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  1. GeoDudeFlorida

    Making 45acp Cases from Starline 45 Win Mag

    Do you want fries with that? 😁🤣
  2. GeoDudeFlorida

    In general, what's the longevity of pistol brass?

    There are lots of recipes for brass. I tend to prefer brass with a slightly higher copper content but that’s just because it sizes easier. For me anyway.
  3. GeoDudeFlorida

    What have you done in the reloading room today

    Yum! :rofl: I just sorted, boxed and labeled the brass from this weekend. 100% recovery rate!* * revolvers 😁👍
  4. GeoDudeFlorida

    Half the servicos aventuras primers I have used fail

    I would never pretend to know it all or be the ultimate source of the only correct opinion in a discussion. That’s just not my style.
  5. GeoDudeFlorida

    Half the servicos aventuras primers I have used fail

    Fiocchi follows CIP standards. You can download their full product catalog online in English, Italian, German or French. An interesting note: Fiocchi offers reloading data for their FRex powders and Vihtavuori equivalents.
  6. GeoDudeFlorida

    Half the servicos aventuras primers I have used fail

    Works for me. The revolver I know to have a weak mainspring and the one with a short stroke gave better than expected results. Judging whether or not a primer has “hit bottom” by looking for a “crush ring” has worked for me for quite a while. That is all I was reporting. Nothing more. Keep...
  7. GeoDudeFlorida

    They all went BANG!!

    🤣 Bill Ruger was still studying partials when Skeeter Skelton was experimenting with heavy loads. Edit: nope, my memory let me down again. Bill Ruger Sr. went to work for Springfield Armory in ‘38 so he was a contemporary of Keith and preceded Skelton. Oops.
  8. GeoDudeFlorida

    What have you done in the reloading room today

    Bummer. I think adding stickers counts. Praying for a speedy recovery. 👍
  9. GeoDudeFlorida

    Half the servicos aventuras primers I have used fail

    I like to see a full circle impression of the seating stems face. But I don’t like to flatten the whole primer.
  10. GeoDudeFlorida

    They all went BANG!!

    A .44Spl in a SBH? Boring. Try it in a 1st Gen Bulldog. 😁 Das ist sehr aufregend!
  11. GeoDudeFlorida

    They all went BANG!!

    Did you snatch the primer from his hand, yet? 😁 Excellent job! No kaboom is a good day.
  12. GeoDudeFlorida

    What have you done in the reloading room today

    Last time I did that it took a couple of weeks. This is the organized safe. 😖
  13. GeoDudeFlorida

    What have you done in the reloading room today

    Tumbling, tumbling, tumbling. I’ve got 315pcs of .38Spl brass in Round 1. Tomorrow is a work day so it can wait until morning for sifting. Maybe by Thursday I will have it all decapped.
  14. GeoDudeFlorida

    Half the servicos aventuras primers I have used fail

    I’ve already burned through 200/1000. If I designated the remaining 800 as single action and single shot magnum only it would take me (probably) a year and a few months to burn through them all. That way I don’t need to worry about weak springs or seating problems. I currently use small rifle...
  15. GeoDudeFlorida

    Advice from a professional. -Lube your pistol cases.

    Must be a West Coast thang.
  16. GeoDudeFlorida

    Half the servicos aventuras primers I have used fail

    I went through the Tula learning curve pre-internet. I confirmed today that a weak hammer spring compounds any issues with these primers. But I already knew my guns with weak ignition need thin primers. The SyA are now in the same process position as Fiocchi and Tula. I am out of WSP and...
  17. GeoDudeFlorida

    Is it really “OCD”??

    If you had a lathe you could chuck each piece and spin it. Use a polishing glove and jewelry rouge to finish them. Just think about the shiiiii-nyyyyyy! ✨
  18. GeoDudeFlorida

    Half the servicos aventuras primers I have used fail

    Well I’ll be! I hadn’t noticed that before.
  19. GeoDudeFlorida

    Advice from a professional. -Lube your pistol cases.

    Couldn’t agree more. In the final tumble with powdered walnut media I add green copper oxide and red ferrous oxide polishing waxes. First tumble is with untreated corn. When I first started handloading as a kid I used a rag impregnated with Remoil to wipe down every case after it was...
  20. GeoDudeFlorida

    Making 45acp Cases from Starline 45 Win Mag

    Unimats and Sherlines are a hobby unto themselves. The tail whig on my Sherline busted a while back - age and metal fatigue - so I’m looking for a few replacement parts. It’s not the finding it’s the hunting that makes it interesting.
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