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    Ever tried to duplicate a particular/specific factory load?

    Nope I have never tried to duplicate a factory round, I don't shoot factory and don't keep up with what is the current cool trend. Back 40 years ago I shot a few boxes of factory out of this or that before I has fully into reloading but for the last 35 years all I have shot is my reloads with a...
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    Ever forget that you had bought something?

    Unfortunately no. See being something to do with rear ends and this need to have spread sheets I have everything documented, throw in Google Drive so I can access the information at anytime from anywhere I always know what I have. No great surprises for me, about the best I hope for is being...
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    Leading; I just deal with it

    I highly doubt that your removing all the lead with Hoppes and a lead remover. I find it takes copper Chore Boy strands wrapped around an old bore brush to really get the lead out. I've cleaned a leaded handgun really well then did the Chore Boy over a white paper towel and was amazed with the...
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    Household move with smokeless powder

    It's powder and primers that were shipped to the store or to you in a hot truck handled by guys that handle 100's of packages a day and don't treat any of them very nice. Pack the stuff up and throw it in the vehicle and go. Your making a big deal out of nothing.
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    Question about crimping .308 Win

    If a 10 mile ride is causing your bullets to move you have other issues besides crimping. I would suspect your neck tension is to loose or your bullets are not the right size. Is your seater die set to crimp when seating a bullet so your crimping way to much messing up neck tension or deforming...
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    Do I have this right?

    You can use any load data for the same weight bullet you want but you need to work up the load watching for pressure signs as you climb in powder charge weight.
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    Reclaimed shot

    Only reason reclaimed shot is scoring a barrel is the shot wasn't cleaned right and or the right wad wasn't used. All operator error.
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    Reclaimed shot

    I've shot over 1000 pounds of reclaimed 7/8 and 1 oz trap loads, work fine for me.
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    Loading long term ammo

    Load them up and store them in plastic ammo boxes, zip lock bags, coffee cans or ammo cans and don't give them a second thought. I'm shooting 30 year old 44 ammo loaded with H110, 45 ammo loaded with Unique and Blue Dot plus many other calibers that have been loaded for 10 to 20 years. You're...
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    I AM CONFUSED!!

    Book COAL is just a guide and what the test barrel liked the best. Learn how to figure out your own COAL and work up your loads. The reason we work up our powder charge is we're not shooting the same firearm or test barrel that was used to create the load data and it's the same for COAL.
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    Reloading check weights

    Bullets are not good check weight, even premium bullets don't always weight exactly what there supposed to.
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    loading .40 with lead bullets

    Are the lead bullets sized to your barrel? Shooting undersized cast bullets will cause you more leading then pushing a lead bullet to fast in the .40.
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    Lee FCD swages cast lead 10mm, frustrated

    The Lee FCD is doing what it's supposed to question is why are you using it to crimp and size lead bullets? The die is not made to be used with oversized cast bullets. Your issue is your not belling / expanding the case mouth correctly to except the oversized bullet. I expand the case mouth with...
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    Anyone have any issues sizing rifle on a progressive?

    Have you damaged the ram or shell plate by over camming? All over camming is doing is flexing the shell plate down. Even on a single stage press once the shell holder touches the die all the over camming in the world isn't going to cram the brass any further into the die considering it's steel...
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    Let's talk LEAD

    Why do you care if the burner flames are coming up the side of the Dutch oven? Lead will probably melt faster with the flame up the side then it will with a piece of steel between the pot and flame. In 20 years of smelting I never had a pot with a lid and never even thought about using a lid. A...
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    Out of round bullets

    Years ago I purchased about the same bullet from RMR and found they were way out of round as well. I used the Lee push thru sizing die to get them mostly round again.
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    Barnes TTSX 168 or 180

    When a bullet strikes an object say a twig it doesn't matter if it weights 55 grains or 200 grains the strike is going to effect the bullets trajectory in unpredictable ways. Your only hope is the twig is close enough to the target, like a foot or two, that the bullet doesn't have a chance to...
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    Barnes TTSX 168 or 180

    If you, your rifle or ammo can't shoot under 1/2" group bench rested at 100 yards it's time for more practice, work on rifle or better ammo. I don't stop until I have 5 holes touching at 100 yards.
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    Barnes TTSX 168 or 180

    We shoot 165 grain for elk at distances over 500 yards, 180 for deer is way over kill. It's cool that you are still holding on to the old wives tail about brush bucking bullets and think a heavy bullet will shoot through brush better.
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    True advantages of a progressive press for rifle rounds.

    Have you ever used a progressive press? From you statement I would say no, us progressive press users just don't pull the handle in hopes we don't get a double charge or no charge, we can feel the primer seat and if so inclined confirm each powder charge. Primer seating is done on the down...
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