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Some years back I picked up a couple boxes of XTP 147 JHP in 9mm. Believe I was thinking to use them for SD carry, and by loading them I could practice with carry rounds cost effectively. So with that in mind: Is it foolish to think I can develop SD rounds without a chrony? indoor range...

Just getting back to reloading after a long break & getting to using some MBC & Falcon cast lead bullets I ordered in 2013. I'm trying to find out if these came lubed from vendors? MBC's current FAQs say they are lubed. But it's 10 years from when I bought 'em. Falcon went out of business in...

I've been handloading for my pistols (9 & 45) for some years, though not much in the last several years. Doing both on a Hornady L&L, though I've got a Lee single stage mothballed on the shelf. At my peak, I'd do about 1K rounds/month of combined calibers. Only rifle I own is a .22 I've had...

Switching from a LCT to the LNL; watching the videos & setting up the press I've been impressed with what looks like is a well designed system. Got all my dies set & tweaked, powder drop is spot-on, final step was loading primers & going to town. (sound effect of screeching brakes) Well...

Mags I'm talking about are all 8 round. Seems that I'm encounter frequent FailToFeed off my 3 ProMags. Also have a Kimber mag and a PowerMag, and don't have the issue with those. Problem is on stripping a round from unloaded - the slide hangs up and won't strip it. A solid hit on the...

Been reloading a few years, and often see pics of various targets, with the accompanying "yep, these ACME bullets pushed by 7.5 grains of BurnsRealGuud powder out of my SuperBangShooterStick (with trigger mod by GunnyGunsmith) sure put out a nice grouping"...... BUT AT WHAT RANGE??? Is...

I just walked away from the turret after once again having a vexing problem with indexing. Well, not so much indexing, as simply a failure for the rod to rotate at all (four hole plate). What happens is that it'll be indexing right on the money, and then the plastic ratchet seems not to...

Title sez it all - Need Load Data: 45ACP 230gr Hornady XTP w/ AA#5 or Titegroup I found info for a Hornady 230 FMJ using AA#5 = 7.8 to 8.7gr, but not sure how that translates to the 230gr XTP bullet (hollowpoint). Thanks!

Feb. 28 I order up 1k of FMJ from a boolit maker. March 16 in a reply to my query, vendor says it'll be "another 3-4 weeks". Supply is running low, so this morning I order up 1k of LSWC from MBC. This afternoon, no prompting necessary, I get email saying my order has shipped. 1.5...

This is a 2 part question I suppose. For various reasons I'm considering making my next 1k order of 45ACP bullets JHPs. Thinking it'd be "logistically" easier to just have the same round for gaming & PD. (You know, there's the extra one in the pipe that can't go into the mag when you switch...

OK, now it does say "in California", but, there's a warning on the Alox bottle saying there's known carcinogens in Alox. I'm not a "scary mary" (have yet to get my lead level tested), but it did give me pause to consider that I'm going to be vaporizing that Alox a few inches in front of my...

Recently started reloading 45ACP. Traded some SPP for some Wolf Large Pistol Primers. On some cases (1-5%?) they are impossible to seat flush. (Using a range mash-up of recycled brass.) RARELY had this problem with 9mm - are Wolf possibly larger than other brands?

Running a starting load of 7.8 AA5 under 200gr LSWC in my Dan Wesson 45 gov't size (LOVE this gun!). Very slight taper crimp. OAL set as per other thread by using barrel as a gauge. Getting a small bit of leading (streaks, not chunks) in the first inch of the barrel. Was suggested to me...

Setting up my Lee turret for 1st time 45ACP. Everything going normally, until I get to setting OAL. Using MBC IDP#1 200gr SWC. Lee & Speer books recommend 1.190 OAL. HOWEVER, when set to that OAL, the top swage (?) shoulder (?) of the SWC bullet is actually inside the case mouth. I...

Ordered a "few" SPP on 4/30/09 at Grafs... FEDX just delivered. WOOT!

Problem with Lee Turret primer arm (FIXED - read if yours hangs up) So I've got my turret running just about slick as a whistle EXCEPT for the darn primer arm. (Small primer, the one that has the small hook that hangs on the post inside the ram, and has a spring-loaded primer cup.) It has a...

OK, this was weird... my son shooting my M&P Pro 9mm, using some 115gr plated over 3.8 Clays with either Federal or Winchester primers. *Might* have been magnum pistol primers, those were all I had for a bit. ANYWAY, we're about 70 rounds in, and there's a sound like a squib load (yeah, I...

Just fired off 20 rounds of my first Missouri Bullet Co. 147gr lead flat point in a M&P Pro 9mm. Decided to try something new - last 1k were MBC 125gr LRN. No problems, just curious for something new. Realized after the 2k I ordered arrived that they better work, or I'd have 1,980 fishing...

My indoor range offers a Chrony for free use to their members (seems to be a rare thing, so I'm happy). I appear to be one of the few to ever use it, and I found out why - it constantly gives ERR9 (poor light condition). Tried all kinds of fixes; brighter bulbs, turned off the range lights...

Sure, "caliber wars" are a classic recurring theme, but I always felt adequate in my choice of 9mm.... .... until I picked up some S&W .500 brass.... Now I'm wondering when they'll make a .500 auto.... (is that a .500 round in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?) :eek: