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Fixed it myself - that was a good observation.

You folks are absolutely correct - everything exceeding 35K were all measured in CUP not psi. I always use "Select All" for bullet weights and powders then transfer all of it to a spreadsheet for sorting and overlooked the CUP. Jeez, I love this forum for pointing out things that I sometimes...

I will be picking up a .357 Magnum soon so I started to look at the reloading data on Hodgdon. Research indicates SAMMI spec has a max 35,000 pressure for this caliber but Hodgdon also provides data for 57 max loads and even 12 starting loads that exceed SAMMI specs. I am trying to confirm or...

heh, I knew it hadn't been updated when I logged in a few days back and it showed that EVERYONE had primers of all types - :rofl:

I bought one of those myself and a .357 sizing die but also Lee has a 358-150-1R which would be only 2 grains over the 148 gr. bullets I shot for years - so I bought one of those also. I would not get the 158 gr. mold as I am remembering a few years ago someone was selling 165 gr 9mm bullets and...

The tray is just used to make the bundle and load the ammo into the box - then you remove the tray and reuse it for the next box.

Interesting I didn't see one comment on re-using them. I'll be keeping some around as they don't take up much space. Doubt I would ever need to refill them but it's nice to know how to do such things. Learning is fun.

I did this once and the first problem is that when you lift the door, you create a very odd gap at the top of the door. I stuffed the gap with pool noodles to seal it but eventually found it not to be worth it. So, only did this as an emergency situation and got used to using just a fan.

80% of current new value seems to be about standard - look it up on the Dillon website.

I've been a reloader for several years and started looking into casting about 2 years ago. I didn't buy anything then and am having difficulty even finding molds now - at least with the cheaper LEE molds in anything popular. Some of their regular equipment is "able to backorder" at most...

Those are some pretty impressive numbers. What weight projectile in a 7" twist will hit 3200 fps accurately? I'll modify that spreadsheet.

I've heard the RPM limit for any bullet should be 288,000. I assume over this speed the bullet jacket would warp or fly off. 2850 fps on a 7.7 twist is 266,494 rpm. You are getting close. :) 3,080 fps on that twist hits 288k

I only have the shell sorter set but #1 - wear hearing protection while using it #2 - don't just stack them together - I cut the rims from 2 other buckets to put in between each sorter and I fill the top one about half full and roll it in a circular motion. #3 - run a magnet over each tray as I...

BTW, I found the Sodium NItrate on Amazon - 1 pound for $12.65 & Free Shipping too - and the Potassium Nitrate can be found through Ace Hardware as Hi-Yield Stump remover ($7) or the Spectracide Stump Remover is pure also. Check the SDS sheet on anything else as I found that Bonide stump...

Good info and based on what you stated there, I think the sodium for shrinkage would be the better idea too. The stuff Ballistic Creations sells uses the sodium nitrite but another video I saw used Nitrates for both of his chemicals. It is starting to look like you just need to get close enough...

I would think that a single .22 cal bullet landing on your property would do more damage than many years of tumbler water. On that note, I'd be much more concerned about the human / animal waste getting into the water table than the lead.

Maybe someone can clarify for me the purpose of the Sodium Nitrite. (which is much harder to locate) I see that the melt point of the Potassium Nitrite is 824-F and the boiling point is 999-F. If using a PID and believing the perfect temp for salt bath annealing to be 900-F (pulled from other...

On the Tempilaq, I believe that making a stripe up the side of the case is best as you will be able to tell exactly how far down the case the heat goes and then control that. I too would like to know of a better (cheaper) source for the salt bath materials can be found but also believe that most...

I do this too but I use a pair of tweezers and just poke them inside of the 380's and let it expand. Lifts them right out of the ammo trays. I also built a nice jig that works better than what the guy in the video is doing. It holds 6 trays at a time - guess I'll have to make my own video and...

I sent an email to them in order to get a very thorough explanation of everything and they just responded saying that they won't charge me the return shipping fee. - - - part of their response - - - I am sorry but we have quite a few items that have the same basic item number. I think the...