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My mini has a very loose chamber, causing brass to stretch as much as .012", resulting in occasional pieces of brass to separate at the midway point. I was full length sizing with the die adjusted so the press cams over. Consider buying a case gauge and setting up your die so that you're only...

So sorry to hear this. Best wishes to RC's family and friends. I will miss his spot-on reloading advice given in his no BS manner. He has my utmost respect.

More unicorns and fairy dust http://www.vox.com/2016/8/8/12351824/gun-control-sweden-solution

Even if the 2nd amendment was "vague and open to interpretation", consider this argument: The Bill of Rights aside, what in the text of the Constitution authorizes the federal government to regulate the possession of arms? An anti-rights zealot will probably reply with some perverted...

My fired brass was .009" over the maximum on the gauge. Now I'm wondering if I need to have the chamber size checked by a gunsmith. I don't want this to be a problem with the next batch I reload. I definitely don't plan on saving the brass from this current batch. I'm not even sure if I will...

My Wilson case gauge finally came in today. All of the re-sized brass I measured was in the acceptable range on the gauge. After comparing this to brass that hasn't been re-sized, I found that I had been pushing the shoulder back .013". I also used a paper clip to inspect my brass for...

I have a Wilson case gauge coming from Midway so I can check the headspace. I can't feel any rut in the brass near the break. I'm working on posting some pics (I'm computer illiterate).

Last weekend I was shooting some .223 I loaded about a year ago. This was the first batch of ammo I had ever reloaded . On the 17th round fired I had a little incident. The case broke in half with the back half clearing the rifle and front half getting wedged between the chamber and the next...

Evening all. I am loading 380 auto for the first time and have a question concerning O.A.L. My components are as follows. Once fired brass, mixed headstamp. CCI 500 primers. Extreme plated bullet, 100 grain RNFP. Unique or 700x powder. Bersa Thunder 380 I have not found any load data...

I had the same problem when I received a 20 year old, never used but badly rusted RCBS 4x4 press. I used a solution of Barkeeper's Friend (oxalic acid) and water. Soak the parts for a couple hours and scrub with steel wool. Repeat if necessary. The acid solution did a really nice job of...

A friend recently gave me a box of Speer 100 grain Plinker bullets in 30 caliber. I want to load a few of these up for my .308 Winchester but have not been able to find any load data online. I have an old Speer manual that is too outdated to be considered reliable. I don't normally buy Speer...

I am just getting into loading .45 acp and have a few questions. My components are as follows. Once fired brass, mostly Federal and PMC headstamp. Berry's 230 grain plated RN. Remington 2 1/2 primers for the large primered PMC brass and CCI 500 primers for the small primered Federal...

I'll give that a try. How does the bullets proximity to the lands affect pressure, aside from the change in case volume?

Thanks for the quick replies. As I am new to reloading, I haven't begun to factor in jump/jam from the lands. I'm not even sure how to measure that. But I think you're both right about backing off my load. I'm not so set on 2700fps that I'll do it at the cost of safety. I know pressure...

Hello, I'm fairly new to reloading and am wondering if anyone has any experience with a .308 Winchester load I am working on for an upcoming cow elk hunt. My load data is as follows. Lapua brass- never fired- full length sized CCI 200 primers 44.0 grains Varget 165 grain Nosler Accubond...