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    How Cheap Can It Be?

    I started reloading with a Lee Loader that I bought at WalMart for $6.95 (the sticker is still on the box). A couple years later, I graduated to an RCBS Reloader Special press (that I still use today) with a set of dies for about $80. I later added a second-hand RCBS powder measure and 5-10...
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    Benchmark with vmax in 5.56

    I've mostly been using up the last of my IMR-4064 in .223, but I did do an odd lot of 55 grain projectiles in .223 (assorted headstamps) over 23.0 grains of Benchmark. They were fairly consistent with my chronograph showing about 2,750 fps out of my Mini-14. I still prefer IMR-4198 or IMR-3031...
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    Reloading using budget friendly equipment versus higher end equipment.

    I bought a new RCBS "Reloader Special" press in 1979. I bought my balance, lube pad, reloading block, powder scale and powder measure from a friend who learned the true costs of having an unplanned child with his wife. I have added a few things (like a powder drizzler), but otherwise use...
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    Do you weigh your bullets?

    I once bought a batch of 500 mixed-weight bullets, so I had to weigh each of them. Fortunately for me, my wife had just bought an electronic scale to weigh her food, so I used it to weigh and sort the bullets. Otherwise, l trust the seller unless I am buying from a seller dealing in "pulled"...
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    Now - Ancient History

    I am on a quest to load up what I expect to be shooting for the rest of my life. You can see my posts discussing my plans on this site in 2015 and 2016.
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    Now - Ancient History

    Correct prior post from Plutonium to Palladium. The problem with the density of the element is essentially the same.
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    Now - Ancient History

    I am so far out in the "boonies" that any "unsub" would be immediately identified as an "outsider" and put to work removing the dams the beavers keep trying to erect across my spillways. As far as radioisotopes go, there are better choices than plutonium. The problem they all have is that they...
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    Now - Ancient History

    When I retired, I knew my income would drop to less than half of what I had been making before, so I decided to load up on reloading components to last the rest of my life. I have been reloading since I was 17. I am now 63. I have purchased 330 rounds of center-fire ammunition in my entire...
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    Now - Ancient History

    I did. See the original post. They delivered essentially the same velocity as they did in the early-1990s (when I got a chronograph).
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    Now - Ancient History

    No. The State licenses all bodies of water (calling them reservoirs) greater than 50 acre-feet entrained by a dam greater than 25 feet in height.
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    The pitfalls of relying on reloaded ammo.

    Unless you have been loading with somebody since you were 17, never trust another's reloads.
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    Tracking Number of Loadings on Brass

    I apply fingernail polish to my seated primers (and wipe off the excess) to mimic the sealing on military ammunition. I initially did this just for cosmetic purposes, but I eventually realized that I could use different colors to track how many times the case had been loaded. First Loading...
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    Now - Ancient History

    I subsequently did. Mean velocity was 2760 fps. For reference, a box of Federal American Eagle cartridges returned 2835 fps. I remain confident my 1980-1993/4/5 reloads will perform at a level that will allow me (should I choose to do so - which at present, I don't) to use them...
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    Now - Ancient History

    Not at the present time, the State does reserve the right to appropriate some of the water in an emergency. All shooting occurs across the up-stream berm of the dam or across its crest, so the potential for contamination is minimal. Still, the State periodically tests the water and has found...
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    Now - Ancient History

    My wife and I recently arrived home to find someone parked on the access road to our lake (a state-licensed reservoir). The man treated us to a gobbledygook story about the reservoir being on Federal Lands (which it is not) and being told to meet his "Supervisor" there. We informed him the...
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    Manuals

    You'll soon learn that the conditions under which each manual are compiled are unique since there is no industry-wide standard for compiling such a document. Buy multiple manuals (preferably the ones that correspond to the powders you are loading), start at/near the minimum recommended load...
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    What have you done in the reloading room today

    Began recovering from a hiatus from reloading by cleaning up my bench, putting new batteries in my calipers, and cleaning up my case trimmer. I have 187 pieces of ancient (WCC 79), oddball (AMA 11, MKE 14, etc.) and recent (LC 16) brass to re-inspect and then reload.
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    Reloading for a Mini-14

    I load for a 181 and 182-series Mini-14 along with two S&W M&P-15s and a Savage Axis. I have been very careful with my reloads to develop loads that will hit the same point of aim at 100 yards regardless of which rifle from which they are fired. I can't speak to the later Ruger rifles, but I...
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    What 45 acp bullets are you using

    Load 185 grain Hornady XTPs for rounds I might have to use in self-defense and 200 grain truncated cone Nosler lead bullets for casual shooting.
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    What Powder for a Self Defense Load .45 ACP

    I load my 45ACP loads with Blue Dot, following the loading handbook they distributed in the 1980s.
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