FieroCDSP
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OALs and flat points held me up a short while with feeding issues with my 40, but I put the OAL at the minimum since I was still .2gr below max and have had no trouble since.
How long did it take before your reloads were as reliable as factory ammo?
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I am definitely getting a progressive, looking at an XL650, but may move up to the next press if its worth the money, although I havent heard anyone complaing about the XL650.
About making the rounds, I will have about 8 months to learn and make the rounds I'll need 5000 rounds for training in 8-10 months, but its 2 weeks in a row so I'll need them all at the same time.
About making the rounds, I will have about 8 months to learn and make the rounds I'll need 5000 rounds for training in 8-10 months, but its 2 weeks in a row so I'll need them all at the same time.
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I've been reloading for the 38/357 for several months now and no failures with over 2,000 rounds. I've bee reloading for my son's 9mm for 2 weeks and no failures there either with 500 rounds. All went bang and no FTF or FTE problems either. I've used FMJ and LRN in the 9mm too. Just make sure your load isn't too light and pay close attention to the OAL and you will be fine.
You are totally correct, buying 5,000 rounds of .45 ACP will cost you a lot of $$, making them will save you plenty. Even on sale buying bulk I bet 5,000 factory rounds will cost you well over $1,500.00. I bet you can make them for under $700 if you already have enough brass.
You are totally correct, buying 5,000 rounds of .45 ACP will cost you a lot of $$, making them will save you plenty. Even on sale buying bulk I bet 5,000 factory rounds will cost you well over $1,500.00. I bet you can make them for under $700 if you already have enough brass.
FieroCDSP
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Heck, stuff that's "always" available goes missing long before I want it
Peter M. Eick
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It took me a few batches to better factory. You have to understand that was close to 30 years ago and I was using a lee classic (now) hand die set. Thus the factory had a bit of an advantage.
dmftoy1
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I've never had a squid load for any ammo where I knew what I was doing. 
The exception to that rule was when I started loading for .50 S&W and was starting out with H110 and WLP primers in early Hornady brass. I made the mistake of assuming the dual purpose WLP primers would light it off . . . .and that was not the case. Once I switched to an appropriate primer for that powder and a more secure crimp everything was hunky dory!
If you're planning on loading 5000 rounds for your AR you'll want to think about a good way to trim in addition to the basic reloading. I know that with my lyman universal manual trimmer I'm completely sick of trimming before I get to 600 rounds prepped. FWIW
Have a good one,
Dave
The exception to that rule was when I started loading for .50 S&W and was starting out with H110 and WLP primers in early Hornady brass. I made the mistake of assuming the dual purpose WLP primers would light it off . . . .and that was not the case.
Once I switched to an appropriate primer for that powder and a more secure crimp everything was hunky dory!If you're planning on loading 5000 rounds for your AR you'll want to think about a good way to trim in addition to the basic reloading. I know that with my lyman universal manual trimmer I'm completely sick of trimming before I get to 600 rounds prepped. FWIW
Have a good one,
Dave
scrat
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like many others as soon as i started reloading i followed all the correct procedures including load data. Right out of the gate i was firing factory type ammo. i have had a few mis fires. mostly due to primers either not firmly installed or just bad primers. as soon as i switched primers and started fully seating them i have had not ever had a problem.
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JL, i have a 650 and you will love it. be sure to get the casefeeder and
powder check.
also get the spare parts kit and some extra primer pick up tubes.
I realize that dillons warranty is excellent, but you may have to wait
a week for the part..
since your new to relaoding i would recommend you load several magazine's
worth, go shoot them, make any adjustments, load same amount
and so on. when your comfortable with the press and the load
do some quantity.
I started with some low end equipment which was a waste of time.
wood
JL, i have a 650 and you will love it. be sure to get the casefeeder and
powder check.
also get the spare parts kit and some extra primer pick up tubes.
I realize that dillons warranty is excellent, but you may have to wait
a week for the part..
since your new to relaoding i would recommend you load several magazine's
worth, go shoot them, make any adjustments, load same amount
and so on. when your comfortable with the press and the load
do some quantity.
I started with some low end equipment which was a waste of time.
wood
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I started reloading with the Lee Handloaders in 1960. Have loaded thousands of rifle and handgun ammo since and have never had a failure. If given a choice, I would choose my reloads over Factory Loads anytime for accuracy and reliability.
It's pretty easy to do with .45. I assume for the class you'll be using ball ammo due to the quantity. An easy way to develop a good starting point for OAL is to simply find a factory load that has worked well for you and start with a OAL about the same as those rounds.
Sometimes anomalies do come up. I had a load I was working up in which 8.7 grains of powder worked fine and 9.1 grains of powder worked fine, but 8.9 grains chewed up my brass and jammed my pistol alot.
Really it's pretty simple though. Just start off working up to a load you desire for safety purposes. Once you get to your goal, make a decent number of rounds and fire them. If they work, begin mass production.
One hint though, stay away from any .45 brass you see that has an A-Merc headstamp. They have loose primer pockets alot of the time and gave me a world of trouble before I went through all of my brass and through them out.
Sometimes anomalies do come up. I had a load I was working up in which 8.7 grains of powder worked fine and 9.1 grains of powder worked fine, but 8.9 grains chewed up my brass and jammed my pistol alot.
Really it's pretty simple though. Just start off working up to a load you desire for safety purposes. Once you get to your goal, make a decent number of rounds and fire them. If they work, begin mass production.
One hint though, stay away from any .45 brass you see that has an A-Merc headstamp. They have loose primer pockets alot of the time and gave me a world of trouble before I went through all of my brass and through them out.
Im shooting my HK USP and USPc, I was told not to use jackets bullets only. On the flip side, I havent yet found a round that it doesnt like as far as feeding and ejecting.
I tried reloading years ago with a 1911 that alway seemed to have problems and a lee press. I bought the whole lee kit, and decided I sucked at reloading a few months later and sold the setup. Not long after that the chamber had to be polished and reamed in the 1911 to feed any factory ammo I could find, my magazines started to go south after that as well and I realized much later on that the cheap scale might had had a part in it too.
Anyway, Im a pretty smart guy I have a lot of patience and I have been shooting for years so I would assume with the right equipment and a gun that didnt put the odds against me from the get go I could get the hang of it this time around. Not to mention with the price of 45 ammo I really dont have a choice anymore. Needless to say my confidence is still a bit shaken though. I read all the books, measured every round and still had Failure to feed every 2 or 3 rounds...
I tried reloading years ago with a 1911 that alway seemed to have problems and a lee press. I bought the whole lee kit, and decided I sucked at reloading a few months later and sold the setup. Not long after that the chamber had to be polished and reamed in the 1911 to feed any factory ammo I could find, my magazines started to go south after that as well and I realized much later on that the cheap scale might had had a part in it too.
Anyway, Im a pretty smart guy I have a lot of patience and I have been shooting for years so I would assume with the right equipment and a gun that didnt put the odds against me from the get go I could get the hang of it this time around. Not to mention with the price of 45 ammo I really dont have a choice anymore. Needless to say my confidence is still a bit shaken though. I read all the books, measured every round and still had Failure to feed every 2 or 3 rounds...
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