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I've been fluxing for a while now and dross keeps coming up. How long does it typically take to flux? Sawdust is probably a good idea. I have a feeling I'm pulling alloy out at this point. It's fairly windy out here today and I know wind tends to blow dirt around. I might just make ingots today...

1. How heavily should I expect surrounding concrete and dirt be contaminted from a single casting session? I do have pets that roam the backyard. What are your methods for clean up? 2. Can most of the lead oxide dust(dross) from fluxing be contained by carefully skimming/scooping it into a...

That's pretty impressive standard deviation! Looks like I'm going to have to start working up some more 10mm loads with BE-86. Load data shows it meeting or in some cases exceeding blue dot velocity-wise. My kimber .38 super sure seems to like this powder behind a hornady 124 grain fmj for...

I run into that problem with around 40% of my S&B 10mm. I picked up Hornady's primer pocket reamer a while back. It works well, but reaming by hand gets old after a while. I particularly like the way it bevels the outside of the primer pocket which makes primers start much easier. I have yet to...

If the powder supply wasn't so diminished, I'd say pick up a pound of power pro 300 mp to break 1400 fps with a 158. Alliant lists 18.6 grains at 1690 fps out of a 10 inch test barrel on their website. That stuff sure kicks up my .357 loads a notch.

I believe that's because it technically has more steel in the cylinder given you're coming down from a. 44 to a .41.

I've been having trouble getting bullets to seat to consistent lengths with my hornady new demension dies in .308 and 7mm STW. I was working up some 168 grain speer match loads for my .308 tonight. My goal was to seat them at 2.910" which is roughly 20 thousands off the lands. I seated the 1st...

400 grain jacketed bullet: Min 34 grains Max 40 grains 440 grain lead bullet: Min 34 grains Max 38 grains. I'd just use the 440 load data personally unless you want lower velocities to prevent leading.

If that's the case, then I'd suggest looking into another bullet where data can easily be found for the powder he wants to use. I get data off the internet sometimes, but I like my manuals. I have yet to use any apps for reloading data.

Try using the same 150 grain powerpoint or whatever your factory load uses then. I'd reccomend a 154 grain hornady interlock or a 160 grain speer hotcor. My speer data shows an OAL of 2.800" for the 160 with plenty of powder capacity. I see velocities on par with 280 remington loads using the...

I'm in the same boat as you. Just imagine standing in line to buy ammo now with the way things are. I see around 100 people lined up outside just to buy guns/ammo at bass pro. One would think you'd arrive to quite a few empty shelves by the time you made it in. Hundreds of thousands are denied...

From what I read in one of my manuals Federal primers are on the hotter side and easier to set off. They have to comply with certain regulations in regards to packaging that will ensure they don't ignite eachother if the packaging comes into contact with fire.

I checked Alliant and Hodgdon and they have absolutely no data for the 50 AE to my surprise. I checked my Speer, Lee, and Hornady manuals and could only find data for 300's and 325's. I looked to see if Loadbooks USA puts out a 50 AE book which would have Sierra data and again to my surprise...

What kind of wheather were you shooting in? I've heard blue dot can be temperature sensitive. What was COAL and what primer were you using? I've ran 9.2 grains of blue dot behind a 125 speer in .38 super with no problems. I believe the sig can handle larger charges than the super can. Any...

My Lee 2019 and hodgdon 2019 manuals both show 9.5 of longshot as the max for a 180 grain Sierra at 1287 fps/34600 psi. If I wasn't having trouble posting pictures with my phone I'd post the data. Although we are talking about a different bullet. Disclaimer: Only use data you find in your...

I want to say I saw some Winchester small pistol magnum primers at bass pro recently. My local reloading shops have been wiped out for any and all small primer types lately. If you can't find any magnum primers, then you could try federal small pistol primers. Federal's primers are usually on...

I'd imagine that was a fairly hot load. I've ran the same 8.5 grains behind a 165 for target loads and it was no 40 S&W load. I try not to hot rod my 32 year old delta elite too much. Maybe when I put a 24 pound spring and recoil buffer I'll start running some pretty hot loads. Unfortunately I...

It must be a discontinued bullet then if it's a hornady. My hornady 10th manual only shows 154 grainers aside from the 150 ELD-X.

The bullet on the left looks like a hornady 154 grain interlock flat base. I have a box of the same bullets, but mine have boat tails.

Death wish 3 has a reloading scene where Charles Bronson is charging and seating bullets for a .475 wildey mag on what appears to be a rock chucker.