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    Are these primers OK to use?

    Was going to seat some primers in some processed 30-06 brass and noticed my Winchester large rifle primers were a green color and looked at my Winchester large pistol primers and they are red/orange. I don't remember ever seeing this green color before and i checked random 100 piece boxes in my...
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    Range brass for sale by the pound?

    All good info. Thanks for the help. I will save my money and buy cal. specific from a dealer on line. Thanks to every one for the input.
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    Range brass for sale by the pound?

    Well I just moved to South Texas and found a decent out door range. while I was there last weekend I noticed how much brass was on the ground and got to thinking what the guy who owns the place does with it. some of it looked like it had been there a while. Today I stopped by and asked the guy...
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    when was the last time you bought ammo???

    I bought a .38spcl 250 round value pack at my local mega mart because I had just purchased my Ruger LCR and did not have a die set for it yet. I though it would be good to use at the range and then I could reload the brass when I have the bullet and dies because I already have primers and...
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    M1 Garand Loads

    So I will soon be purchasing my first M1 Garand through the CMP but I would like to start loading for it now. So I am looking for any suggestions as I understand you can only use certain powders when loading for the Garand other wise you could cause damage to the rifle. I will be using 168 grain...
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    7-30 Waters reloading information

    I could not find any data for the Hornady spitzer, however according to my Lee modern reloading second addition i found this for the 7-30 Waters 120 grian jacketed bullet Starting Grain/Velocity Max load/Velocity H4895 31.0 Grains/2537 FPS 34.0 Grains/2733 FPS Min. COL 2.500
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    Review-Lee Reloading Stand

    That looks great and looks like what I have been looking for. Thank you for the pictures and thank you to Lee for another great product that makes reloading easy and affordable.
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    I wanna start reloading! But I have questions...

    All i use is once fired brass for my pistols it works fine as long as you clean and inspect it but heck i do that to new brass. Stay away from any thing other than boxer primers.
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    .44 mag crimp how does it look?

    Yes I remember that being mentioned. For some reason in the pictures you can not see the bulge in the case. I took some measurements at the bullet on the case is .452.5 and below the bullet is .450 even. what do you think? should it be more than a couple thousands? do you think the newly seated...
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    .44 mag crimp how does it look?

    well I posted last week with a crimp problem the OP was titled (First time Loading 44 MAG for My Smith&Wesson Revolver and this happened.....). I was told that the crimp was not enough and that I needed to seat bullets deeper and crimp harder, So it tried it. the pictures below show 2 bullets...
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    First time Loading 44 MAG for My Smith&Wesson Revolver and this happened.....

    Will a Lee Factory Crimp Die Get me where I need to be on Crimp???????
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    First time Loading 44 MAG for My Smith&Wesson Revolver and this happened.....

    Ok so i Had some H110 powder and came across some 300 grain Nosler hollow points for my 44 Mag so i bought them and loaded them up, the recipe was as follows. 300 grain Nosler hollow points (.429) 19 grains H110 Winchester Large Pistol Primer mixed head stamp brass COL 1.600 I put a heavey...
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    What Does Your Book Show?

    Nosler Reloading guide 6 150gr Bullet RL19 max 55.0 Alliant web site lists 57 grains 130gr www.alliantpowder.com
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    bullet stuck in berrel

    one case must have got by you uncharged or at a very low charge. what were you using to charge your cases? As for damage i would say no, you avoided damage when round 6 did not chamber. Im not sure how to remove it but im sure you will get some solid advise from someone on hear who has delt with...
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    Vihtavuori N550 for 30-06?

    Don thanks for the info this helps a lot..
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    Vihtavuori N550 for 30-06?

    I was hoping to get some feed back and Ideas from the THR. I would like to try VV N550 in my 30-06 with 165 grain Nosler Ballistic tips and also with some 180 Grain Sierra game Kings, but i cant find any data.I have checked the Lapua web site but the info is a little limited and they do not list...
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    Lee 3 Die set for .44 Mag and Nosler 300 grain Hollow Points

    Ok so i have been reloading for less that a year so i could use a little advise (ok a lot of advise). Any way I have a used Lee 3 die set that was given to me and my question is on crimp. I will be shooting these cartridges out of my Smith & Wesson revolver and want the crimped. I do not have a...
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    I don't know where to start

    When i first started reloading I read a couple books just to get an idea of the process. The ABC's of reloading vol II and the Nosler 6th edition (since I liked there bullets and thats what i was going to load most of the time)were very helpful to me. remember when it comes to your accessories...
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    I want to be a Gunsmith.......

    ok so i want to be a gunsmith but where do i start? I love hand guns, rifles, hunting, and reloading and really want to get into gun smithing but don't know how. so my question is for all you Gunsmith's out there is how did you start? do you have any recommendation's for dreamers like me? is...
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    IMR4007 ssc for .300wsm?

    Has anyone used IMR 4007ssc for the .300WSM? or for any other caliber? I am looking for some advice on what bullet is a good match for that powder that i could possibly use for hunting. I currently have 150, 168, and 180 Nosler Ballistic Tips as well as some 180 grain Sierra Game Kings. any...
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