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Gas check dies? Is the larger one sharp, and tight? Does the smaller one have some play and a groove around the top?

Keep working with those loads. You found a good one right off the bat. They will improve.

Looks like a polishing on your feed ramp is in order too. Every 1911 I have ever owned has gotten this treatment after the first 100 rounds. It also appears that you are not crimping enough. Give your die about 1/16 of a turn down to sqeeze a little more of the flair out of those case...

.308 mainly with .45acp coming in a close second. .38/.357 when needed with .40 collecting dust.

I've got some cast boolits I'm going to test saturday. I'll post the results. 190 grain gas checked, and some 180 grain pointy ones with gas checks.

Lee for decapping and crimping, Rockchucker for everything else.

Springfield "loaded" here. Dressed in walnut. Just keep her greased and she will love you forever.

Hondo, My condolences on your loss. I guess I'm a little too OCD when it comes to handloads to use a progressive press. I drop the powder and seat the bullet immediately. For me, this prevents squibs or double charges. My little Rockchucker has loaded thousands of pistol rounds for me.

Welcome to the club. Put it where you can see it every time you sit at the bench. I keep all my "boo-boo's" on a shelf right in front of me when I'm at the press as reminders to check, check, and re-check all my processes.

I use the same data for the 155 A-MAX with the 150 fmj's. Light loads will cause your rifle to short-cycle. When you find a good load, your spent brass will be in a nice, neat pile three feet away at 2:00, and your rounds will all be "in the black".

Hey Thump, flip over a few more pages to the .308 Service Rifle pages. Rifle: M1a Barrel: 22", 1 in 10 twist 155 grain A-MAX IMR4064 37.9 gr: 2200fps 39.0 gr: 2300fps 40.0 gr: 2400fps 41.1 gr: 2500fps 42.1 gr: 2600fps 43.2 gr: 2700fps*****MAX LOAD*****

but I believe the IMR is made in Australia IMR is made in Canada. Hodgdon now owns the IMR brand along with Winchester powders. But back to your origional query: NONE of my books list either 4895 powder OR 160 grain cast projectiles for the 7.62x39 cartridge. You might want to pose...

Try five rounds at a time and work up from your starting load. 39.7 is a relatively light load but should still function your rifle. A lot of folks use 4064 in their M1a's with good results. Check the M14 forums for quality info.

My Lyman's book lists IMR4895 for a 180gr & 190gr cast only. I can find no data in ANY of my books using 4895 with a 160gr.

.45acp- cast 230grain, 5.3 grains Unique. 30-30- cast 150 grain, two throws of the powder handle (10.6 grains) Unique. I'm working on a cast load for my .308 now.

Go to the auto parts store and get a longer piece of tubing and run it into a coffee can. Saves having to empty the thing.

I use foam earplugs for "in-the-house" target practice. Primer only, roll the plugs up and stick 'em in the shell. Reloadable too.

Yep, definately two anvils in that one.

I shoot "store-bought" ammo occaisionally in my bolt-gun....when I need some more once-fired brass for my chamber. For my M1a, I have a couple of cases stocked up along with several cases of reloads. For my .45 Colt, .45acp, and .357 nothing but hand loads. My FAL gets a steady diet of...

Don't know about a full jacket made from aluminum, but the folks over at http://castboolits.gunloads.com/forum.php use it for gas-checks.