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What am I doing wrong. I have been having a bit of trouble with my .45 reloads. I will make 50 rounds and 3-4 of them will not feed completely into the barrel. When this happens the gun literally becomes inoperable. The slide is jammed and I have to force the slide back on something hard to...

I have been reloading for about 2 years now. I have just started .45's and I am having some problems. I am using a RCBS progressive. I have a powder checker installed as well. The problem i am having is I am getting squibs. I am am going slow enough to verify powder. with checker. I am...

I have been using jacketed bullets for reloading. I wanted to see if someone could explain the difference between plated and jacket and why either is better/worse.

I have an unlimited supply of once shot brass. I currently sell it for scrap. I am looking to get an idea if people would be interested in it and how much the going prices are. It would always be uncleaned. Do people prefer to pay by pound or piece? Let me know.

I am having a problem with my progressive. It is an auto index and lately it doesn't want to due a full turn. I have taken it apart and cleaned all parts. Any ideas? It seems to get hung up on the primer strips. I have loaded 1000's of rounds and it just started.

I am just getting my first batch of 223 started. I have deprimed and trimmed and cleaned out the primer pocket. My question is when I repriming the case some of the primers do not seat as easily as others. In fact some I have to struggle with to seat and then they seam to deform. Picture...

So i have all the equipment to start reloading 223. I have been reading about sizing and swagging the 5.56 primer pocket. Can someone help me with the trimming and the removal of the pocket and the crimp/non crimp? I am experienced with reloading 45 and 40's. The rounds i am...

Can anyone tell me the difference between plated and fmj and the benefits of either or lack of. I have been using fmj for awhile now

I am just getting into 223 reloading and i have a question. some of my brass has the military primer pocket. now i have been told to get a swag tool but i also saw a rcbs primer pocket swagger that looks like it works with a die in the press. can anyone explain it? which one is better?

I was wondering if someone can spell out the process for reloading a rifle load on a progressive. I have done a few searches on here and on youtube and what not but i have not found a comprehensive step by step. I have the rcbs progressive and a trimmer and the dies and all the pieces for the...

i have been loading 45 rounds and everything seems to be going ok but every once in a round the round doesnt fire. cci primer is struck but round doesnt go off. middle of the range powder charge and it is the same charge as all the others. any suggestions? am i seating the bullet to far? i am...

I really need some help. I just bought a rcbs pro 2000 and i am having a hell of a time getting the uniflow to throw the right charge consistently. I had it set and remeasured it 3 rds later and it was way off. I reset and 3-4 rds later again way off. When i say way off i mean i am looking...

Hey all, I am looking for a .40 recipe that you love. I am using 165gr fmj and cci 500 primer. i have not decided on the powder so any recommendations would be great.

I am just getting into reloading and I have all the tools and components I need but I have a few questions. I am reloading .40 cal. 1. I have decided on a cci small pistol primers, federal once fired brass already cleaned and I am looking for recommendation of powder. From what I have...

I am just starting to learn reloading. i want to reload .40 and when i am looking for the bullet, i see that it is for .40 and 10mm .400. my question is are these the same? the 10mm is always way more expensive. can someone clear up the difference for me?

I am just starting to learn and reload. I want to put together about 3000 rounds of .223 and I have pretty much found all that i need. However I find new brass to be a bit expensive for the amount that i am looking to stockpile. does anyone have places that they get new brass at good prices...