CoalTrain49
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I figured out my 9mm problem today, good thing I have a Lee FC die, I need it.
I use that FC die on all my straight wall cases. I would adjust my sizing die to my 1911 chamber but I have three chambers.
I figured out my 9mm problem today, good thing I have a Lee FC die, I need it.
Thanks for the tip. That's a decent price for FMJ. Never heard of them.
That might be the answer.
Definitely and I am reloading/shooting more accurate ammo at less than half the cost of "cheap" factory ammo.I don't think I'd save very much money reloading 115's.
I even switched from plinking with 22LR to 9mm carbines when 22LR ammo became non-existent during the shortage (still no 22LR ammo in my area).9MM is my ... plinking round ... I started reloading when the costs started going up
Definitely. I have a couple of cases of 115gr. Blazer Brass I use for brass donors. It's nice to have a few thousand cases of quality brass all from the same lot for a working base. I only get 50-80 matching cases when I pick up hundreds at the range. Now when I go I concentrate on picking up my brass, and also pick up anything else 9mm within reach. I get back almost all my stuff and keep the others until I have at least a few hundred rounds of matching headstamps and approximate weights to reload as a batch.If one needs brass and has $200 then it seems like a decent deal.
I have shot UMC ammo and accuracy is ... well ... on par with other cheap factory "target" ammo.
With around $6/50 for reloading with 115 gr FMJ, cost is $120/1000. 9mm brass is plentiful for range pickup but if you needed to buy, ljnowell is selling 1000 9mm brass for $19.50 + shipping ($105/5000 shipped) - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/brass-for-sale-9mm-380-45-40-il.820011/
So even if you had to buy brass, cost to reload would be around $146/1000 for match grade ammo.
I started out shooting USPSA matches with factory ammunition. I compared several different brands and used what shot well in my pistols. When other match shooters suggested I reload to shrink my groups, shot groups from my reloads reduced best of factory groups by more than 40%.I did notice lots of problems when I shot IDPA with backward primers, high and low charges, etc from the progressive press people. Maybe they were in too much of a rush.
I could buy Monarch 115 gr. fmj ammo for less than four bucks a round
They warn us but we don't listen!!!!I just purchased 500 9mm bullets form MBC. My first time reloading 9mm. Well, I only have about 100 left to load, and the bulk that I loaded we shot this weekend. This reloading thing is definitely not going to save me money. Going to their site right now to order another 2000.
Smart man.The only time I do something that I feel is a waste of time is when my wife asks me to do it.
They warn us but we don't listen!!!!
So, did you adjust what you were doing so you didn't need it?I figured out my 9mm problem today, good thing I have a Lee FC die, I need it.
So, did you adjust what you were doing so you didn't need it?