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Can't say for sure, but after trimming some Nickle plated 5.56 brass my Wilson trimmer blade became so dull it wouldn't trim anymore. Maybe the time had just come for that blade, I'm not sure. But it was coincidence enough to get me to put the Nickle plated brass aside.

In trying times like these it's great when anyone can pass along information on product availability!

I load cast bullets in .380 auto and when I was having trouble getting consistent powder drops at low charge levels I bought an RCBS powder measure with the small/pistol drum. It has satisfied my needs. Just a thought.

I'd love to have a 45-70 one day I'm running the .45 Raptor because it is on the legal list for the lower part of Michigan, and it had the best ballistics. Fun round. But the high end loads are felt every time the trigger is pulled! :evil: This thing is LOUD too. I wear earplugs under my muffs...

I will probably have to get a die to chase the threads. They are tight lower down than the damaged spot. I lubed and cleaned them to try to get it to work, and I ran it in as far as I could with a leather glove wrapped around the die with vise grips. It didn't help, and I still couldn't run past...

The threads are tight in multiple places... There is visible thread damage mid way up. Wish I had a thread gage to check if these are in spec...

I have to check again. I added a crimp to the load since I had a chance to chronograph it. Without the crimp I was getting 2470 average out of my 18" bbl. I think a longer barrel would help quite a bit with the speed, anf the noise for that matter :D. The goal is to switch over to Maker...

That's a beautiful buck!!!!

I'd be all-in if I found a local person trying to off-load brass for $3/lb!! I'd take a couple buckets full anyway. :evil:

.45 Raptor - 250 gr Hornady FTX, 47gr Hodgdon Lil'Gun. Best target to-date, 5 rnds @ 200 yds: Didn't get a chance to use it on a deer this season.

Lyman M-die came today! Excited to try it out but... It's REALLY hard to thread into my MEC Marksman press; I don't have an issue with any other dies I've used in this press. o_O:uhoh:

It wasn't originally posted on this forum. OP's for sale listing was stated to be on a local forum of a similar nature to this one.

I was always very curious about this proposition. It'd be real interesting to do. I remember reading that the jackets they make are a bit on the thin side, but great for varmint and target rounds. If you get the stuff set up and working, I bet a bunch of the people here would be very interested...

I'm getting back ≈ .014 - .015" from fired length to sized. Could possibly be different due to the Raptor being truly a straight/cylindrical wall vs the Bushmaster being a tapered straight/conical wall.

Has anyone tried using a .450 Bushmaster sizing die to "neck size" the .45 Raptor? I know the Bushmaster dimensions are significantly different lower on the case body (being tapered by design) but the neck is still the same size as the Raptor (same projectile diameter). My curiosity is if this...

I'll be sure to update, but it may take a bit, as both dies I am awaiting are backordered from the manufacture... too many things in the guns/ammo/reloading/shooting industry are in a cluster right now.

To be certain, something is not right. But I think it is in part due to the large tolerance ban between the ammunition components and the reloading dies. I don't see this kind of deviation in any of the other caliber's I've reloaded for. I started noticing the runout visually, and subsequently...

I have been using the Lee dies as well. I started first noticing the TIR, without having any way of measuring it, with the 240gr XTP seeing the cannelure not being aligned with the trim edge of the brass. Then I started feeling the brass and noticing the uneven bullet bulge... I don't really...

My father uses and AR platform 450 BM for Whitetail hunting, I have always preferred a bolt-action rifle. So when I pursued procuring a straight-wall hunting rifle, I opted to go .45 Raptor (because of the maximized potential of course!!) in part because I wouldn't have to worry about my father...

How many .45 Raptor handloaders do we have here? Have you achieved the accuracy you were searching for with your loads in your rifle? Did you have any struggles with TIR? I am still trying to find the accuracy I want (would love to fine <=MOA). In my searching, I have realized that my TIR is...