm, I'll sort cases. For 25 yds or less, Pistol or rifle, you are wasting time and feeding your OCD.
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    use .38Super dies for 9mm????

    I use a 9mm Mak Lee factory crimp die to bulge bust 9x19 cases, with lube. Go ahead and try a .38 Super sizing die on a 9x19 case and tell us. All I see is a damaged case web and a real step between the sized case length and the case length under the shell plate. If manufacturer’s thought it...
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    Static cling on Lee dippers

    The static cling goes away from residual graphite left by many powders
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    Static cling on Lee dippers

    Dip them in powdered graphite (harmless with all powders) or wash them in soapy warm water (but do not rinse off soap film, just air dry upside down) and static is a distant memory
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    Let's talk LEAD

    Yeah, sure, sounds fine. Some way to privately send e-mail?
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    Let's talk LEAD

    Sorry, I don't have pictures, just descriptions
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