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what's the actual melt temp of the alloy in question ? There doesn't have to be a significant amount of zinc to screw up an otherwise good batch of alloy. I assume you have smoked your moulds and all of that ? As far as the bullets being lighter, that indicates less (pure) lead in the mix. You...

sounds like you have contaminated your alloy with some zinc by mistake

Well that amazes me to no end. I called Hodgdon last October before all the panic set in because all I could find local was IMR4895, COO listed as Australia. Every other jug I had of IMR4895 was in the old IMR packaging and listed Canada as COO. I called to see what data to use for Australia...

H4895 and IMR4895 are now identical per Dave at Hodgdon. Before Hodgdon bought out IMR, IMR 4895 was a DuPont product, made in Canada. Since Hodgdon bought out IMR, you will notice Hodgdon has discontinued H4895 and now sells only IMR4895. What is currently sold as IMR4895 is actually made by...

I've been using it for about two years. If it isn't the right stuff none of my cases could tell and cleanup is easy. A little bit on your fingers or on a pad, one pass about every third case and not one stuck case. I will slide a thin film over the ball on the decap pin once or twice per session...

Your FC cases are the issue. Check the rim and measure carefully at several points. You will likely find the rim to be bent or warped just enough to cause the brass to be slightly off kilter when it goes in the die. Not enough to prevent the brass from entering, but when the brass goes in...

124gr 9x19 with Tite Group Magic number is 4.2

Ideal wire lube... works way better than One Shot and a big bottle is about 5 bucks at Lowes. Clear, grease less and easy to wipe off. Ideal Clear Glide: http://www.idealindustries.com/products/wire_installation/lubricants/clearglide.jsp

Thank you for the reply gents, I will be watching this forum for your future input. I generally like the RCBS lineup, I just can't put my finger on where exactly this would be useful or what advantages warranted an entirely new press with this design. It does appear to be a novelty, I just don't...

I would almost agree with this statement. I say almost because unless you are pushing a <400 grain bullet over 1700 fps a gas check isn't necessary. This assumes proper fit of course. If you aren't looking for absolute top performance, try Titegroup. You can safely push a non gas check 330 into...

If one of the animals you are likely to encounter is a bear, I would not go with a 180 grain bullet in 40SW

Have any of you loaded on the RCBS Summit press ? I watched a short video about it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97_iFx70TU8 It looks similar in some respects to a CoAx, but I'm not sure about the specifics. Would like some feedback if you have seen or loaded on one.

I would strongly consider 4227 or #7 for a 125gr bullet in .357 Both will deliver good accuracy without the fireball and both meter consistently

I would use a different bullet. Trying to make a silk purse from a sow's ear to save a few bucks on cheapo bullets is a bad habit to get started. It will be much easier to use the bullets without the cannelure elsewhere than to accurately (or arbitrarily) judge the proper amount to reduce the...

Pass on the GMM Fed brass. Match it isn't. The term Match implies it is lovingly and meticulously prepared to the level of Lapua or Norma brass uniformity and quality. In my experience Fed brass is exceedingly soft compared to Remington or other good brass. Do what you want, but don't get all...

OK, you I have some respect for. I'm not implying the GRX die can't help. You didn't indicate you ran all 40 cases through the GRX in your original comment. Sounds like good discipline on your part, I like that, zero slop in the process, zero problem in the results. "FC" headstamped 40SW...

And just how would you choose which "normal" looking cases to run through the GRX die ? The reputation 40S&W has is a good one. The crap FC brass and self-aggrandizing prejudiced comments by Dean Spier inflated one or two bad batches of brass into a legendary non-issue. I understand...

BlueDot and 2400 will cover almost any need you have in .357 Magnum. BD is especially nice in lever actions ;)

It is amazing, the speculative voodoo associated with cast bullets and leading on the internet never ceases. There is no x BHN for over or under any fps. Take the BHN of the alloy, multiply by 1422 and don't load to exceed that number in psi. Leading, or the lack thereof is all about proper...