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    Exactly how much will I save reloading a....

    As personal as "ol Rusty" apparently took my comments, this pretty much sums what I was saying. As much as I find it humorous that guys get all excited by sarcastic comments, and then get pursued to the point of defending their "probably close to true" reloading costs... ol boy completely...
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    Exactly how much will I save reloading a....

    I spend more on shooting now versus before I reloaded for sure. Shoot much more now than before. It's 100% a con, nobody "saves" money by reloading. If I used to shoot as much as I do now, then yeah, I'd save over hordes of factory ammo (esp. handgun...) - but I didn't shoot a ton until ammo...
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    Exactly how much will I save reloading a....

    Kinda hard to make sense of this post eh... what are we missing
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    Who Make the Most Accurate Rifle Bullets?

    Yep, sierra guy here too. Not that I won't rain on your parade. Nosler bullets are very accurate generally, at least their ballistic tip and custom competitions. As are Berger target bullets. As are a LOT of others - all of which depends entirely on what your firearm prefers as an...
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    Whoops.

    Nice! A double rainbow (oh my god....) Been there. Once forgot to switch my 38 dies back to 357 height, ditto.
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    9mm and 38sp+p powder =UNIQUE?

    As I recall, max standard loads in 38spl with 158's do not fill the case completely using unique... ...which is to say, as far as I remember (load 357, not 38 myself) you can achieve +P loads in 38 special with Unique presumably, there should be room. Great powder, ash-can that it still is...
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    Shotgun powder for steel

    Uhh... about as "intended-for" as you can get :) http://www.alliantpowder.com/products/powder/steel.aspx
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    BHN of wheel weights

    I "benefit" from recovering a lot of aluminum and copper scrap from my profession in home exteriors. I trade a LOT of it for wheelweights at my local scrapyard. They really don't care what I'm using it for. Suppose I could have the "cash" instead but the trade-scrap is never in short supply...
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    Split necks in 223 cases issue

    Measure your "fireformed" (split) cases versus the unfired cases. For all of our curiosities' sakes please post up what you find, but if you find a significant expansion in the fired neck OD, shoulder, etc, I'd be real worried about that chamber and consult with the manufacturer. One type...
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    .380 Reloading Question

    Agree totally with the rfwobbly's suggestion of starting with plated or jacketed bullets if you're entirely new to reloading. FWIW, I reload virtually the exact same bullet for both a CZ-83 and a Ruger LCP. To the extent of my ability at least a load of 3.0 grains of W231/HP-38 at an OAL of...
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    30-06 headstamps question

    FC = undoubtedly Federal brass. - Unless it's old it's not Prvi (stamp: PPU) or Mexican... unless Federal has a brass plant in Mexico and in that case I'm disappointed but still stand by their brand name thus far. - You'll note that the case capacity as-compared to Remington (RP) brass of the...
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    Thumbler's Tumbler Model B

    Craigslist. 25 bucks. Guy's Dad passed and left him some stuff he couldn't use. Thing was dirty, well worn, and a little squeaky. Five years ago. It's not dirtier, much more well worn, and well oiled at all the formerly squeaky parts. And still running like a tank. Use it with...
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    Missouri Bullet 95 gr .380 load

    For what it's worth I load a cast bullet that for all intents is exactly the same as the MBC you listed... shoot it out of an LCP and also a walther with great results. Favorite load is 2.8gr W-231 for milder-mannered fare, and 3.1 is equally accurate of the same for a "more factory" feel...
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    manual for Lee pro 1000

    This .pdf file at MidwayUSA.com is exactly what came with the Lee Pro 1000 I purchased 3 weeks ago, my 2nd. Not that the first doesn't still run great. http://media.midwayusa.com/pdf/instructions/Pro_1000.pdf
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    nickel Plated Brass

    If you're running loads at 50-75% of max charge weight in any caliber in nickel-plated brass, and getting faster than max-load velocities, there's something playing serious tricks in your setup. And not the brass, nickel or not. As in your scale is scarily off and/or your chronograph is way...
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    nickel Plated Brass

    Pretty well covered here. Just to overkill... :) - EITHER nickel-plated or all-brass cases will ring like a bell if split, by the way. - The nickel plating makes all types (pistol AND rifle) of brass more brittle and wear out in fewer reloads. The nickel coating is harder, more brittle...
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    New press from Dillon - Another Option

    jm) True and fair enough, albeit a mis-speak/type on my part. Can't set to auto index like the Lee turret I use for rifle work. Guess my ultimate point was that, personally (the only one I can speak for) I wouldn't buy the thing because for what it is there are other comparable presses that...
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    New press from Dillon - Another Option

    Sweet! Looks like a much more expensive Lee Classic Turret Press. "Toolheads" (4-hole turrets) are twice (4x?) as expensive. Ditto with cost and complication of shellholders. Don't know if you can set it to manual-indexing like the Lee like I prefer for rifle work, but presume it's more...
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    looking for lead

    Just to follow up... Allied Metals (18-1/2 mile and Mound in Sterling Hts) had about 4 cubic yards of wheelweights today. And let me trade/buy them NO problem. They also had about 30 "bars" of pure lead - I mean the stuff was fingernail soft and blue - sitting there. Weights on the bars...
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    looking for lead

    Yep. Other side of the city from you, but guaranteed 'your' local scrapyard will have wheelweights, and if you're lucky/interested, purer lead scrap for you on-hand. Last I heard around here (yesterday) my place up here had wheelweights @ $.40 a pound. "Pure lead" (had 50# of sheet scrap) was...
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