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    trimming brass

    CTS trimmers on ebay. They run around $45 each. They are similar to WFT. I made a motorized base but they work in a drill or drillpress too. I use an adapter to run a deburring tool in my motorized base also. I use CTS for 223, 30-30, 30-06, and 460 mag. The length varies a tad. I have older...
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    2 Dillon 650 or 2 Hornady LNL AP or Both?

    I use the super swage for my 223 brass. I trim off the press anyway, so I just swage after I trim with a CTS trimmer. The dillon 1050 is the only press, I have heard of, that will swage primer pockets automatically. Some people run a 1050 with a dillon trimmer and the press swages while they...
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    2 Dillon 650 or 2 Hornady LNL AP or Both?

    I use a 1050 and a bullet feeder for 9mm. It is great for taking care of those crimped primer pockets that used to stall the 550. Once I load up the primers, powder, cases, and bullets, I can crank out 100 rounds of 9mm in 3 minutes. I normally run a little slower pace, but still far faster than...
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    Are Big Bore Revolvers the Answer to the Crunch?

    I only own one revolver, and it would be pretty hard to conceal. 45 colt 270 SAA hollow point cast boolit that flies at 700 fps and 460 Mag with the same boolit over trail boss puts it at 1000 fps. A5744 will easily push that 270 to 1400 fps. My hot load is a 240 jacketed bullet over 45.0...
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    Made the mistake of shooting a .44 Mag

    I made the mistake of shooting a 500 s&w one time and then I shot my grandfather's 44 mag. The 500 was insane and stung the hand, but was a thrill. The 44 stung the hand with full power loads but was accurate and a joy with my own cast boolits at lower levels. I bought the Smith 460. Full...
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    Frangible ammo

    Yup. I ran them in 9mm. My pet load is a 124 jhp with 4.2 grains of win231/hp-38, 975 fps average from an XD40 with a barsto conversion barrel. For the 90 grain frangible I had to bump it up to 5.0 grains and 1200 fps. The barrel got hot really fast. Accuracy seemed just ok, but feeding was...
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    .38/.357 158gr berrys and w293 spm primers data

    I have never heard of w293, so I'm guessing you mean 231 or 296. 231 would be the best choice. Copper plated bullets can't be pushed as fast as jacketed and you should use very little crimp. The plating is easy to damage. Berry's bullets can be used with lead bullet data or light to mid jacketed...
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    Possibly a dumb question but....

    45 colt, 454, and 460 mag all work in a 460 mag gun just like 38/357. 45/454/460 and 45 acp are all 0.452" diameter, although some old 45 colts were 0.454".
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    ruger mk II holster

    I have a bladetec holster for my Ruger MkIII Hunter 6 7/8" pistol. It works very well.
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    Priming woes on new 550B

    There are two allen or hex screws that control how far forward or rearward the primer slide will go. A pin on the bar will hit the head of the big allen screw when the bar moves forward toward the shell plate. There is a smaller allen screw that could protrude under the stack of primers and may...
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    Recovering from frostbite - Advice?

    Competitive shooters use "slide rackers" to work the slide, especially with open guns which have red dots mounted over the slide. My mom's XD has a racker that clamps to the serrations on the slide and extends to the rear. It is basically a finger ring to grab onto. It works great for her, but...
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    30/30 load sound right?

    In 30-06, a 150 grain jacketed bullet over 13.0 grains of red dot will yield 14xx fps. This is called "the load". It works with many bullets in 30-06 or similar 30 cal rifles. It is a great low power load. I have fired a number of those 150's like that. You can't go as low on powder charge with...
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    Improving RCBS's APS Strip Loader--Video Demo at the End

    I was loading 30-30 on my dillon 550 the other night, but some of the primers wouldn't seat all the way. I pre primed on the rcbs strip primer and had to load strips to use. I was thinking it would be great if it worked better. Sometimes the primers don't go all the way over the strip to fall in...
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    New to 9mm loading - Is this load too light?

    I picked up a bunch of 90 grain frangibles and ended up running 5.0 grains of win 231/hp-38 to get them to cycle. That seemed like a hot load. It really heated the gun up fast as well. They were chronoed at 1200 fps. Montana gold 124 jhp over 4.2 grains of 231 at 974 fps average felt about the...
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    Trimming .223

    CTS cutter like above, but I made a motorized base. Deburring is no big deal with the adapter I setup. It can be flipped for the outside of the case. I don't usually even bother to debur as my flare die/or boat tail bullets and crimp dies will knock off the sharp edge. The most...
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    Good all around 45 Long Colt reload

    6.0 grains of Red Dot under a 230 LRN gives me an average of 718 fps from my Smith 460 XVR. It is a little dirty and smokey sometimes. 7.3 grains of win 231/hp-38 was just a tad faster and probably cleaner. Trail boss makes for some really slow loads. These are standard 45lc power loads. If I...
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    How do you store/transport your pistol reloads?

    Nope. Do you use green boxes for 38 super? I don't shoot overgrown 9mm. :D If I shoot expensive brass, I prefer to not have it eject out of the gun. It is bad enough trying to recover 9mm from some competitions. To give you an idea of how much 9mm I load, a Dillon 1050 and bullet feeder are...
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    How do you store/transport your pistol reloads?

    I use plastic ammo boxes for all my pistol brass. The MTM cases with actual hinges are great because the lid stays open, as seen holding the 460 Mag below. For most of my pistol ammo I use dillon boxes which are pretty inexpensive. I also use old berrys bullet containers and jacketed bullet...
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    Customizing bolt carrier

    I haven't heard of anyone lightening a bolt carrier themselves, but JP has a LMOS or low mas operating system which uses lightened parts and feels like shooting a 10/22 rifle. The sights stay right on target. Most people use an adjustable gas block to prevent from pushing the light parts too...
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    California Gun "Laws"

    PM sent. I compete at West End Gun Club a few times per month. I also dislike the people who ignore safe gun handling. There are some good shooters around, but you have to look for them or get lucky. West End is the closest you will probably get to a decent range in free America. The people are...
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