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First real try at developing loads using my new My Lab Radar. I loaded 4 batches of 15 rounds of 45 Auto with 230 gr Rainier RN plated bullets over Unique powder. The four groups represent 5.2 gr, 5.6 gr, 5.9 gr and 6.2 gr. I set the target at 30 feet and shot freehand using by XD Compact 45...

So I'm new to reloading, with only a couple of thousand rounds under my belt, compared to most here. Last night I found another way to make an error in reloading, so I thought I would share it. I like to size and prime .45 ACP and 380 Auto and store those in bulk. I got my new My Lab Radar...

I got mine about a month ago but haven't had a chance to get to the range yet. I'm planning to carry it to the range Sunday afternoon so I put batteries in it and set it up in the back yard today to get aquainted with the controls. I took my 50 year old pump BB gun and put about 12 shots down...

I've learned here that leaving powder in a powder feeder is not a good idea in that it can deteriorate the clear reservoir cylinder over time. Often I'll reload some one night and want to finish up or do another batch of the same recipe the next night. I use Hornady LNL powder feeders, so is...

So I just emptied my dry tumbler and got two strange pieces of brass out of the batch. Odd Casing by Randy Digby, on Flickr The were in the same batch as the center casing and all others looked normal. These are purchased brass so I looked through the batch just to see if there was a much...

I've just loaded a few sessions of .223 and the first two or three groups I used One Shot spray prior to sizing and was able to put it on light enough to lube and not feel over lubed to the point where I needed to clean after sizing. For the 100 I loaded tonight I used a RCBS lube pad. The...

I currently clean my brass in a Frankford Arsenal Quick-n-Ez Case Tumbler with dry media and am looking at going to ultra sonic. I'm thinking (from what I've read) that the US will do a better job at cleaning the inside of the brass. I know a lot of folks here use wet rotary with SS pins...

Go back to around early 2013 when I decided to get into reloading and used this forum as my primary "what to do and how to do it" place. The advice I got from here over and over again was to start out with a single stage press - and so I did. After a year with my Hornady LNL single stage, I...

I was at the range this afternoon when three guys started shooting in the lane next to me. I'm thinking they must have rented a gun and bought ammo for the first time based on the facts that they were hanging targets too low, not hitting anywhere near the bullseye and didn't know how to run...

So Santa came early today and I came home with a Hornady AP loader. I know that the bullet feeder is intended to be used with the auto bullet loader, but is there an advantage to, and will it work dropping the bullets into the feeder vs positioning each bullet into a case along with inserting...

I'm using the Hornady powder dispenser that came with my LNL single stage kit...so what is the trick to dumping the unused powder out without the baffle falling out at the wrong and unpredictable time and making a mess? I know you guys have a simple secret that you are wanting to share with me...

New ProChrono Digital (my first chrono) at an indoor range. Here's the prep work: After studying the use of chrono's, especially inside, I set my new chrono up in my garage using my BB gun as the test firearm. I purchased two 4 bulb LED battery powdered strip lights and taped them to the...

I'm looking at purchasing a new handgun in the future and the P229 is near the top of my list. I am less than a year into reloading so I could use a little "availability" help. I reload .380 ACP, .45 ACP and >223/5.56 currently. Looking at the three calibers available for the P229, 9MM, .40...

Our Academy Sports Store had Winchester primers tonight and say they are going to start carrying reloading supplies. I have no experience with Winchester primers but would be using SP and LP. Anything bad or questionable I should know about them?

I started my venture into reloading when the last crunch started, so I accumulated a few items that I maybe should not have. My AR is a Colt M4 with a 1-7" twist rate. I have 1, 000 Hornady A-MAX #22492 52 gr projectiles with a recommended twist rate on the box of 1-14". Will they work as...

I'm only six months or so into reloading so the tool I'm asking about may exist, but I'be not seen it. When processing once fired .223, I typically deprime and then swage with a Dillon 600. My press is a Hornady LNL single stage. Is there a swage tool that fits where the priming tool goes...

So, I was wondering if anyone has tried stainless pins in with their walnut media in a dry tumbler? Might get the cleaning action of SS pins without having to go through the drying process. Might also get a batch of SS pins in a bucket of walnut that is impossible to separate when it...

Finally got some Unique for the first time today (new at reloading) and I'm loading some 230 gr Rainier plated in .45 ACP. I figured out a safe starting load of 5.3grains of Unique but don't know which COL to use. Hornady 8th shows 1.230 for FMJ-RN and 1.245 for LRN. I understand that I should...

Thinking about getting one of these..Hornady Lock N Load Auto Charge. Good? Bad? Something better for about the same price?

I just now am getting into reloading .223. My first 10 rounds performed as expected without problem. The were all once fired brass. I now have opened a box of 500 rounds of new brass head stamped BGA. I dropped about 20 shells into my Wilson headspace gage and they all gaged to spec. Do I...