Dear Sirs, just ordered a new rl550....

[32winspl]

Dear Sirs, I just ordered a new Dillon RL550 kit from Brian Enos, to include the press, 45acp dies, various parts, balance scale, small vibratory case cleaner and media seperator; I'll use my barrel/chamber as a gauge. Essentially, I just bought the whole "shootin' match".
A number of years ago, I used to load 200 lswc's for my 1911 on a Lee Pro-Load 1000. My load was about 5.8 grains of WW 231 on CCI large pistol primers under an approximation of a Hensley and Gibbs #68 200 grain lead semi-wadcutter. The load was good enough to make "Major" in cold weather for USPSA way back then.... seems like it was 177 or 175000. Seems like Major is lower now.
Regardless, I need to know who makes H&G#68 type LSWC's now, and how much it costs to buy 500 or 1000 at a time plus shipping now.
Can anyone tell me the price of a brick of CCI large pistol primers online too?

If the #'s required to make major are significantly lower now than they were then, please let me know bullet weight, style, and powder weight and primer style. Or, tell me where to go to find out what is current for 45 acp.
Robb

 

[lgbloader]

Hey 32,

If you don't have one, before you do anything, I would get a load book to refresh your skills and and have references onhand to make sure you are not exceeding maximum load measures. Expect to pay around $25 bucks for a brick (1000) of Primers and about $20 bucks per Lb for powder and Boolits, well depending on what you get, you will no doubt get a big surprise on the price tag compared to what you used to pay. I'll let you find that one out for yourself... LOL

Welcome back to shooting and keep 'em in the 10 ring. By the way, Congrats on the Dillon.

Cheers, Mate

 

[32winspl]

Dear IGbee(loader), My most recent manual is probably about 10 years old. But it shows my favorite load of 5.8 grains of WW231 with CCI large Pistol Primer under 200 gr lswc well within USPSA minimum for Major. All of my manuals show it to be a safe load. Has anything changed re: ww231?

 

[32winspl]

Am I screwing up wanting to use old recipes with current bullet weights, considering that even those old recipes were well within maximum pressures?

 

[socaldan]

According to HORNADY, 32WINSPL, You're good !!
...(hornady #7th edition)...
I like WW231 too.
The projectiles you're referring to...
SORRY.

Dan

 

[lgbloader]

Sorry Guys, just got in from the cave doing some brass work. I am all caught up for the week but I can't seem to stay away from the cave, you know what I mean.

32,
Great. I just wanted to politely remind you of the great neccessity of a good loading manuel. You seem to be have that covered.

Cheers, Mate.

 

[Deavis]

Can anyone tell me the price of a brick of CCI large pistol primers online too?

www.powdervalleyinc.com
www.grafs.com

you are already online, go check them out.

 

[Jim Watson]

USPSA Major Power Factor has been reduced to 165 so as to not blow up too many .40s.

You can probably reduce your load a bit. I have not used W231 lately, HP38 is off the same production line but subject to lot variations and what I have seems a bit faster. Try 5.6 gr until you can get to a chronograph.

There are numerous brands of bulk cast bullets. I got my current batch from Valiant in Alabama. Laser Cast is good but rather expensive.

If you are going to mailorder powder and primers, get a lot or get a group order up so as to spread out the hazmat ripoff fee. I have bought stuff through the local Trap and Skeet club, which has a good arrangement with a distributor.

 

[Shoney]

When buying powder and primers on-line/mail-order, remember that you will be paying a $20 haz-mat fee with each order. Some places (like MidwayUSA) charge you seperately for powder and primers since they are shipped from different storage points. So be careful

Primers by the thousand are probably a lot cheaper to buy locally, and the same holds true with powder by the pound, when you add in the haz-mat fee. Do the shopping and evaluate the price with haz-mat and shipping fees. Some places include shipping some do not.

 

[32winspl]

Thanks guys.