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    BE-86

    BE-86 seems to be a somewhat slower powder, just a tad slower than W231/HP38. It also has a flash suppressant. These 2 features make it perfect for self defense loads in higher pressure cartridges. It will be "OK" in 38 Spcl and 45ACP, but it won't be stellar. In fact, when it was first...
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    I dropped my press..

    1) Does the ram still go up/down smoothly ? 2) Does a case in the shell holder still hit the center of the die ? If so, then other items like the primer feed may have been damaged, but the press is OK.
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    Who had a reloading mentor and I’m looking for one local

    I'm sorry. Chuck Connors is a very bad roll model. You need someone more like Quick Draw Mcgraw.
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    Shotshell hulls

    This is my understanding after having reloaded both.... • Winchester AA (gray or red) are supposed to be "the best". (I cannot prove this one way of the other.) These load completely differently than any other Winchester hull. That is to say, different wads, different powders and different press...
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    Confusing results with 9mm and CFE Pistol

    So you are. Apologies for the oversight.
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    Confusing results with 9mm and CFE Pistol

    ► I used to do a lot of powder testing, and I'd buy a pound of any new-to-me powder when I saw it. I bought a can of CFE Pistol, tested it and put it in the cabinet. I don't think it's been out of the cabinet since. Lots of people like this powder; it seems nice, but unremarkable. ► Here's my...
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    How far over book max to load when velocity is down?

    Here's the unseen problem.... We use Velocity as an indicator of Chamber Pressure. And within the safe loading zone, those 2 qualities are indeed running pretty much 1:1. But, sometimes we forget that while Velocity is nice to know, it's Chamber Pressure that will kill us. When you focus solely...
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    10mm 180gr xtp load question

    For what it's worth.... I did extensive testing with 10mm loads with 180gr bullets some years ago and BE-86 came out on top as being the most accurate AND easiest to handle. I think it edged-out N350.
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    Manuals

    Without a doubt it's Lyman. • Lyman is not trying to sell you their bullets, because they don't make bullets. They show a variety. • Lyman is not trying to sell you their powder, because they don't make powder. They use a variety. • There are other non-affiliated manuals out there, but most of...
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    9mm powder coated frustration

    Lots of description, but not much data to go on. • "One goes in sideways" To clarify... so your primary complaint is about feeding or accuracy ? • Does your die set include the use of a Lee FCD ? • What OAL are you currently loading at ? • The bullet you show (loaded, but not naked) looks to...
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    Smallest powder incriment in ladder building.

    For ladders.... I go a different route. 1) Subtract the Starting Load from the Max Load, and then divide that Load Range by 5 (or 6 if it works out better). 2) For handguns that usually works out to ~0.2gr. For rifle that's maybe 0.4 or 0.5gr, but it's OK. Then load at least 6 each in...
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    Starting 9mm, have some questions

    Chris - 9x19 Luger is one of the strangest cartridges to reload. If you can master reloading it, then you can safely reload any auto pistol cartridge. This is because "9mm" includes the most safety checks; other auto pistol cartridges (like 45ACP) will simply be a shortened list of those same...
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    OAL for .40 Xtreme 180 Grain HP

    • Yes, they print an OAL. But no where in their data do they say it's a recommendation !! • They are simply reporting the OAL that they used during their testing. (Reporting a powder load without the OAL and velocity would be silly.) From that data you can build a proportion for your Starting...
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    OAL for .40 Xtreme 180 Grain HP

    Friend, you're missing the point. • Yes, you do want to know your Max OAL because if your ammo is any longer than Max, then the cartridge will jack the chamber open. This creates an "Out Of Battery" condition. If you fire the handgun in OOB, then 33,000psi of hot gas and brass shrapnel will rip...
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    OAL for .40 Xtreme 180 Grain HP

    Your auto pistol cartridge OAL depends on how YOUR bullet interfaces to YOUR barrel. Each brand/weight of bullet is different. Each barrel maker cuts their barrel differently. • Since you have both the bullet and the barrel, no one here can tell you the Max OAL. • SAAMI can advise you on the...
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    9mm target load

    • The problem with plated bullets is that the plating varies from lot-to-lot and maker-to-maker. The one thing my testing has shown is that if you are serious about target loads, then DON'T use plated bullets. It's not that they're all "bad", but rather so dang "inconsistent". Accuracy (putting...
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    Sorting brass when I noticed this oddity

    Not as common as they once were. The problem for reloaders is that they will crack right at the step about the 3rd reload. Sometimes this leaves the case mouth inside the gun's chamber, thus blocking the next cartridge. Not a fun occurrence, and not much fun trying the get the ring out of the...
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    Alright, I think I am ready to try out a progressive press

    I'm not following this logic. I thought if you loaded 50 rounds you used 50 primers.... regardless of the type of press.
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    Need a better funnel

    Whatever funnel you buy, keep the neck of the funnel small. At some point in your reloading career you may drop a bullet into your powder. You can't fish it out of the can, but you can hear it in there. And you can't fish it out of the PM hopper, even though you see it pour into the hopper. It's...
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