hand load

Hey everybody I’m hoping somebody here could give me some guidance. I recently got the tools to convert .223/556 brass into 300aac. I’m using the RCBS short base dye for sizing. Trimming the case to 1.360. I’m loading Hornady 150gr HPBT. I measured the neck thickness (only using brass with .013...

Hello all, Looking for advice regarding loading 9mm ammo for self defense. So far my planned setup is as follows: Hand-sorted matching head stamp SIG once fired nickel 9mm brass, FL sized with a Mighty Armory TNT MATCH die, wet tumbled and inspected again CCI SPP Accurate #7 Powder (which I’ve...

Hello guys & gals, So I bought these 62grs here: https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/001532276c250/22-caliber-point224-diameter-62-grain-bthp-with-cannelure-250-count But the closest weights I have to these 62grs in my Hornady reloading book are 60gr or 68gr. Should I just do some...

I learned something new about Sellier & Bellot primers. Their large rifle primer comes in two different flavors. There is the 5.3 LR and 5.3 LR-SE. S&B's usage chart shows the LR-SE is needed for .308 Win. I'm sad to say I proved them correct at my latest range day. No major damage, but it put a...

Compatible Cases I would like those of us that wet tumble to come up with a list of cases that play well together during wet tumbling. As an example, I can safely wet tumble .308 Win and .223 Rem together with good results on both cases. So, what other case combos have you found that work well...

So we all know that the #34 & 41 primers from CCI are supposedly less sensitive and ideal for service rifles and weapons with floating firing pins to prevent slam fires. I'm having a tough time sorting through all of the opinions on if this is just marketing hype from CCI or if it really is...

I know I'll catch hell for not checking from the get go and loading 100 rounds and then realizing my mistake, but admittedly I made an error when full length resizing my brass and set the shoulder back too far and now there is between 0.009 and 0.010" of difference in the shoulder of a fired...

Years ago I read a magazine that had an article about a .357 hand load that had three projectiles per cartridge. The projectiles were not spherical; there was a lightweight hollow point on the front end and two thin projectiles that were short cylinders in the proportional dimensions of a...