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Well guys, I went out and got a RCBS shellholder. It seems like the casing has a lot less play in the RCBS holder than the Lee #19 shellholder I have (they were out of the Lee #6), and it seems to have helped a lot. Still not 100%, but the crooked rounds are consistently only 1 out of 10, and...

Quick question...do RCBS shell holders fit in Lee equipment (kinda' like how dies are interchangeable), or does each company do their own thing? About how they're printing on paper...that's the thing. I've only recently started reloading 9mm (reloaded lots of 38 with zero issues) and have been...

bds: I've tried Winchester brand bullets as well with the same issues, though they are shaped exactly the same as the Zeros. Haven't tried any others. Also, when I said that I seat the bullet half-way, I meant half-way with the press. I only flare just enough for the case to accept the bullet...

Thanks for the replies so far. Not sure about the ram wobbling as it goes up...I'll check that. I would think though that since it's only a subset of my rounds that seat crooked, it might not be that. The Hornady die comes with 2 seating stems, one flat and one conical. I'm using the conical...

Hey guys, I'm having some difficulty reloading 9mm and I'm about at my wits end. The issue is cartridge runout - in about 10-25% of my rounds, if you lay the cartridge on its side and roll it, the tip of the bullet wobbles a little bit. Essentially some of my bullets are seating slightly...

I agree with the Hornady lock rings. I have one for each of my 8 Lee dies.

I figured I'd just chime in and say that I've reloaded close to 1,000 rounds with my Lee hand press and it works just fine for a single-stage. With no other setup can you sit back on the couch with the press in your lap. My only beef is that a press with more leverage would be nice, but I've...

Thanks for the info. I'm not using the Zero JHPs, so I guess that would mean I'm using their JRN (although they call them FMJ). Well, now I'm confused on what OAL to use. I was assuming that due to the flat profile of the Gold Dots, they would be shorter than my FMJs, thus accounting for...

Hey guys. I've been reloading for several months now (.38) and just got into 9mm. I'm currently trying to work up a load with 231 and I'm looking at the Winchester website for load data. It gives the min and max loads as 4.7 and 5.1 for the 115gr Gold Dot with a OAL of 1.125. I'm currently...

mmitch, are those all your own pics? If so, in #7 (the one with labeled "Dick Special"), I the same pocket knife that's in the background. Kinda' neat seeing another one around since they've been discontinued, 'cause the only one I've ever seen is my own. Part of my EDC.

If it makes you feel any better, I have the same model as well and have shot plenty of factory .357 out of it with no ill effects.

But even if this incident happened in Florida, could the mother still sue Kroger? According how you presented Florida's SYG law, the mother couldn't sue the shooter, but that's not what she's trying to do in this case. She's suing the store for failing to enforce their store policy. Not...

I got the taper crimp die because I ordered some copper plated bullets, and word is to taper crimp them. Picked up the lead bullets at the LGS since my reloading equipment got here before my bullet order and I got impatient :D.

158 grn, S&W 640 Pro (chambered for 357)

So some of the replies are making me wonder about OAL now...should I crimp at the bullet groove or get closer to the published OAL? You can tell from the pics that the groove is pushed down into the casing, but that was done so that I could get closer to the OAL. The minimum OAL for that load is...

Hey guys. So I just started reloading and had my first trial run of .38 special. I used a taper crimp die for crimping and I was unsure about how much crimp to use...so I used varying amounts of crimp in the first few bullets I made. In the pics below, I have the "most crimped" on the left...

So I hate to post a scenario, but this is something that I've been wondering about and I can't find a thread on this specific topic. Say you were in a situation where the use of deadly force was completely justified (let's say the BG has a knife or other weapon) and you drew your carry gun...

Hey Tony, I recently purchased the 640 Pro as well, and sorry to hear about your troubles with it. For the record, mine has been 100% since I got it. I do have a few questions though if you don't mind: 1. How did the .357 shoot? Mine shoots low if I use any .357 less than 158 gr weight...